Soorappallam
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Soorappallam is a village located 1 km away from Pattukkottai
town in Tanjore district in TamilNadu state in India
on the way to Mannargudi
and Kumbakonam
via Vadaseri.
Soorappallam, a part of Pattukkottai taluk
, is most fertile as the land is with rich content of alluvial soil, deposited by the river flowing across the region through
Kallanai canal which is one of the distributaries for the Cauvery river.
, and it provides employment for most of the people as the water resource is available either by Bore-Well pumps or water flowing in the Cauvery river as this village lies in the tail-end area of the delta region formed by the cauvery river and other water resources that includes a great lake and many ponds. The crops cultivated here are groundnut
, sesame
, coconut
, black gram, maize
, sugarcane
and banana tree while the main crop is paddy (rice
). But nowadays, it is evident that the importance for the agriculture goes on decreasing due to many factors. Some of them are rain deficiency, not receiving water in time from mettur dam, not getting the affordable price for the yielded grains,and soaring labour cost. Many village youngsters have been leaving for and working in many foreign countries such as USA, UK, Singapore
, Malaysia,and Middle East
etc. as they claim this is the best way to earn a large amount of money in very short time that easily outweighs the revenue in agriculture.
blowing from the Bay of Bengal
. The Bay of Bengal is just 14 km (8.7 mi) from this village in Adirampattinam
town.
Pattukkottai
Pattukkottai is a town in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India. It forms the headquarters of the Pattukkottai taluk of Thanjavur district and is one of the three municipalities in the district.- History :...
town in Tanjore district in TamilNadu state in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
on the way to Mannargudi
Mannargudi
India census, Mannargudi had a population of 61,588. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Mannargudi has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 74%. In Mannargudi, 9% of the population is under 6...
and Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam , also spelt as Coombaconum in the records of British India , is a town and a special grade municipality in the Thanjavur district in the southeast Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located 40 kilometres from Thanjavur and 272 kilometres from Chennai, it is the headquarters of the Kumbakonam...
via Vadaseri.
Soorappallam, a part of Pattukkottai taluk
Pattukkottai taluk
Pattukkottai taluk is a taluk of Thanjavur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Pattukkottai. It is the biggest taluk in the district.- Population :...
, is most fertile as the land is with rich content of alluvial soil, deposited by the river flowing across the region through
Kallanai canal which is one of the distributaries for the Cauvery river.
Population
In this village, The total population is 2556 as per the census operation in 2001 of which 1255 are male & 1301 are female, 14.62 % of the population (326 persons of which 163 are Male & 163 are Female) are in the age group of 0-6.Education
In this village, The literacy rate is 70.58% against the national literacy rate of 65.38 % and state literacy rate of 73.47%.Employment
In this village, historically, the main occupation has been cultivationTillage
Tillage is the agricultural preparation of the soil by mechanical agitation of various types, such as digging, stirring, and overturning. Examples of human-powered tilling methods using hand tools include shovelling, picking, mattock work, hoeing, and raking...
, and it provides employment for most of the people as the water resource is available either by Bore-Well pumps or water flowing in the Cauvery river as this village lies in the tail-end area of the delta region formed by the cauvery river and other water resources that includes a great lake and many ponds. The crops cultivated here are groundnut
Peanut
The peanut, or groundnut , is a species in the legume or "bean" family , so it is not a nut. The peanut was probably first cultivated in the valleys of Peru. It is an annual herbaceous plant growing tall...
, sesame
Sesame
Sesame is a flowering plant in the genus Sesamum. Numerous wild relatives occur in Africa and a smaller number in India. It is widely naturalized in tropical regions around the world and is cultivated for its edible seeds, which grow in pods....
, coconut
Coconut
The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, is a member of the family Arecaceae . It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which is not a botanical nut. The spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of the word...
, black gram, maize
Maize
Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...
, sugarcane
Sugarcane
Sugarcane refers to any of six to 37 species of tall perennial grasses of the genus Saccharum . Native to the warm temperate to tropical regions of South Asia, they have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sugar, and measure two to six metres tall...
and banana tree while the main crop is paddy (rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
). But nowadays, it is evident that the importance for the agriculture goes on decreasing due to many factors. Some of them are rain deficiency, not receiving water in time from mettur dam, not getting the affordable price for the yielded grains,and soaring labour cost. Many village youngsters have been leaving for and working in many foreign countries such as USA, UK, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, Malaysia,and Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
etc. as they claim this is the best way to earn a large amount of money in very short time that easily outweighs the revenue in agriculture.
Climate
As basically India is a tropical country, This village is very hot in summer season (April, May, June, July) and the rainy season lies in three months October, November, December.As this village is located in Tanjore district, a coastal district in Tamilnadu state, this village receives about 80% of total annual rainfall in rainy season thanks to the North-East monsoonMonsoon
Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea...
blowing from the Bay of Bengal
Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal , the largest bay in the world, forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. It resembles a triangle in shape, and is bordered mostly by the Eastern Coast of India, southern coast of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to the west and Burma and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the...
. The Bay of Bengal is just 14 km (8.7 mi) from this village in Adirampattinam
Adirampattinam
Adirampattinam ', also known by the shorter Adirai is a panchayat town in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.- Demographics :...
town.