Akkanapuram
Village
Akkanapuram is located in Tamil Nadu
Akkanapuram
Akkanapuram
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12°57′32″N 79°46′43″E / 12.958988°N 79.778705°E / 12.958988; 79.778705
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictVirudhunagar district
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj (India)
 • BodyGram panchayat
Elevation
141 m (463 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total531[1]
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code04562
Nearest citySrivilliputhur

Akkanapuram is a village located in Watrap block, Srivilliputhur taluk, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu State, India. The village is identified by two names: Akkanapuram Villaku and Akkanapuram itself. Most of the people that live in the village are Paraiyar and are farmers.

History

The village was erected by a group of people belonging to the Maravar community. Then later in the time of the Nayakas, the village was given to one of the queens of King Thirumalai Nayak who was called Akkamal. This then led to the village being named Akkammal Puram and then later being renamed to the current name, Akkanapuram.[2]

Transport

The village naming difference arose only because of the bus stop junction, because most of the buses do not transport passengers into the village, but just drop them at the 3-way junction Akkanapuram Villaku (SH - 182). The west side road of the village reaches to the town Watrap and the east side road of the village reaches to Alagapuri: at that junction it crosses at (NH -208 ) and again continues till Virudhunagar. The north side road of the village goes to Periayur. The closest city is Madurai, and nearest towns are Watrap (12 kilometres), Srivilliputhur (21 kilometres), Pallapatti (27 kilometres), Virudhunagar (28 kilometres) and Sivakasi (29 kilometres). Also, the closest airport is Madurai Airport which is 50 kilometres away.[3]

Adjacent communities

References

  1. ↑ "Census of India 2011 Total population and population of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes for village panchayats and panchayat unions Virudhunagar District" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Akkanapuram". Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Akkanapuram- Watrap". Retrieved 6 November 2015.


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