Udangudi
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Udangudi is a Panchayat town in Thoothukudi district
in the India
n state
of Tamil Nadu
. It is a small village in Tamil Nadu, India
situated near Thiruchendur
. The village was once known for Vetrilai (betal leaves) and Karupatti.
, Udangudi had a population of 19,347. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Udangudi has an average literacy rate of 78%, very much higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78.25%, and female literacy is 77.85%.
There is a famous church called St. Mark's Church which was established by Rev. Gollab . Udangudi in British rule had railway line connected up to Tiruchendur. This railway line was laid primarily to take advantage of collecting the Palm Juice extraction going around Udangudi and British established a Jaggery Factory near Kulasekaran pattinam for export market. Unfortunately the factory became non-operational which resulted in non-usage of this railway line. The entire town is an example of secularism with population of Muslims, Christians, and Hindus distributed in equal proportions and the entire people live in harmony. T.D.T.A.HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL is the oldest school from which most people got educated. One more school Sri. Ramakrishna chidampareshwarer.Hr. Sec.School(sri.R.K.C) is also there and AKMHSS.
St.Mark's (Christianagaram) CSI St.Mark's Church - Website & Orkut Community Page
Yesuvin Thirunama Aalayam (Santhaiadiyoor)
On 26 October 2007, Bharat Heavy Electricals signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) to form a joint venture company (JVC) for setting up a 1,600 MW (2x800 MW) coal based thermal power unit at Udangudi in Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu.
The JVC is expected to be in place by January 2008 in which BHEL and TNEB will have principle equity stake. The project will entail an investment of Rs.8,700 crore.
Land has already been identified for the project. The boilers and the turbine generators will be manufactured by BHEL at its Tiruchirapalli and Ranipet works in Tamil Nadu in technical collaboration with Alstom, France and Siemens, Germany respectively.
Thoothukudi District
Thoothukudi District, also known as Tuticorin District, is a district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. Thoothukudi is the district headquarters. It is also known for Pearl cultivation with abundance of pearls found in the seas of Thoothukudi...
in the India
India
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of Tamil Nadu
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. It is a small village in Tamil Nadu, India
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situated near Thiruchendur
Thiruchendur
Thiruchendur Murugan Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Muruga and one of the Arupadaiveedu of Lord Muruga. It is located in the small town of Thiruchendur in the district of Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India. It is 55 km south-east of Tirunelveli, 40 km from Tuticorin and 75 km...
. The village was once known for Vetrilai (betal leaves) and Karupatti.
Demographics
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, Udangudi had a population of 19,347. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Udangudi has an average literacy rate of 78%, very much higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78.25%, and female literacy is 77.85%.
There is a famous church called St. Mark's Church which was established by Rev. Gollab . Udangudi in British rule had railway line connected up to Tiruchendur. This railway line was laid primarily to take advantage of collecting the Palm Juice extraction going around Udangudi and British established a Jaggery Factory near Kulasekaran pattinam for export market. Unfortunately the factory became non-operational which resulted in non-usage of this railway line. The entire town is an example of secularism with population of Muslims, Christians, and Hindus distributed in equal proportions and the entire people live in harmony. T.D.T.A.HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL is the oldest school from which most people got educated. One more school Sri. Ramakrishna chidampareshwarer.Hr. Sec.School(sri.R.K.C) is also there and AKMHSS.
Centre for Karuppatti
Years back Udangudi and its suburbs had a lot of Palmyrah groves, where the main occupation was to extract Palm Juice and prepare Karuppukatti or KarpagaKatti (Palm Jaggery, presumably karuppukatti is a transformed form for "Karumbukatti- sugar(cane)piece). More than a century back this centre was the place which catered to the Palm Jaggery requirements to the demands of South India and also Palm Jaggery requirements to several other countries where it was exported.Now no more karupatti.Reason for the Name 'Udangudi'
The name Udankudi might have been derived from two Tamil words. "Udai" means the thorny firewood tree (Accacia Sp) which is abundant in that area. "Kudi" refers to a village or a human settlement. The two words when joined together its pronounced as "Udangudi". Some people told, This is the village having equal number of Hindu, Christian and Muslims. They lived here with a close relationship. So it named as 'Udangudi'.Temples
There are several temples for Mutharamman, Suadali Madan and Ayyanar temples around Udangudi. Some of the famous Ayyanar temples are Alli Oothu Kal Aal Ayyanar, Pon vandu Ayyanar, Arunjunai Katha ayyanr, vennimalai aiyyan sastha koil located around Udangudi, Iyndhu veetu swamigal at Chettiyapathu located 3 km from Udangudi. And one of the famous temple is Mutharamman Temple, currently Special Pooja held by Dharmadatta Mr.I.Jothimani Nadar and building Marriage hall under budget Rs.40 Lakhs.Temples around Udangudi
There are many temples in Udangudi.. Actually there is no place called Udangudi as like Chennai. You can not mark Chennai in Map, because collective of may places like Triplicane, T Nagar, Thambaram etc. is called Chennai.. Like this Collective of many village like Pandaranchettivilai, Somanathapuram, Satharkonvillai, Sivalur, Thariyur, Christianagaram, Kalankudiirupu, Villikudiirupu, vaithilinagapuram etc. are called Udangudi. Each village has one Mutharamman Temple and it has its own organization structure like Dharmakartha or Village President etc. On 08/09/2011 Grand Kumbabizagam was celebrated in a grand manner at Pandaranchettivillai Sri Mutharamman Temple.Churches
There are many churches for Protestant and Catholic in the small town. Many Churches have a history of 150 years.St.Mark's (Christianagaram) CSI St.Mark's Church - Website & Orkut Community Page
Yesuvin Thirunama Aalayam (Santhaiadiyoor)
BHEL signs MoU with TNEB for Udangudi power project
Friday, 26 Oct, 2007On 26 October 2007, Bharat Heavy Electricals signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) to form a joint venture company (JVC) for setting up a 1,600 MW (2x800 MW) coal based thermal power unit at Udangudi in Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu.
The JVC is expected to be in place by January 2008 in which BHEL and TNEB will have principle equity stake. The project will entail an investment of Rs.8,700 crore.
Land has already been identified for the project. The boilers and the turbine generators will be manufactured by BHEL at its Tiruchirapalli and Ranipet works in Tamil Nadu in technical collaboration with Alstom, France and Siemens, Germany respectively.