Ramnad

Ramanathapuram Ramnad
town
Ramanathapuram Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 9°22′01″N 78°50′06″E / 9.367°N 78.835°E / 9.367; 78.835Coordinates: 9°22′01″N 78°50′06″E / 9.367°N 78.835°E / 9.367; 78.835
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ramanathapuram
Area
• Total	3,889.62 km² (1,501.79 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	61,440
• Density	16/km² (41/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code	04567
Vehicle registration	TN 65

Ramanathapuram ( pronunciation ), also known as Ramnad, is a city and a municipality in Ramanathapuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Ramanathapuram district and the second largest town (by population) in Ramanathapuram district. As of 2011^[update] census, the town had a population of 61,440.Density of population: 320 people per square kilometer; Literacy Rate: 81.48% - Male: 87.89%, Female: 74.93%; Male Female Ratio: 1000:977.Ramanathapuram is the top producer of chilli pepper in Tamil Nadu. It is connected to other cities by NH-49.

This place is most famous for Rama (Ramayanam) and the place is as old as many centuries, there is no one can predict and most of the peoples across the country come to visit Rameswaram.

Due to many political changes, this place were thrown down to developments and Political parties had their own agents and towards the communal theory or thoughts let aside.

In the late 12th and early 13th century, this province was ruled by Hazrat Sulthan Syed Ibrahim shaheed of Ervadi. Later on His heirs were ruling the province following a peace treaty with the sethupathis. From then, until the early 15th century the present territories of Ramanathapuram district — comprising the taluks Tiruvadanai, Paramakudi, Kamuthi, Mudukulathur, Ramanathapuram and Rameswaram — were included in the Pandyan Empire. For a short period, this area had been under the Chola Dynasty when Rajendra Chola I brought it under his territory in 1063 AD.

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