Kalakkad

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  ?Kalakkad
Tamil Nadu • India
Coordinates: (find coordinates)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s) Tirunelveli
Population 27,025 (2001)

Kalakkad is a panchayat town in Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census[1], Kalakkad had a population of 27,025. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Kalakkad has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 73%. In Kalakkad, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] People and Culture

The main temple of the village has Sri Sathiawageesvarar and Gomathi Ambal as presiding deities. The temple is said to be more than 1000 years old. The Tamilnadu Archaeological department is said to be carrying out studies now (Oct 2007), with the stone writings found in the temple. The village is situated in the middle of fields, adjoining the western ghats. One can see many beautiful falls in the mountain. The main falls called "Malai(Flower) aruvi", can be seen from a distance almost 7-8 KM!

There are several temples for Mutharamman, Isakkiamman, Suadali Madan and Ayyanar temples around. Pari Vettai and Kodai Vizha in these tempels very famous and inspiring.

One of most practiced food culture commonly termed as Nadar cuisine in which along with mutton, prawn and potato, one gets a fine taste of the tradition and the aspirations of an enterprising community. More often taken with an initial sip of pathanir & Sweets made of Palm Jaggery tells about the past of the Nadar link to palm tree sap goes right back to their Shanar roots and their traditional occupation of planting palm trees and living off the products.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.

[edit] External links

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kalakad/ Log on to this page if you want to contribute something towards the growth of Kalakad village.


http://www.kalakad.org/ A site exclusively on Kalakad: First job taken on hand is the Kumbhabishekam of the main temple.

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