Kamanayakkanpatti காமநாயக்கன்பட்டி |
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Village | |
Nickname(s): புதுமை நகர் | |
Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
Coordinates: 9°04′42″N 77°56′08″E / 9.078313°N 77.935467°ECoordinates: 9°04′42″N 77°56′08″E / 9.078313°N 77.935467°E | |
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Thoothukudi |
Government | |
• President of Panchayat | D. Devasahayam |
Elevation | 106 m (348 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 2,426 |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 628720 |
Vehicle registration | TN 69 |
Kamanayakkanpatti is a Village in Kovilpatti Taluk in Thoothukudi District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the most famous village in southern Tamil Nadu for Our Lady of Assumption Church Festival conducted on August 15.
As of 2001[update] India census, Kamanayakkanpatti had a population of 2426. Males constitute 50.05% of the population and females 49.05%. Kamanayakkanpatti has an average literacy rate of 73.3%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. In Kamanayakkanpatti, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.The people from Kamanayakkanpatti form a village in 1700 AD at Maravankudieruppu near Nagercoil.
Kamanayakkanpatti is located at 9°04′N 77°56′E / 9.07°N 77.93°E. It is a fast-growing small village located 14 kilometres to the south east of Kovilpatti.
Kamanayakkanpatti is a Gram panchayat which includes one more near by village Ettunayakkanpatti.
Ilasa Naadu, a Paandiya Sub kingdom, was situated on the way from Mathurai to Thoothukkudy. After Vijayanagara Kingdom captured Mathurai in 1371, most of the sub Paandiyan Kingdoms too were captured by them one by one. From Ilasanaadu, 1,500 square kilometres (580 sq mi) was given to Ettappan as Zamindar in 1415 by Vijayanagara Kingdom. Ettappan and his descendants had appointed Nayakars as the village heads in the Zameen. Kamanayakkan was one of the Ettappan's captain captured The Paandiyan Army base of Ilasa Naadu and named after him as Kaamanaayakkan Patti.