Nathanallur

Nathanallur
நத்தாநல்லூர்
Village
Nathanallur

Location in Tamil Nadu, India

Coordinates: 12°48′9.79″N 79°50′41.42″E / 12.8027194°N 79.8448389°E / 12.8027194; 79.8448389Coordinates: 12°48′9.79″N 79°50′41.42″E / 12.8027194°N 79.8448389°E / 12.8027194; 79.8448389
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Kanchipuram district
Taluk Walajabad taluk
Government
 • Village Panchayat President Amalisudha (a) Sudha.M[1]
Area
 • Total 5.18 km2 (1.99 sq mi)
Elevation 64 m (210 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 2,158[2][3]
 • Density 436/km2 (1,130/sq mi)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Pincode 631605
Area code(s) +91-44
Vehicle registration TN 21
Official language Tamil
Spoken languages Tamil, English

Nathanallur (Tamil: நத்தாநல்லூர்[4]) is a small village in Walajabad taluk, Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu, India. Tamil Nadu state highway 48 is passing through Nathanallur village. Nathanallur is 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) distance from its Walajabad town, 20.9 kilometres (13.0 mi) distance from its district main city Kanchipuram and 67.1 kilometres (41.7 mi) distance from its state main city Chennai.

History of Nathanallur

The village people believes that the name Nathanallur originated by the great poetiser Mr. Nanthanar. Nathanallur also have a sub village called Madura Nallur (மதுரா நல்லூர்) popularly known as Nellur. Nellur people basically migrated from Nathanallur in the early stage to cultivate their far distance lands.

Festivals in Nathanallur

There are many temples in Nathanallur. Carnivals are celebrated for each temple in different periods.

List of popularly known temple are below.

Sri Devi Ellamman Temple Front View
Decorated Sri Devi Ellamman

Sri Devi Ellamman Float Carnival

Every year Tamil month Chithirai (சித்திரை) first amavasya, a famous 10 days great festival called Float Festival (தெப்ப உற்சவ திருவிழா) is celebrated for Ellamman. The first nine days Lord is beautifully decorated with ornament and flowers to ride around the village in the "Bullock Cart" with different avatar in each day to show this avatars to the village pilgrims.

The carnival is very grand on the 10th day i.e. on amavasya. All village people with their relatives from nearby cities & towns gather near the theppakulam at Ellamman temple. Lord Sri Devi Ellamman is beautifully decorated with ornament and flowers. And amman swing on the oonjal then the lord is transfer to a floating boat to circle around the Theppakulam on wonderful night with colourful crackers. The joyful carnival ends on the next day with stage drama (தெருக்கூத்து). Also there are many other Hindu spiritual activities will happen on the entire day. Do not miss this great carnival.

Bramma Urchavangal (பிரம்ம உற்சவங்கள்)

Sri Renuka Parameshwari
Day Avatars (Amman Veethi Ula)
Day 1 Flag day, Sri Parvathiambal, Sri Ellamman graga pushpa alangaram Pambai
Day 2 Sri Durgai Amman
Day 3 Sri Chamundiswari
Day 4 Sri Renuka Parameshwari
Day 5 Sri Meenakshi Amman
Day 6 Sri Andal Amman
Day 7 Sri Rajarajeshwari
Day 8 Sri Kannyamman
Day 9 Sri Kamakshi Amman
Day 10 Sri Devi Ellamman Simma Vagana Parvettai
Day 11 Sandhana Kappu Alangaram

Likewise, Tamil Aadi month Koozh (கூழ் - One of the great south Indian food) will be served to their neighborhoods and relatives during Gangaiamman & Bommayi amman temple festival.

And many other festivals for Vinayakar, Perumal and Adanjiamman temples.

Education

Panchayat Union School is established by 1923s.[5] In 2006 the school got certification and the name is converted into Panchayat Union Middle School.

As of 2011 India census, Nathanallur had a population of 2158. Males constitute 48.5% of the population and females 51.5%. Nathanallur has an average literacy rate of 67.8%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73.9%, and female literacy is 61.9%. In Nathanallur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transportation

Village people will get everything from the nearby town Walajabad. Therefore, most of them having two wheeler. However, Few people depending on the public transport. There is no specific public transport for Nathanallur. But people will get the public bus on junction (Nathanallur Koot road) at SH 48 where route 79 and 579A buses are available at every 10 minutes interval. Walajabad is the only near by railway station for local Trains.

Profession

Most of the village people are land lards and Koolis. Agriculture is the main day to day work for the village people. But nowadays the agriculture is drastically coming down and real estate business is dominating in the people mind.

Religions

90% of the village peoples are Hindu and remaining peoples are recently being converted to Christians.

Place of Worship

Villages & Towns Near By Nathanallur

Name Distance
Puliambakkam 2.0 km
Kattavakkam 3.9 km
Sankarapuram 5.0 km
Uthukadu 5.7 km
Thenneri 10.5 km
Walajabad 5.5 km
Kanchipuram 20.9 km
Tambaram 36.4 km

Colleges near by Nathanallur

  1. Lord Venkateswaraa Engineering College,[7] Puliambakkam
  2. Adhi College of Engineering and Technology,[8] Sankarapuram
  3. Esenes Institute of Teacher Education, Walajabad
  4. Cholan Teacher Training Institute, Sambarambakkam
  5. Amirtham Institute of Management Studies,[9] Walajabad

Residential Projects

  1. Inno GeoCity,[10] Thenneri
  2. ADHAM properties in MADURANALLUR : //www.adhamproperties.com

References

  1. ↑ Arasakumar Thirunavukkarasu, Mr. "Kanchipuram Village Panchayat Presidents list 2011" (PDF). Website. District Administration, Kancheepuram. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Arasakumar Thirunavukkarasu, Mr. "National Population Register". Website. Census Of India. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  3. ↑ http://www.populationofindia.co.in/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/kancheepuram/.nathanallur
  4. ↑ ta:நத்தாநல்லூர்
  5. ↑ http://www.schoolsworld.in/schools/showschool.php?school_id=33030201701
  6. ↑ Arasakumar Thirunavukkarasu, Mr. "Place of Worship". Website. R.I.Dhuraimurugar Marabu Sitthaanda Dhiyana Sabai. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  7. ↑ http://www.lvengcol.com/
  8. ↑ http://www.adhicollege.com/
  9. ↑ http://www.aims-india.co.in/
  10. ↑ http://www.innogeocity.com/location.aspx
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