Ayikkudi Town Panchayat
Town Profile
- Ayikkudi Town Panchayat Located 60.00 K.M distance from Thenkasi District.
- Nearest Railway Station Name : Tenkasi , This Railway Station Located 6.00 k.m Distance from ayikkudi
- Nearest Airport Located in : Thoothukudi
- Bus Route Details : : Tenkasi to Surandai and Shenkottai to Surandai
- Sri Balasubiramania Samy Kovil - Ward No : 4 - Street Name - 4
- Sivan Kovil - Ward No : 5 - Street Name - 2
- Mahalingam Kovil - Ward No : 9 - Street Name - 3
- Utchi Pillayar Kovil - Ward No : 10 - Street Name - 1
- Jimma Masjid - Ward No : 9 - Street Name - 3
- St Antony s Church - Ward No : 15 - Street Name - 1 st street
- Margret Matha Church - Ward No : 12 - Street Name - 3 rd Street
| Festival Name | How many Days Celebrated | Which Month Celebrated | No of Peoples Participated | Notified/Non Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murugan Kovil Kanda Sasti | 7 | NOV | 2500 | NON-NOTIFIED |
| Mahalingam Kovil Pankuni Uthiram | 3 | FEB | 2000 | NON-NOTIFIED |
| St.Antonys chruch Festival | 13 | JUN | 2000 | NON-NOTIFIED |
| Nearest City Name | Direction | Distance from Town Panchayat |
|---|---|---|
| Surandai | East | 10.00 K.m |
| Shenkottai | West | 10.00 K.m |
| Kadayanallur | North | 10.00 K.m |
| Tenkasi | South | 6.00 K.m |
AYIKUDY FIRST GRADE TOWN PANCHAYAT
INDROUCTION OF THE TOWN PANCHAYAT
The Ayikudy Village is classified as Town Panchayat from 1969 and the Boundaries are noted below.
North: | Hanuman River |
East: | Surandai |
South: | Tenkasi |
West : | Shenkottai |
LOCATION OF THE TOWN PANCHAYAT
Ayikudy Town Panchayat located 8.5 km away from North of Tenkasi town and located in Triunelveli in the State of Tamil Nadu. The average annual rainfall is 626 mm and the maximum temperature varies from 28ºC to 32ºC. The town is well connected by bus route and train route. The town is about 620 Km from the capital city to Chennai.
HISTORY OF TOWN PANCHAYAT
AyikudyTown Panchayat is one of the First grade Town Panchayat in Tirunelveli zone which is selected for Infrastructural development and for developing governance. It is located at about 600 Km from Chennai. It has population of 15129 as per 2011 Census with an Area of 8.5 Sq.Km. The Town Panchayat is comprises of 15 Wards. It has 4 slums with Population of 4666 as per 2011 Census.
PHYSICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMICFEATURE:
LOCATION
Ayikudy a first grade town Panchayat in Tirunelveli Distict is located at 60.km from Tirunelveli City. The population as per 2011 census 15129 Ayikudy Town experiencedorganized agriculture allied industries and factories. The total area of the town is 8.5 sq.km.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The climate in the Ayikudy Town Panchayat is moderate. The average rainfall during a year is 960 mm and the town panchayat gets rainfall during the South West & North East Monsoon. Average temperature is 28.00 C minimum and 32.00 C is maximum. Major wind directions are East, Southeast in May and June and of West and North West in October and November. The soil type of this area is alluvial and Red soil and which is useful for cultivation of Paddy. The red and gravel soil is also found here which are utilized for the cultivation of other dry crops unlike other parts of the Taluk.
LAND USE PATTERN
It is observed that Agricultural areas are around. The town panchayat office and along the road leading to Surandai – Shenkottai National Highway road High and middle income residential areas are located in ward No. 6,10,11 and 15 middle income areas are in ward 8. The low income and EWS residential areas are situated in Ward No.13,14 and 5. The local body about 45% area of the Town Panchayat come under area of Agricultural land.
PHYSICAL AND SOCIO- ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE
WATER SUPPLY
The main source of Water Supply for the city as well as slum area is the scheme with Open well water supply Scheme and CWSS Scheme as source from which treated water quantity of 1.89 MLD is being drawn and distributed to the Town through a network of distribution system at the rate of 72 Lpcd.
ROAD
The total length of the internal roads coming under the Town Panchayat is 46.917 km. The classification of the road is as follows.
1. CC road - 4.095 km
2. B.T. Road - 32.113 km
3. Earthen road - 10.709 km
Total 46.917 km
There as about 659 street lights installed and maintained by the town panchayat classification of the street lights are as follows. Sodium 82 nos. Tube Lights 262 Nos, CFL lights 265 and LED 50 Nos . There are areas without streetlights also.
EDUCATION AND MEDICAL FACILITIES:
Ayikudy well known town for education facilities in the region. The town has 4 primary , 1 Middle and 3 higher secondary schools and One Engineering and One Arts Colleges around in the Town Panchayat Area.
Medical Facilities
In Ayikudy town Panchayat there are 1 hospitals licated. Here there is 1 Govt., hospital, so the peoples are to the nearest Govt., hospital Ayikudy with in town. BURIAL GROUND
The town and the hamlets has Six Burial Grounds. A small road is connecting between burial ground and the town and hamlets.
COMMERCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES.
The major commercial area and the type of commercial activities existing in the town. Generally all the temple areas are occupied by commercial activities. Therefore the town requires a comprehensive approach in evolving suitable plan for organizing and guiding the commercial developments within town especially around temple. which have got high heritage value. This necessitates for directing the future growth of commercial activities way from the central areas to outskirts in order to control the congestion and safeguard the heritage areas in the town. there is no daily market surrounding area. Hence agriculture productions are i.e. Sugar cane, Baddy vegetables and bananas are marketing in this town only for the surrounding area.