| Voice of Nagapattinam
: Natarajan
Educated youths are left without a job due to lack of employment
opportunities.
Governments focus has always been on farmers and their development.
The youths of our district was always ignored. Government should
focus on their employment opportunities.
The youths should be given skilled based training. This is a NAXAL
area and these groups are trying to rope in youths in their fight.
Nagapattinam
District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 2715.8 Km2
Population in Nagapattinam (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 1614069
Male : 797214
Female : 816855
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 50958
In seeing : 33839
In speech : 3078
In hearing : 1794
In movement : 8672
Mental : 3575
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 175
Sex Ratio Rank : 539
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : C
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 147(Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 106 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Nagapattinam District
History
Nagapattinam district, the land of communal harmony,
was carved out by bifurcating the composite Thanjavur district on
18.10.1991. This district hastraditionally been referred to as East
Thanjavur and Paddy granary of South India Nagapattinam District
lies on the shores of the Bay of Bengal between Northern Latitude
10.10' and 11.20' East Longtitute 79.15' and 79.50' This is peninsular
delta District surrounded by Bay of Bengal on the East, Palk Straint
on the South and land on the West and Northern Side. This District
is predominantly, A Coastal District having a large coast line of
141 kilometres. This District has a numerous places of historical
importance. Nagapattinam is an old Port Town.
This District is having an area of 2715.83 Sq. Kms in its fold.
The DistrictHeadquaters is Nagapattinam. This district is enveloping
11 Panchayat Unions, 3Municipalties, 9 Town Panchayats on its Development
Side. On the Revenue Side,it is housing 2 Revenue divisions with
4 and 3 Taluks respectively and 523 revenueVillages.
• Decades back to Sangam-age, NAGAPATTINAM district was ruled over
by Chola Kings and by Pandiyas for a short while.
• Among the Chola kings, King Karikalan renovated and built the
renowned port of Poompuhar (located in Nagapattinam district).
• Kosagan - the brilliant and illustrious king of Chola age built
numerous shiva temples including the famous Singaravelar temple
at Sikkal.
• Nagapattinam is one of the oldest port cities of Chola empire.
It was called as "Naval Pattinam"- The city of ships. During 1620
AD, a Danish settlement was established at Tharangambadi in this
district.
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