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It is covered in carvings including human figures and has an ornamental roof. It has a temple tank in the foreground" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Sattainathar_temple_Sirkazhi_17.jpg/250px-Sattainathar_temple_Sirkazhi_17.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Sattainathar_temple_Sirkazhi_17.jpg/375px-Sattainathar_temple_Sirkazhi_17.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Sattainathar_temple_Sirkazhi_17.jpg/500px-Sattainathar_temple_Sirkazhi_17.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4128" data-file-height="3096" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">A view of temple tower of <a href="/wiki/Sattainathar_Temple,_Sirkazhi" title="Sattainathar Temple, Sirkazhi">Sattainathar Temple</a> located in the centre of the town</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Sirkazhi&params=11.239_N_79.736_E_type:city(34927)_region:IN-TN"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">11°14′20″N</span> <span class="longitude">79°44′10″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">11.239°N 79.736°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">11.239; 79.736</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">State</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_India" title="Administrative divisions of India">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chola_Nadu" title="Chola Nadu">Chola Nadu</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_districts_in_India" title="List of districts in India">District</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mayiladuthurai_district" title="Mayiladuthurai district"> Mayiladuthurai</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Municipal Chairman</th><td class="infobox-data">Vacant</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">13.21 km<sup>2</sup> (5.10 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">4 m (13 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2011)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">34,927</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">2,600/km<sup>2</sup> (6,800/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Languages<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Official</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B5:30" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+5:30">UTC+5:30</a> (<a href="/wiki/Indian_Standard_Time" title="Indian Standard Time">IST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Postal_Index_Number" title="Postal Index Number">PIN</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">609110</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Telephone code</th><td class="infobox-data">(91) 4364</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plate" title="Vehicle registration plate">Vehicle registration</a></th><td class="infobox-data">TN-82-Z</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nearest town</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mayiladuthurai" title="Mayiladuthurai">Mayiladuthurai</a>, Chidambaram</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Sirkazhi</b> (<span class="IPA nowrap" lang="ta-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Tamil" title="Help:IPA/Tamil">[ˈsiːɾkaːɻiː]</a></span>), also spelled as <b>Sirkali</b> and <b>Siyali</b>, is a municipal town in <a href="/wiki/Mayiladuthurai_district" title="Mayiladuthurai district">Mayiladuthurai district</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>, India. It is located 13 km (8.1 mi) from the coast of the <a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Bengal" title="Bay of Bengal">Bay of Bengal</a>, and 250 km (160 mi) from the state capital <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a>. Sirkazhi was a part of <a href="/wiki/Thanjavur_district" title="Thanjavur district">Thanjavur district</a> until 1991 and has later been part of <a href="/wiki/Nagapattinam_district" title="Nagapattinam district">Nagapattinam district</a>. The town covers an area of 13.21 km<sup>2</sup> (5.10 sq mi) and in 2011 had a population of 34,927. It is administered by a <a href="/wiki/Local_administration_in_Tamil_Nadu#Urban_Local_Bodies" class="mw-redirect" title="Local administration in Tamil Nadu">second grade municipality</a>. Sirkazhi is part of the <a href="/wiki/Cauvery_Delta" class="mw-redirect" title="Cauvery Delta">Cauvery delta region</a> and agriculture is the major occupation. Roads are the main means of transportation; the town has 51.47 km (31.98 mi) of district roads, including a national highway. </p><p>The town is believed to be of significant antiquity and has been ruled by the <a href="/wiki/Medieval_Cholas" class="mw-redirect" title="Medieval Cholas">Medieval Cholas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Later_Cholas" class="mw-redirect" title="Later Cholas">Later Cholas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pandyan_dynasty" class="mw-redirect" title="Pandyan dynasty">Later Pandyas</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Vijayanagar_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Vijayanagar Empire">Vijayanagar Empire</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Thanjavur_Maratha_kingdom" title="Thanjavur Maratha kingdom">Marathas</a> and the <a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">British</a>. The Tamil trinity of Carnatic music; <a href="/wiki/Arunachala_Kavi" title="Arunachala Kavi">Arunachala Kavirayar</a> (1711–78), <a href="/wiki/Muthu_Thandavar" title="Muthu Thandavar">Muthu Thandavar</a> (1525–1600) and <a href="/wiki/Marimutthu_Pillai" class="mw-redirect" title="Marimutthu Pillai">Marimutthu Pillai</a> (1712–87), originated from Sirkazhi. The Saiva saint <a href="/wiki/Sambandar" title="Sambandar">Tirugnanasambandar</a>, foremost of the Saiva Nayanars, was born here in the seventh century. <a href="/wiki/Thirumangai_Azhwar" class="mw-redirect" title="Thirumangai Azhwar">Thirumangai Alvar</a> Kaliyan (Thirumangai) was born in Thirukuraiyalur near Sirkazhi. The history of the town is centred on the <a href="/wiki/Sattainathar_Temple,_Sirkazhi" title="Sattainathar Temple, Sirkazhi">Sattainathar Temple</a>, which is dedicated to the Hindu god <a href="/wiki/Shiva" title="Shiva">Shiva</a>. The history of the town is also associated with Rajarajeshwari – Angalaparameshwari Temple, which is dedicated to the goddess <a href="/wiki/Mahadevi" title="Mahadevi">Adi shakti</a>, who is believed to be most powerful form, located in the south of Kalumalaiyar river. When the goddess takes on the forceful form, she is known as "Shri Kali" or "Pechi amma" or " Angali" which forms the basis for the town's name as "Sirkali". </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology_and_origin">Etymology and origin</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sirkazhi&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology and origin"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Thirukkadaiyur_Gopuram_Appar.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A sculpture depicting a person is a palanquin carried by others." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Thirukkadaiyur_Gopuram_Appar.JPG/200px-Thirukkadaiyur_Gopuram_Appar.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Thirukkadaiyur_Gopuram_Appar.JPG/300px-Thirukkadaiyur_Gopuram_Appar.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Thirukkadaiyur_Gopuram_Appar.JPG/400px-Thirukkadaiyur_Gopuram_Appar.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a><figcaption>A temple relief depicting Appar bearing Sambandar's palanquin</figcaption></figure><p> In ancient times, this town had twelve different names, including Brahmapuram, Venupuram, Thonipuram, Kazhumalam, Pugali, Sirkazhiswaram Shri Kali and <a href="/wiki/Kazheesirama_Vinnagaram" title="Kazheesirama Vinnagaram">Kazheesirama Vinnagaram</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality2009_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality2009-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPillai190491_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPillai190491-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Hindu legend, during one of the biggest deluges that submerged the planet earth, Hindu god <a href="/wiki/Shiva" title="Shiva">Shiva</a> is said to have carried the <a href="/wiki/Kal%C4%81" title="Kalā">64 arts</a> on a raft (called <i>Thoni</i> in Tamil). The presiding deity in the temple, Shiva, is thus called "Thoniappar" (the one who carried the raft) and the region is called "Thonipuram".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAyyar1991244_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAyyar1991244-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAyyar199142_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAyyar199142-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEV.K.200745_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEV.K.200745-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPillai190491_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPillai190491-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Hindu god <a href="/wiki/Brahma" title="Brahma">Brahma</a> is believed to have worshiped Shiva here, giving the name "Bhrahmapureeswarar" (the one worshipped by Brahma) and so the region is also referred as "Brahmapureeswaram".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDirector_of_Census_operations199155_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDirector_of_Census_operations199155-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPillai190491_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPillai190491-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Shiva is believed to have quelled the arrogance of Hindu god Brahma, after showing his dominance over the three worlds and hence got the name "Sattainathar" here. The town is thus called "Sattainathapuram", which in modern times, is a suburb within Sirkazhi. The town was known as "Kalumalam" during the early Chola period.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAiyangar191192_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAiyangar191192-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sambandar" title="Sambandar">Thirugnanasambandar</a>, the seventh century Saiva <a href="/wiki/Nayanars" title="Nayanars">nayanar</a>, as an infant is believed to have been fed with the milk of wisdom by the divine mother <a href="/wiki/Parvati" title="Parvati">Parvati</a> on the banks of the temple tank. The child Sambandar started singing the anthology of <i><a href="/wiki/Tevaram" title="Tevaram">Tevaram</a></i> hymns from then on, commencing with "Todudaiya Seviyan". Sambandar refers the town as "Kazhi" in his verses.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAyyar1991244_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAyyar1991244-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAyyar199142_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAyyar199142-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEV.K.200745_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEV.K.200745-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPillai190491_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPillai190491-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was called Shiyali during <a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">British rule</a>, and after <a href="/wiki/India%27s_independence" class="mw-redirect" title="India's independence">Independence</a>, it was renamed "Sirkazhi".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality2009_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality2009-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sirkazhi&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The earliest mention of Sirkazhi is found in the history of the Chola king <a href="/wiki/Kocengannan" class="mw-redirect" title="Kocengannan">Kocengannan</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Sangam_Age" class="mw-redirect" title="Sangam Age">Sangam Age</a> (3rd century BCE to 4th century CE), who is believed to have won a bloody battle here.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAiyangar191196_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAiyangar191196-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the 7th–8th century, there were widespread disputes between the Hindu sects of <a href="/wiki/Saivism" class="mw-redirect" title="Saivism">Saivism</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vaishnavism" title="Vaishnavism">Vaishnavism</a>. Tirugnanasambandar and Thirumangai Alvar, belonging to Saivism and Vaishnavism, respectively, and both natives of Sirkazhi, had disputes over their religious compositions and theologies during the period.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAiyangar1911413_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAiyangar1911413-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Chola Kings ruled over the region for more than four centuries, from 850 to 1280, and were temple patrons. There are 41 inscriptions from the Chola kings in the temple that record various gifts like land, sheep, cow and oil to the temple.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDirector_of_Census_operations199155_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDirector_of_Census_operations199155-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The region fell under the control of <a href="/wiki/Pandyas" class="mw-redirect" title="Pandyas">Pandyas</a> in 1532 and later became part of the <a href="/wiki/Thanjavur_Nayak_kingdom" title="Thanjavur Nayak kingdom">Thanjavur Nayak kingdom</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEV.194262–65_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEV.194262–65-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The region was conquered in 1674 by <a href="/wiki/Ekoji_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Ekoji I">Ekoji I</a> (1675–84), the <a href="/wiki/Thanjavur_Maratha_kingdom" title="Thanjavur Maratha kingdom">Maratha</a> enemy of the <a href="/wiki/Nawab" title="Nawab">Nawab</a> of <a href="/wiki/Bijapur,_Karnataka" class="mw-redirect" title="Bijapur, Karnataka">Bijapur</a> and half-brother of <a href="/wiki/Shivaji" title="Shivaji">Shivaji</a> (1674–80).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchell199591_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchell199591-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The town and the region became part of the British <a href="/wiki/East_India_Company" title="East India Company">East India Company</a> during the mid-18th century. <a href="/wiki/Tanjore_District_(Madras_Presidency)" title="Tanjore District (Madras Presidency)">Tanjore district</a> was constituted in 1799 when the <a href="/wiki/Thanjavur_Maratha_kingdom" title="Thanjavur Maratha kingdom">Thanjavur Maratha</a> ruler <a href="/wiki/Serfoji_II" title="Serfoji II">Serfoji II</a> (1798–1832) ceded most of his kingdom to the British East India Company in return for his restitution on the throne.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEW.2002140–151_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEW.2002140–151-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After India's independence, Sirkazhi continued to be a part of <a href="/wiki/Thanjavur_district" title="Thanjavur district">Thanjavur district</a> until 1991, when it became part of Nagapattinam district until March 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAbout_the_town2011_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAbout_the_town2011-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Currently Sirkazhi is part of the newly created <a href="/wiki/Mayiladuthurai_district" title="Mayiladuthurai district">Mayiladuthurai</a> district. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sirkazhi&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sirkazhi is located at <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Sirkazhi&params=11.23_N_79.73_E_"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">11°14′N</span> <span class="longitude">79°44′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">11.23°N 79.73°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">11.23; 79.73</span></span></span></a></span></span>, on the eastern flank of the Kumbakonam-Shiyali ridge, which runs along the <a href="/wiki/Kollidam_River" title="Kollidam River">Kollidam River</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMicropalaeontology197231_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMicropalaeontology197231-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sirkazhi has an average elevation of 5.18 m (17.0 ft) above sea level and is located at 13 km (8.1 mi) west of <a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Bengal" title="Bay of Bengal">Bay of Bengal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200920–21_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200920–21-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is located 95 km (59 mi) north-east of <a href="/wiki/Thanjavur" title="Thanjavur">Thanjavur</a>, 24 km (15 mi) north of <a href="/wiki/Mayiladuthurai" title="Mayiladuthurai">Mayiladuthurai</a> and 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of <a href="/wiki/Chidambaram" title="Chidambaram">Chidambaram</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200920–21_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200920–21-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The town experiences long summers and short winters,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200920–21_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200920–21-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>and receives an average yearly rainfall of 1,250 mm (49 in), mainly from the north-east monsoon between October and December.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200920–21_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200920–21-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its close proximity to the sea means that Sirkazhi receives more rainfall than neighbouring towns.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEW.2002151_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEW.2002151-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sirkazhi is part of the <a href="/wiki/Cauvery_delta" class="mw-redirect" title="Cauvery delta">Cauvery delta</a> region and has irrigation channels, called the Kollidam channels, which carry water from the rivers and provide a rich deposit of fertile silt before reaching the sea.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEW.2002151_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEW.2002151-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The soil is black and contains fertile alluvial sediment.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200920–21_16-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200920–21-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The area's main crop is <a href="/wiki/Paddy_field" title="Paddy field">rice</a>; other crops grown in the area are <a href="/wiki/Coconut" title="Coconut">coconut</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamarind" title="Tamarind">tamarind</a> and <a href="/wiki/Neem" class="mw-redirect" title="Neem">neem</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200920–21_16-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200920–21-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The landscape mostly consists of plain lands with fields and small portions of scrub jungle.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEW.2002133_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEW.2002133-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Antelope" title="Antelope">Antelope</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spotted_deer" class="mw-redirect" title="Spotted deer">spotted deer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wild_hog" class="mw-redirect" title="Wild hog">wild hog</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jackal" title="Jackal">jackal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Red_fox" title="Red fox">fox</a> are present in the jungles and outlying areas of the town.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEW.2002133_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEW.2002133-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Crow" title="Crow">Crow</a> and ordinary game birds are found in large numbers in the town.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEW.2002151_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEW.2002151-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 Indian Ocean earthquake">2004 Indian Ocean earthquake</a> was an undersea, <a href="/wiki/Megathrust_earthquake" title="Megathrust earthquake">megathrust earthquake</a> that occurred on 26 December 2004, with an <a href="/wiki/Epicentre" class="mw-redirect" title="Epicentre">epicentre</a> off the west coast of <a href="/wiki/Sumatra" title="Sumatra">Sumatra</a>, Indonesia, triggering a series of devastating <a href="/wiki/Tsunami" title="Tsunami">tsunamis</a> along coastal fringes of the Indian Ocean.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKaranSubbiah201170_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKaranSubbiah201170-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nagapattinam district was the most affected part of Tamil Nadu, accounting for 6,064 off the 8,009 casualties in the state.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKaranSubbiah201177_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKaranSubbiah201177-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sirkazhi remained mostly unaffected by the tsunami, but the groundwater quality deteriorated where aquifers were close to the water bodies.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESm.2006133_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESm.2006133-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There was heavy salt water intrusion inland.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESm.2006133_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESm.2006133-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sirkazhi&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="notheme barbox tleft" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:auto; background: white; color: black;"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ddd"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Religious census</th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;">Religion</td> <td style="width:100px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;">Percent(%)</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hindu</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Orange; width:86.91%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">86.91%</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Muslim</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Green; width:9.46%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">9.46%</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christian</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:purple; width:2.16%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">2.16%</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Sikhism" title="Sikhism">Sikh</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:yellow; width:0.02%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.02%</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhist</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Gold; width:0.46%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.46%</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Jainism" title="Jainism">Jain</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Blue; width:0.33%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.33%</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Other</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:grey; width:0.63%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.63%</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Irreligion" title="Irreligion">No religion</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:violet; width:0.04%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.04%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1261442011">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale collapsible collapsed" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 1em 0.5em;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1961</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">19,531</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1971</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">22,711</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+16.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1981</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">25,508</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+12.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1991</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">28,959</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+13.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">2001</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">32,228</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+11.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2011</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">34,927</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+8.4%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">Sources: <ul><li>1961 – 1971<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200925–27_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200925–27-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1981 – 2001:<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_population2011_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_population2011-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2011:<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_2011_census_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_2011_census-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>According to <a href="/wiki/2011_census_of_India" title="2011 census of India">2011 census</a>, Sirkali had a population of 34,927 with a sex-ratio of 1,028 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENational_Sex_Ratio_2011_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENational_Sex_Ratio_2011-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A total of 3,367 were under the age of six, constituting 1,740 males and 1,627 females. <a href="/wiki/Scheduled_Castes_and_Scheduled_Tribes" title="Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes">Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes</a> accounted for 23.21% and 0.13% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 81.5%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENational_Sex_Ratio_2011_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENational_Sex_Ratio_2011-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The town had a total of : 8756 households. There were a total of 11,476 workers, comprising 352 cultivators, 1,398 main agricultural labourers, 150 in house hold industries, 7,681 other workers, 1,895 marginal workers, 88 marginal cultivators, 809 marginal agricultural labourers, 77 marginal workers in household industries and 921 other marginal workers.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_2011_census_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_2011_census-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As per the religious census of 2011, Sirkazhi had 86.91% <a href="/wiki/Hindus" title="Hindus">Hindus</a>, 9.46% <a href="/wiki/Muslims" title="Muslims">Muslims</a>, 2.16% <a href="/wiki/Christians" title="Christians">Christians</a>, 0.02% <a href="/wiki/Sikhs" title="Sikhs">Sikhs</a>, 0.46% <a href="/wiki/Buddhists" class="mw-redirect" title="Buddhists">Buddhists</a>, 0.33% <a href="/wiki/Jainism" title="Jainism">Jains</a>, 0.63% following other religions and 0.04% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEReligious_census2015_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEReligious_census2015-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1981, there were 15 notified slums accommodating 4,499 persons, constituting 17.64% of the population. In 2001, there were still 15 slums accommodating 7,533 persons, constituting 23.37% of the population.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200925–27_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200925–27-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The slum area has remained static at 39.45 acres (0.1596 km<sup>2</sup>).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200925–27_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200925–27-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The town has a residential area of 2.79 km<sup>2</sup> (1.08 sq mi) (20.96%), commercial area of 0.4 km<sup>2</sup> (0.15 sq mi) (3.04%), industrial area of 0.58 km<sup>2</sup> (0.22 sq mi) (4.39%), public & semi public area of 1.29 km<sup>2</sup> (0.50 sq mi) (9.66%) and undeveloped area of 8.23 km<sup>2</sup> (3.18 sq mi) (38.05%).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200928–29_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200928–29-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy_and_transport">Economy and transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sirkazhi&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Economy and transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The service sector provides most employment in the town. Limited agriculture is carried out; the main crop is <a href="/wiki/Rice#Harvesting,_drying_and_milling" title="Rice">paddy</a> rice.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200928–29_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200928–29-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the British Raj, Sirkazhi was known for mats made with a kind of <a href="/wiki/Cyperus" title="Cyperus">cyperus</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHunter1908163_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHunter1908163-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEIllustrated_Guide_to_the_South_Indian_Railway192650–51_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEIllustrated_Guide_to_the_South_Indian_Railway192650–51-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The headquarters of the <a href="/wiki/Taluka" class="mw-redirect" title="Taluka">taluka</a> and <a href="/wiki/Local_bodies_in_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Local bodies in Tamil Nadu">panchayat union administration</a>, and many government offices are located in the town.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200928–29_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200928–29-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are no major industries within the town, except for several rice mills.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200928–29_27-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200928–29-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sirkazhi has many Hindu temples, which draw in tourism activity.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200928–29_27-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200928–29-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sirkali Coop Urban Bank, founded on 23 April 1918 is the oldest bank in Sirkali. All major <a href="/wiki/List_of_banks_in_India#Nationalized_Banks" title="List of banks in India">nationalised banks</a> and private banks have branches in the town,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_town_Banks2011_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_town_Banks2011-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and all have <a href="/wiki/Automated_teller_machine" class="mw-redirect" title="Automated teller machine">atms</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_town_Banks2011_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_town_Banks2011-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The National highway NH-32 connects Chennai and Thoothukudi through <a href="/wiki/Chidambaram" title="Chidambaram">Chidambaram</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cuddalore" title="Cuddalore">Cuddalore</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nagapattinam" title="Nagapattinam">Nagapattinam</a> passes through Sirkazhi. Sirkazhi has outer bypass road to ease the transport of heavy vehicles in the town. Sirkazhi municipality has 51.5 km (32.0 mi) of roads: 18.3 km (11.4 mi) of BT roads, 30.4 km (18.9 mi) of cement roads, 2.2 km (1.4 mi) of water-bound <a href="/wiki/Macadam" title="Macadam">macadam</a> surface and 0.6 km (0.37 mi) of other roads.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_roads2011_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_roads2011-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bullock_cart" title="Bullock cart">Bullock carts</a> are the traditional mode of transport; as late as the 1950s, landlords and rich farmers travelled mostly by bullock carts except on rare, long journeys, which they undertook by buses or motor vehicles.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGough19816_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGough19816-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Buses are the main mode of public transport from Sirkazhi. The municipality operates a B-Class bus stand with 36 bays that accommodate local and intercity buses.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_bus2011_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_bus2011-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The buses are operated by <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Transport_Corporation" title="Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation">Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation</a>, connecting the town to <a href="/wiki/Mayiladuthurai" title="Mayiladuthurai">Mayiladuthurai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kumbakonam" title="Kumbakonam">Kumbakonam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nagapattinam" title="Nagapattinam">Nagapattinam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chidambaram" title="Chidambaram">Chidambaram</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karaikkal" class="mw-redirect" title="Karaikkal">Karaikkal</a> and other cities in Tamil Nadu.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_bus2011_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_bus2011-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nearest major junction of <a href="/wiki/Mayiladuthurai_Junction_railway_station" title="Mayiladuthurai Junction railway station">Mayiladuthurai</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Sirkazhi_railway_station" title="Sirkazhi railway station">Sirkazhi's railway station</a> is on the main line between Chennai and <a href="/wiki/Trichy" class="mw-redirect" title="Trichy">Trichy</a> via <a href="/wiki/Cuddalore" title="Cuddalore">Cuddalore</a> and Chidambaram.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''The_Hindu''25_July_2010_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE''The_Hindu''25_July_2010-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Daily express trains connect major cities in Tamil Nadu like <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madurai" title="Madurai">Madurai</a> and <a href="/wiki/Trichy" class="mw-redirect" title="Trichy">Trichy</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETrain_information2012_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETrain_information2012-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''The_Hindu''25_July_2010_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE''The_Hindu''25_July_2010-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and weekly express trains connect Tirupathi, <a href="/wiki/Varanasi" title="Varanasi">Varanasi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tiruchendur" title="Tiruchendur">Tiruchendur</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bhubaneswar" title="Bhubaneswar">Bhubaneswar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETrain_information2012_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETrain_information2012-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''The_Hindu''25_July_2010_34-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE''The_Hindu''25_July_2010-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are also daily passenger trains to Mayiladuthurai, <a href="/wiki/Salem,_Tamil_Nadu" title="Salem, Tamil Nadu">Salem</a>, <a href="/wiki/Villupuram" class="mw-redirect" title="Villupuram">Villupuram</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bangalore" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangalore">Bangalore</a> daily.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETrain_information2012_35-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETrain_information2012-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The nearest airport is <a href="/wiki/Tiruchirapalli_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiruchirapalli Airport">Tiruchirapalli Airport</a> which is 160 km (99 mi) from Sirkazhi.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_transport2011_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_transport2011-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education_and_utility_services">Education and utility services</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sirkazhi&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Education and utility services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lutheran-Mission_Central-School_in_Sirkazhi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A group of students seated with a building in the background." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Lutheran-Mission_Central-School_in_Sirkazhi.jpg/200px-Lutheran-Mission_Central-School_in_Sirkazhi.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Lutheran-Mission_Central-School_in_Sirkazhi.jpg/300px-Lutheran-Mission_Central-School_in_Sirkazhi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Lutheran-Mission_Central-School_in_Sirkazhi.jpg/400px-Lutheran-Mission_Central-School_in_Sirkazhi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4774" data-file-height="3509" /></a><figcaption>Opening ceremony 1896 of the Lutheran Mission Central-School in Sirkazhi</figcaption></figure> <p>The first English school in the town was the Leipzig Evangelical Lutheran Mission School, which was opened by the <a href="/wiki/Lutheran" class="mw-redirect" title="Lutheran">Lutheran</a> Mission in 1896. The Lutheran mission was the earliest Protestant mission founded in Tanjore (present-day Thajavur) by <a href="/wiki/Christian_Friedrich_Schwarz" title="Christian Friedrich Schwarz">Rev. C.V. Schwartz</a> in 1778 to promote Christian knowledge in the region.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHunter1908163_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHunter1908163-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEIllustrated_Guide_to_the_South_Indian_Railway1926226–227_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEIllustrated_Guide_to_the_South_Indian_Railway1926226–227-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Of the 32 schools in Sirkazhi, there are nine municipal schools.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_schools2011_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_schools2011-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are three higher secondary schools, three middle schools, fourteen primary schools and three matriculation schools in the town. There are two arts and science colleges, BEST College of Arts and Science and Vivekananda College of Arts and Science. Srinivasa Subbaraya Polytechnic College (locally called Puttur Polytechnic) is located in <a href="/w/index.php?title=Puttur,Sirkazhi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Puttur,Sirkazhi (page does not exist)">Puttur</a>, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Sirkali.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_schools2011_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_schools2011-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Electricity supply to the town is regulated and distributed by the Sirkazhi Circle of <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Electricity_Board" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil Nadu Electricity Board">Tamil Nadu Electricity Board</a> (TNEB).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETNEB_region_details2011_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETNEB_region_details2011-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Water supply is provided by the Sirkazhi municipality from the Kollidam river; it is distributed through five water tanks which supply 2 million (two million) litres a day.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_water_supply2011_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_water_supply2011-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Push carts and tricycles are used to collect solid waste, which is deposited in marsh lands located outside the town.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWaste_management_programme2011_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWaste_management_programme2011-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sirkazhi municipality is implementing underground drainage and the current sewerage system is through septic tanks and public conveniences.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_sewarage2011_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_sewarage2011-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Roadside drains carry away untreated sewage, which is released into the sea or accumulates in low-lying areas.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_sewarage2011_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_sewarage2011-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sirkazhi comes under the Sirkazhi Telecom Circle of the <a href="/wiki/Bharat_Sanchar_Nigam_Limited" class="mw-redirect" title="Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited">Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited</a> (BSNL), India's state-owned telephone and internet services provider. BSNL also provides a <a href="/wiki/Broadband_internet" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadband internet">broadband internet</a> service<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBSNL2011_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBSNL2011-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The town has a government hospital, 12 private hospitals, clinics and medical shops.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_hospitals2011_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_hospitals2011-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Municipal_administration_and_politics">Municipal administration and politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sirkazhi&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Municipal administration and politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="clear:right; float:right; background:#ffffff; margin: 0 0 0.5em 1em; width:220"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#A8BDEC" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Municipality Officials</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Chairman</td> <td>J. Eraiezhil<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_Municipality_chairman2011_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_Municipality_chairman2011-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Commissioner</td> <td>S. Maharajan<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_Municipality_Commissioner2011_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_Municipality_Commissioner2011-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Vice-chairman</td> <td>K. Tamilselvam<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_Municipality_vice-chairman2011_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_Municipality_vice-chairman2011-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#A8BDEC" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Elected Members</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Member of Legislative Assembly</td> <td><a href="/wiki/M._Panneerselvam_(Sirkazhi_MLA)" title="M. Panneerselvam (Sirkazhi MLA)">M. Panneerselvam</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Member of Parliament</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=S_._Ramalingam_.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="S . Ramalingam . (page does not exist)">S . Ramalingam .</a><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMP_of_Mayiladuthurai2019_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMP_of_Mayiladuthurai2019-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>During the British Raj, Shiyali (present-day Sirkazhi) was the headquarters of a separate administrative division, or taluka.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHunter1908163_28-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHunter1908163-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1972 the town was declared a third grade municipality,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAbout_the_town2011_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAbout_the_town2011-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was upgraded to a second grade municipality in 1980.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_Municipality_features2011_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_Municipality_features2011-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The municipality has 24 wards, each of which has an elected councillor.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECitizen's_charter_of_Sirkazhi_Municipality2011_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECitizen's_charter_of_Sirkazhi_Municipality2011-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The functions of the municipality are devolved into six departments: general administration/personnel, engineering, revenue, public health, town planning and IT,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECommissionerate_of_Municipal_Administration2006_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECommissionerate_of_Municipal_Administration2006-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which are controlled by a Municipal Commissioner, who is the supreme executive head.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECommissionerate_of_Municipal_Administration2006_51-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECommissionerate_of_Municipal_Administration2006-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Legislative powers are vested in a body of 24 members, one for each of the 24 wards. The legislative body is headed by an elected chairperson, who is assisted by a deputy.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEconomic_and_political_weekly1995_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEconomic_and_political_weekly1995-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the revenue administration side, Sirkazhi is a taluka headquarters having three revenue villages: Kavilancheri, Sirkazhi and Thadalan.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200920–21_16-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200920–21-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAbout_the_municipality2011_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAbout_the_municipality2011-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENagapattinam_district_profile2011_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENagapattinam_district_profile2011-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENagapattinam_district_local_administration2011_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENagapattinam_district_local_administration2011-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For the purposes of state government, Sirkazhi is part of the <a href="/wiki/Sirkazhi_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sirkazhi (State Assembly Constituency)">Sirkazhi assembly</a> constituency, which elects a member to the <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly" title="Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly">Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly</a> once every five years.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEList_of_Assembly_constituencies2010_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEList_of_Assembly_constituencies2010-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The constituency is reserved for <a href="/wiki/Scheduled_Caste" class="mw-redirect" title="Scheduled Caste">Scheduled Caste</a> (SC) candidates.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEList_of_Assembly_constituencies2010_56-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEList_of_Assembly_constituencies2010-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 2011 the MLA of the constituency is M. Sakthi from the ADMK.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMLA_of_Sirkazhi2016_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMLA_of_Sirkazhi2016-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the national parliament, Sirkazhi is a part of the <a href="/wiki/Mayiladuthurai_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayiladuthurai (Lok Sabha constituency)">Mayiladuthurai (Lok Sabha constituency)</a>. </p><p>Law and order in Sirkazhi is maintained by the Mayiladuthurai sub-division of the <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Police" title="Tamil Nadu Police">Tamil Nadu Police</a>, headed by a Deputy Superintendent of Police.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_district_police2011_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_district_police2011-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is a police station in the town.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_police2011_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_police2011-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are special units like prohibition enforcement, district crime, social justice and human rights, district crime records and special branch that operate at the district level police division, headed by a Superintendent of Police.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_district_police2011_58-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_district_police2011-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sirkazhi&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kazheesirama_Vinnagaram2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A large, multi-level building with a central doorway and an ornamental roof." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Kazheesirama_Vinnagaram2.jpg/140px-Kazheesirama_Vinnagaram2.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Kazheesirama_Vinnagaram2.jpg/211px-Kazheesirama_Vinnagaram2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Kazheesirama_Vinnagaram2.jpg/281px-Kazheesirama_Vinnagaram2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1312" data-file-height="1868" /></a><figcaption>Gopuram of Kazheesirama Vinnagaram</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Sattainathar_Temple,_Sirkazhi" title="Sattainathar Temple, Sirkazhi">Bhramapureeswarar temple</a>, also called Sattainathar temple, is an ancient temple complex dedicated to Shiva, and has three Shiva shrines.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKodayanallur_Vanamamalai200147_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKodayanallur_Vanamamalai200147-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The temple is mentioned in the Saiva canonical work, <i>Tevaram</i>, by <a href="/wiki/Thirugnana_Sambanthar" class="mw-redirect" title="Thirugnana Sambanthar">Thirugnana Sambanthar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tirunavukkarasar" class="mw-redirect" title="Tirunavukkarasar">Tirunavukkarasar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sundarar" title="Sundarar">Sundarar</a>, the foremost Saivite saints of 7th–8th century CE and is classified as <i><a href="/wiki/Paadal_Petra_Sthalam" title="Paadal Petra Sthalam">Paadal Petra Sthalam</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKodayanallur_Vanamamalai200147_60-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKodayanallur_Vanamamalai200147-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is a separate shrine for Sambandar celebrating the miracle of <a href="/wiki/Parvathi" class="mw-redirect" title="Parvathi">Parvathi</a> suckling the child Sambandar when he was crying for milk.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKodayanallur_Vanamamalai200147_60-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKodayanallur_Vanamamalai200147-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAnantharaman200646_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAnantharaman200646-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shiva is worshipped in three different forms; the Shivalingam (Bhrammapureeswarar), Uma Maheswarar (Toniappar) at the middle level, and <a href="/wiki/Bhairava" title="Bhairava">Bhairavar</a> (Sattanathar) at the upper level.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAnantharaman200646_61-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAnantharaman200646-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The original temple was enlarged during the period of <a href="/wiki/Kulothunga_Chola_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Kulothunga Chola I">Kulothunga Chola I</a>, Vikrama Chola, <a href="/wiki/Kulothunga_Chola_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Kulothunga Chola II">Kulothunga Chola II</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kulothunga_Chola_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Kulothunga Chola III">Kulothunga Chola III</a> (as in Chidambaram – 11th through the 13th centuries). Every year in the Tamil month of <a href="/wiki/Chithirai" class="mw-redirect" title="Chithirai">Chithirai</a> (April – May), a 10-day festival is celebrated.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEIllustrated_Guide_to_the_South_Indian_Railway192650–51_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEIllustrated_Guide_to_the_South_Indian_Railway192650–51-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Kazheesirama_Vinnagaram" title="Kazheesirama Vinnagaram">Kazheesirama Vinnagaram</a> temple, also called Thadalan Koil, is dedicated to Vishnu in the form of Trivikrama.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAyyar1991535_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAyyar1991535-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sirkazhi is base to the outlying places like <a href="/wiki/Poompuhar" class="mw-redirect" title="Poompuhar">Poompuhar</a>, and the temples <a href="/wiki/Sayavaneswarar_Temple" title="Sayavaneswarar Temple">Thirusaikkadu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pallavaneswarar_Temple" title="Pallavaneswarar Temple">Thiruppallavaneeswaram</a>, <a href="/wiki/Valampurinathar_Temple" title="Valampurinathar Temple">Melapperumpallam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nagannathaswamy_Temple,_Keezhaperumpallam" class="mw-redirect" title="Nagannathaswamy Temple, Keezhaperumpallam">Keezhaperumpallam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swetharanyeswarar_Temple" title="Swetharanyeswarar Temple">Thiruvengadu</a> and Thirunangur.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_–_Places_of_interest2011_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_–_Places_of_interest2011-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Thirukkavalampadi" title="Thirukkavalampadi">Thirukkavalampadi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thiruvanpurushothamam" title="Thiruvanpurushothamam">Thiruvanpurushothamam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thiruarimeya_Vinnagaram" title="Thiruarimeya Vinnagaram">Thiruarimeya Vinnagaram</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thiruchsemponsey" title="Thiruchsemponsey">Thiruchsemponsey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thirumanimadam" title="Thirumanimadam">Thirumanimadam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thiruvaikunda_vinnagaram" class="mw-redirect" title="Thiruvaikunda vinnagaram">Thiruvaikunda vinnagaram</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thiruthevanartthogai" title="Thiruthevanartthogai">Thiruthevanartthogai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thiruthetriyambalam" title="Thiruthetriyambalam">Thiruthetriyambalam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thirumanikkoodam" title="Thirumanikkoodam">Thirumanikkoodam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Annan_Koil" title="Annan Koil">Annan Koil</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thiruppaarththanpalli" title="Thiruppaarththanpalli">Thiruppaarththanpalli</a> are eleven Vishnu temples, called <a href="/wiki/Nangur_Vishnu_Temples" title="Nangur Vishnu Temples">Nangur Divya Desams</a> revered in <i><a href="/wiki/Nalayira_Divya_Prabandham" class="mw-redirect" title="Nalayira Divya Prabandham">Nalayira Divya Prabandham</a></i>, located in the outskirts of Sirkazhi.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKodayanallur_Vanamamalai20015_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKodayanallur_Vanamamalai20015-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The annual Garudasevai festival held during January attracts thousands of pilgrims.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKodayanallur_Vanamamalai20015_64-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKodayanallur_Vanamamalai20015-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Tamil Isai Moovar (meaning Tamil trinity of Carnatic music) namely, <a href="/wiki/Arunachala_Kavi" title="Arunachala Kavi">Arunachala Kavirayar</a> (1711–1778), <a href="/wiki/Muthu_Thandavar" title="Muthu Thandavar">Muthu Thandavar</a> (1525–1600) and <a href="/wiki/Marimutthu_Pillai" class="mw-redirect" title="Marimutthu Pillai">Marimutthu Pillai</a> (1712–1787) originated from Sirkazhi.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistorical_moments2011_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistorical_moments2011-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Arunachala composed devotional songs, including <i>Sirkazhi Sthalapuranam</i> and <i>Sirkazhi Kovai</i>, eulogising the town.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERamaswamy200721_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERamaswamy200721-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/S._R._Ranganathan" title="S. R. Ranganathan">S. R. Ranganathan</a>, considered to be the father of <a href="/wiki/Library_science" class="mw-redirect" title="Library science">library science</a> in India, is from Sirkazhi.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistorical_moments2011_65-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistorical_moments2011-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a> <a href="/wiki/Sirkazhi_Govindarajan" title="Sirkazhi Govindarajan">Sirkazhi Govindarajan</a>, a leading vocalist in <a href="/wiki/Carnatic_music" title="Carnatic music">Carnatic Music</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Playback_singer" title="Playback singer">playback singer</a> for <a href="/wiki/Tamil_cinema" title="Tamil cinema">Tamil cinema</a> and devotional songs was also born in Sirkazhi. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sirkazhi&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Erukkur" title="Erukkur">Erukkur</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sirkazhi&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_a"><b><a href="#ref_a">^</a></b></span> The municipalities in Tamil Nadu are graded special, selection, grade I and grade II based on income and population. While "grade II" is the official classification, all the municipal websites use "second grade".</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_b"><b><a href="#ref_b">^</a></b></span> The census details of small towns for 2011 are yet to be published in census website. The municipal website provides the totals alone.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Citations">Citations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sirkazhi&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Citations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 20em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="Parmeshwaranand" class="citation book cs1">Parmeshwaranand, Swami (2001). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=FdIkaccgneAC&q=vamana&pg=PA1337"><i>Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Puranas, Volume 1</i></a>. Sarup & Sons. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9788176252263" title="Special:BookSources/9788176252263"><bdi>9788176252263</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Encyclopaedic+Dictionary+of+Puranas%2C+Volume+1&rft.pub=Sarup+%26+Sons&rft.date=2001&rft.isbn=9788176252263&rft.aulast=Parmeshwaranand&rft.aufirst=Swami&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DFdIkaccgneAC%26q%3Dvamana%26pg%3DPA1337&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASirkazhi" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality2009-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality2009_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality2009_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality2009">City Corporate cum Business Plan for Sirkazhi Municipality 2009</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEPillai190491-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPillai190491_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPillai190491_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPillai190491_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPillai190491_3-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPillai1904">Pillai 1904</a>, p. 91.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAyyar1991244-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAyyar1991244_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a 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href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDirector_of_Census_operations199155_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDirector_of_Census_operations199155_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFDirector_of_Census_operations1991">Director of Census operations 1991</a>, p. 55.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAiyangar191192-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAiyangar191192_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAiyangar1911">Aiyangar 1911</a>, p. 92.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAiyangar191196-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAiyangar191196_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAiyangar1911">Aiyangar 1911</a>, p. 96.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAiyangar1911413-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAiyangar1911413_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAiyangar1911">Aiyangar 1911</a>, p. 413.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEV.194262–65-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEV.194262–65_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFV.1942">V. 1942</a>, pp. 62–65.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMitchell199591-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMitchell199591_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMitchell1995">Mitchell 1995</a>, p. 91.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEW.2002140–151-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEW.2002140–151_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFW.2002">W. 2002</a>, pp. 140–151.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAbout_the_town2011-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAbout_the_town2011_14-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAbout_the_town2011_14-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAbout_the_town2011">About the town 2011</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMicropalaeontology197231-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMicropalaeontology197231_15-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMicropalaeontology1972">Micropalaeontology 1972</a>, pp. 31.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200920–21-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200920–21_16-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200920–21_16-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200920–21_16-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200920–21_16-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200920–21_16-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200920–21_16-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200920–21_16-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality2009">City Corporate cum Business Plan for Sirkazhi Municipality 2009</a>, pp. 20–21.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEW.2002151-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEW.2002151_17-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEW.2002151_17-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEW.2002151_17-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFW.2002">W. 2002</a>, p. 151.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEW.2002133-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEW.2002133_18-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEW.2002133_18-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFW.2002">W. 2002</a>, p. 133.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEKaranSubbiah201170-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKaranSubbiah201170_19-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKaranSubbiah2011">Karan & Subbiah 2011</a>, p. 70.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEKaranSubbiah201177-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKaranSubbiah201177_20-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKaranSubbiah2011">Karan & Subbiah 2011</a>, p. 77.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTESm.2006133-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESm.2006133_21-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESm.2006133_21-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSm.2006">Sm. 2006</a>, p. 133.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200925–27-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200925–27_22-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200925–27_22-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200925–27_22-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality2009">City Corporate cum Business Plan for Sirkazhi Municipality 2009</a>, pp. 25–27.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_population2011-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_population2011_23-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSirkazhi_population2011">Sirkazhi population 2011</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_2011_census-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_2011_census_24-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_2011_census_24-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSirkazhi_2011_census">Sirkazhi 2011 census</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTENational_Sex_Ratio_2011-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENational_Sex_Ratio_2011_25-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENational_Sex_Ratio_2011_25-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFNational_Sex_Ratio_2011">National Sex Ratio 2011</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEReligious_census2015-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEReligious_census2015_26-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFReligious_census2015">Religious census 2015</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200928–29-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200928–29_27-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200928–29_27-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200928–29_27-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200928–29_27-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality200928–29_27-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCity_Corporate_cum_Business_Plan_for_Sirkazhi_Municipality2009">City Corporate cum Business Plan for Sirkazhi Municipality 2009</a>, pp. 28–29.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHunter1908163-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHunter1908163_28-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHunter1908163_28-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHunter1908163_28-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHunter1908">Hunter 1908</a>, p. 163.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEIllustrated_Guide_to_the_South_Indian_Railway192650–51-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEIllustrated_Guide_to_the_South_Indian_Railway192650–51_29-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEIllustrated_Guide_to_the_South_Indian_Railway192650–51_29-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFIllustrated_Guide_to_the_South_Indian_Railway1926">Illustrated Guide to the South Indian Railway 1926</a>, pp. 50–51.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_town_Banks2011-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_town_Banks2011_30-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_town_Banks2011_30-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSirkazhi_town_Banks2011">Sirkazhi town Banks 2011</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_roads2011-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_roads2011_31-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSirkazhi_roads2011">Sirkazhi roads 2011</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEGough19816-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGough19816_32-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFGough1981">Gough 1981</a>, p. 6.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_bus2011-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_bus2011_33-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_bus2011_33-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSirkazhi_bus2011">Sirkazhi bus 2011</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTE''The_Hindu''25_July_2010-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''The_Hindu''25_July_2010_34-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''The_Hindu''25_July_2010_34-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''The_Hindu''25_July_2010_34-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFThe_Hindu25_July_2010"><i>The Hindu</i> & 25 July 2010</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTETrain_information2012-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETrain_information2012_35-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETrain_information2012_35-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETrain_information2012_35-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFTrain_information2012">Train information 2012</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_transport2011-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_transport2011_36-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSirkazhi_transport2011">Sirkazhi transport 2011</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEIllustrated_Guide_to_the_South_Indian_Railway1926226–227-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEIllustrated_Guide_to_the_South_Indian_Railway1926226–227_37-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFIllustrated_Guide_to_the_South_Indian_Railway1926">Illustrated Guide to the South Indian Railway 1926</a>, pp. 226–227.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_schools2011-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_schools2011_38-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_schools2011_38-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSirkazhi_schools2011">Sirkazhi schools 2011</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTETNEB_region_details2011-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETNEB_region_details2011_39-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFTNEB_region_details2011">TNEB region details 2011</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_water_supply2011-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_water_supply2011_40-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSirkazhi_water_supply2011">Sirkazhi water supply 2011</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEWaste_management_programme2011-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWaste_management_programme2011_41-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFWaste_management_programme2011">Waste management programme 2011</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_sewarage2011-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_sewarage2011_42-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_sewarage2011_42-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSirkazhi_sewarage2011">Sirkazhi sewarage 2011</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEBSNL2011-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBSNL2011_43-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBSNL2011">BSNL 2011</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_hospitals2011-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_hospitals2011_44-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSirkazhi_hospitals2011">Sirkazhi hospitals 2011</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_Municipality_chairman2011-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_Municipality_chairman2011_45-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSirkazhi_Municipality_chairman2011">Sirkazhi Municipality chairman 2011</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_Municipality_Commissioner2011-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_Municipality_Commissioner2011_46-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSirkazhi_Municipality_Commissioner2011">Sirkazhi Municipality Commissioner 2011</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_Municipality_vice-chairman2011-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_Municipality_vice-chairman2011_47-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSirkazhi_Municipality_vice-chairman2011">Sirkazhi Municipality vice-chairman 2011</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMP_of_Mayiladuthurai2019-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMP_of_Mayiladuthurai2019_48-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMP_of_Mayiladuthurai2019">MP of Mayiladuthurai 2019</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_Municipality_features2011-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_Municipality_features2011_49-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSirkazhi_Municipality_features2011">Sirkazhi Municipality features 2011</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTECitizen's_charter_of_Sirkazhi_Municipality2011-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECitizen's_charter_of_Sirkazhi_Municipality2011_50-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCitizen's_charter_of_Sirkazhi_Municipality2011">Citizen's charter of Sirkazhi Municipality 2011</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTECommissionerate_of_Municipal_Administration2006-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECommissionerate_of_Municipal_Administration2006_51-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECommissionerate_of_Municipal_Administration2006_51-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCommissionerate_of_Municipal_Administration2006">Commissionerate of Municipal Administration 2006</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEEconomic_and_political_weekly1995-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEconomic_and_political_weekly1995_52-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFEconomic_and_political_weekly1995">Economic and political weekly 1995</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAbout_the_municipality2011-53"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAbout_the_municipality2011_53-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAbout_the_municipality2011">About the municipality 2011</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTENagapattinam_district_profile2011-54"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENagapattinam_district_profile2011_54-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFNagapattinam_district_profile2011">Nagapattinam district profile 2011</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTENagapattinam_district_local_administration2011-55"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENagapattinam_district_local_administration2011_55-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFNagapattinam_district_local_administration2011">Nagapattinam district local administration 2011</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEList_of_Assembly_constituencies2010-56"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEList_of_Assembly_constituencies2010_56-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEList_of_Assembly_constituencies2010_56-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFList_of_Assembly_constituencies2010">List of Assembly constituencies 2010</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMLA_of_Sirkazhi2016-57"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMLA_of_Sirkazhi2016_57-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMLA_of_Sirkazhi2016">MLA of Sirkazhi 2016</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_district_police2011-58"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_district_police2011_58-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_district_police2011_58-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSirkazhi_district_police2011">Sirkazhi district police 2011</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_police2011-59"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESirkazhi_police2011_59-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSirkazhi_police2011">Sirkazhi police 2011</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEKodayanallur_Vanamamalai200147-60"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKodayanallur_Vanamamalai200147_60-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKodayanallur_Vanamamalai200147_60-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKodayanallur_Vanamamalai200147_60-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKodayanallur_Vanamamalai2001">Kodayanallur Vanamamalai 2001</a>, p. 47.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAnantharaman200646-61"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAnantharaman200646_61-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAnantharaman200646_61-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAnantharaman2006">Anantharaman 2006</a>, p. 46.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAyyar1991535-62"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a 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taluk">Tharangambadi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:1.1em;">Revenue blocks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kuthalam_block" title="Kuthalam block">Kuthalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayiladuthurai_block" title="Mayiladuthurai block">Mayiladuthurai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kollidam_block" title="Kollidam block">Kollidam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirkazhi_block" title="Sirkazhi block">Sirkazhi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sembanarkoil_block&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sembanarkoil block (page does not exist)">Sembanarkoil</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:1.1em;">Municipalities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mayiladuthurai" title="Mayiladuthurai">Mayiladuthurai</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Sirkazhi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:1.1em;">Rivers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kaveri" title="Kaveri">Kaveri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kollidam_River" title="Kollidam River">Kollidam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:1.1em;">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Early_Cholas" title="Early Cholas">Early Cholas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalabhras" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalabhras">Kalabhras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pallava_dynasty" title="Pallava dynasty">Pallavas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medieval_Cholas" class="mw-redirect" title="Medieval Cholas">Medieval Cholas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Later_Cholas" class="mw-redirect" title="Later Cholas">Later Cholas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delhi_Sultanate" title="Delhi Sultanate">Delhi Sultanate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madurai_Sultanate" title="Madurai Sultanate">Madurai Sultanate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayanagar_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Vijayanagar Empire">Vijayanagar Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thanjavur_Nayak_kingdom" title="Thanjavur Nayak kingdom">Thanjavur Nayaks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thanjavur_Maratha_kingdom" title="Thanjavur Maratha kingdom">Thanjavur Marathas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanjore_District_(Madras_Presidency)" title="Tanjore District (Madras Presidency)">Company Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanjore_District_(Madras_Presidency)" title="Tanjore District (Madras Presidency)">British Raj</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:1.1em;">Places of interest</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Dansborg" title="Fort Dansborg">Fort Dansborg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazheesirama_Vinnagaram" title="Kazheesirama Vinnagaram">Kazheesirama Vinnagaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayuranathaswami_Temple,_Mayiladuthurai" title="Mayuranathaswami Temple, Mayiladuthurai">Mayuranathaswami Temple, Mayiladuthurai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sattainathar_Temple,_Sirkazhi" title="Sattainathar Temple, Sirkazhi">Sattainathar Temple, Sirkazhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sembanarkoil" title="Sembanarkoil">Sembanarkoil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amritaghateswarar-Abirami_Temple,Thirukkadaiyur" class="mw-redirect" title="Amritaghateswarar-Abirami Temple,Thirukkadaiyur">Amritaghateswarar-Abirami Temple,Thirukkadaiyur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tharangambadi" title="Tharangambadi">Tharangambadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaitheeswaran_Koil" title="Vaitheeswaran Koil">Vaitheeswaran Koil</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Cities_and_towns_in_Mayiladuthurai_district" title="Category:Cities and towns in Mayiladuthurai district">Cities and towns</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Corporations_and_Municipalities_of_Tamil_Nadu" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipal_corporations_in_Tamil_Nadu" title="List of municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu">Corporations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Avadi_Municipal_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Avadi Municipal Corporation">Avadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Chennai_Corporation" title="Greater Chennai Corporation">Chennai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coimbatore_Municipal_Corporation" title="Coimbatore Municipal Corporation">Coimbatore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuddalore_Municipal_corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Cuddalore Municipal corporation">Cuddalore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dindigul_Municipal_Corporation" title="Dindigul Municipal Corporation">Dindigul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erode_Municipal_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Erode Municipal Corporation">Erode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hosur_Municipal_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Hosur Municipal Corporation">Hosur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kancheepuram_Municipal_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Kancheepuram Municipal Corporation">Kancheepuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karaikudi_Municipal_Corporation" title="Karaikudi Municipal Corporation">Karaikudi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karur_Municipal_corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Karur Municipal corporation">Karur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumbakonam_Municipal_Corporation" title="Kumbakonam Municipal Corporation">Kumbakonam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madurai_Municipal_Corporation" title="Madurai Municipal Corporation">Madurai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagercoil_Municipal_Corporation" title="Nagercoil Municipal Corporation">Nagercoil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namakkal_Municipal_Corporation" title="Namakkal Municipal Corporation">Namakkal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pudukottai_Municipal_Corporation" title="Pudukottai Municipal Corporation">Pudukkottai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salem_Municipal_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Salem Municipal Corporation">Salem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sivakasi_Municipal_corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Sivakasi Municipal corporation">Sivakasi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tambaram_Municipal_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Tambaram Municipal Corporation">Tambaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thanjavur_Municipal_Corporation" title="Thanjavur Municipal Corporation">Thanjavur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thoothukkudi_City_Municipal_Corporation" title="Thoothukkudi City Municipal Corporation">Thoothukkudi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiruchirappalli_Municipal_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation">Tiruchirappalli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tirunelveli_Municipal_Corporation" title="Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation">Tirunelveli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiruppur_Municipal_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiruppur Municipal Corporation">Tiruppur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiruvannamalai_Municipal_Corporation" title="Tiruvannamalai Municipal Corporation">Tiruvannamalai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vellore_Municipal_Corporation" title="Vellore Municipal Corporation">Vellore</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_urban_Local_bodies_in_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="List of urban Local bodies in Tamil Nadu">Municipalities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Special grade</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dharmapuri" title="Dharmapuri">Dharmapuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kodaikanal" title="Kodaikanal">Kodaikanal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kovilpatti" title="Kovilpatti">Kovilpatti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnagiri" title="Krishnagiri">Krishnagiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maraimalai_Nagar" title="Maraimalai Nagar">Maraimalai Nagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayiladuthurai" title="Mayiladuthurai">Mayiladuthurai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pollachi" title="Pollachi">Pollachi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajapalayam" title="Rajapalayam">Rajapalayam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramanathapuram" title="Ramanathapuram">Ramanathapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theni_Allinagaram" title="Theni Allinagaram">Theni Allinagaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiruverkadu" title="Tiruverkadu">Tiruverkadu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udagamandalam" class="mw-redirect" title="Udagamandalam">Udagamandalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viluppuram" title="Viluppuram">Viluppuram</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Selection grade</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ambur" title="Ambur">Ambur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attur,_Salem" title="Attur, Salem">Attur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chidambaram" title="Chidambaram">Chidambaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coonoor" title="Coonoor">Coonoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dharapuram" title="Dharapuram">Dharapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gobichettipalayam" title="Gobichettipalayam">Gobichettipalayam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mannargudi" title="Mannargudi">Mannargudi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mettupalayam,_Coimbatore" title="Mettupalayam, Coimbatore">Mettupalayam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mettur" title="Mettur">Mettur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagapattinam" title="Nagapattinam">Nagapattinam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palani" title="Palani">Palani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pattukkottai" title="Pattukkottai">Pattukkottai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perambalur" title="Perambalur">Perambalur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranipet" title="Ranipet">Ranipet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenkasi" title="Tenkasi">Tenkasi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiruvarur" title="Thiruvarur">Thiruvarur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thuraiyur" title="Thuraiyur">Thuraiyur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tindivanam" title="Tindivanam">Tindivanam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiruchengode" title="Tiruchengode">Tiruchengode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tirupattur" title="Tirupattur">Tirupattur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udumalaipettai" title="Udumalaipettai">Udumalaipettai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valparai" title="Valparai">Valparai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaniyambadi" title="Vaniyambadi">Vaniyambadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virudhunagar" title="Virudhunagar">Virudhunagar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">First grade</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arakkonam" title="Arakkonam">Arakkonam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aarani,_Thiruvannamalai" title="Aarani, Thiruvannamalai">Arani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aranthangi" title="Aranthangi">Aranthangi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arcot,_Tamil_Nadu" title="Arcot, Tamil Nadu">Arcot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aruppukkottai" title="Aruppukkottai">Aruppukkottai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bodinayakkanur" title="Bodinayakkanur">Bodinayakkanur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chengalpattu" title="Chengalpattu">Chengalpattu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colachel" title="Colachel">Colachel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumbum,_Tamil_Nadu" title="Cumbum, Tamil Nadu">Cumbum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devakottai" title="Devakottai">Devakottai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edappadi" title="Edappadi">Edappadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gudiyatham" title="Gudiyatham">Gudiyatham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayankondam" title="Jayankondam">Jayankondam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadayanallur" title="Kadayanallur">Kadayanallur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kallakurichi" title="Kallakurichi">Kallakurichi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Komarapalayam" title="Komarapalayam">Komarapalayam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manapparai" title="Manapparai">Manapparai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palladam" title="Palladam">Palladam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panruti" title="Panruti">Panruti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramakudi" title="Paramakudi">Paramakudi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poonamallee" title="Poonamallee">Poonamallee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rasipuram" title="Rasipuram">Rasipuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sankarankovil" title="Sankarankovil">Sankarankovil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sathyamangalam" title="Sathyamangalam">Sathyamangalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sivaganga" title="Sivaganga">Sivaganga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Srivilliputhur" title="Srivilliputhur">Srivilliputhur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tirumangalam,_Madurai" title="Tirumangalam, Madurai">Tirumangalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiruvallur" title="Tiruvallur">Tiruvallur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiruttani" title="Tiruttani">Tiruttani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vedaranyam" title="Vedaranyam">Vedaranyam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virudhachalam" title="Virudhachalam">Virudhachalam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Second grade</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adirampattinam" title="Adirampattinam">Adirampattinam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambasamudram" title="Ambasamudram">Ambasamudram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariyalur" title="Ariyalur">Ariyalur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhavani,_Tamil_Nadu" title="Bhavani, Tamil Nadu">Bhavani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheyyar" title="Cheyyar">Cheyyar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinnamanur" title="Chinnamanur">Chinnamanur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edaganasalai" title="Edaganasalai">Edaganasalai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gudalur_(Coimbatore_district)" title="Gudalur (Coimbatore district)">Gudalur (Coimbatore)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gudalur,_Nilgiris" title="Gudalur, Nilgiris">Gudalur (Nilgiris)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gudalur,_Theni" title="Gudalur, Theni">Gudalur (Theni)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harur" title="Harur">Harur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jolarpettai" title="Jolarpettai">Jolarpettai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalakkad" title="Kalakkad">Kalakkad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kangeyam" title="Kangeyam">Kangeyam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karamadai" title="Karamadai">Karamadai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karumathampatti" title="Karumathampatti">Karumathampatti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kayalpatnam" title="Kayalpatnam">Kayalpatnam</a></li> <li><a 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