Town Profile
- Parangipettai Town Panchayat Located 32.00 K.M distance from Cuddalore District.
- Nearest Railway Station Name : Parangipettai , This Railway Station Located 5.00 k.m Distance from parangipettai
- Nearest Airport Located in : Chennai
- Bus Route Details : : Cuddalore - Chidambaram
- Mosque - Ward No : 1 - Street Name - Nalladhambi Maricar Street
- Mosque - Ward No : 2 - Street Name - Kummatha palli Street
- Mosque - Ward No : 2 - Street Name - Vathiyapalli Street
- Pillaiyar Temple - Ward No : 3 - Street Name - Madha koil street
- Pillaiyar Temple - Ward No : 4 - Street Name - Karunanithi Salai
- Murugan Temple - Ward No : 4 - Street Name - Salangukara Street
- Pillaiyar Temple - Ward No : 4 - Street Name - Salangukara Street
- Mariyamman Koil Temple - Ward No : 4 - Street Name - Salangukara Street
- Pillaiyar Temple - Ward No : 4 - Street Name - Kodimara Street
- Mosque - Ward No : 5 - Street Name - Dhelli Sahib Dharga Street
- mosque - Ward No : 7 - Street Name - Revu Main Road
- Mosque - Ward No : 7 - Street Name - Meenkadai street
- Mosque - Ward No : 7 - Street Name - Dhonidhurai Street
- mosque - Ward No : 7 - Street Name - Kuttaiya Chatty Street
- Mariyamman koil street - Ward No : 8 - Street Name - Nellukadai Street
- mosque - Ward No : 8 - Street Name - Main Road
- Pillaiyar - Ward No : 8 - Street Name - Main Road
- Murugan Temple - Ward No : 8 - Street Name - Main Road
- Mosque - Ward No : 11 - Street Name - 2 Cross Erattai Kinattu Street
- Mosque - Ward No : 11 - Street Name - Hakka Sahip Tharga Street
- Mosque - Ward No : 12 - Street Name - Meerapalli
- Murugan Temple - Ward No : 12 - Street Name - Anna Nagar
- Pillaiyar Temple - Ward No : 12 - Street Name - Rengapillai Mandapan Street
- Amman Temple , Pillaiyar Temple, Mariyamman Temple - Ward No : 12 - Street Name - Vannarapalayam
- Parameswariyamman Temple - Ward No : 12 - Street Name - Mission Street
- Kamatchiyamman Temple, Pillaiyar Temple - Ward No : 13 - Street Name - Kamatchiyamman koil Street
- Samjeevirayar Temple - Ward No : 13 - Street Name - Keeraikara Street
- pillaiyar Temple - Ward No : 14 - Street Name - Thiyaga Chetty Street
- Murugan Temple - Ward No : 14 - Street Name - Kumara Koil Street
- Varadharaja Perumal Temple, pillaiyar Temple - Ward No : 14 - Street Name - Varadharaja perumal Koil Street
- Murugan Temple - Ward No : 7 - Street Name - Attangarai Street
- Poraiyadha Amman Temple - Ward No : 15 - Street Name - Poraiyadha koil street
- Pillaiyar Temple - Ward No : 15 - Street Name - Agaram Vanuvar Street
- Kaliyamman Temple - Ward No : 17 - Street Name - Agaram Kaliyamman koil Street
- Parameswari Amman koil street - Ward No : 17 - Street Name - Manambadi Kaliyamman koil Street
- NaraCimmar Temple - Ward No : 17 - Street Name - Agaram, Naracimmar Koil Street
- Murugan Temple - Ward No : 17 - Street Name - Agaram Rama Padaiyatchi Street
- Angalamman Temple - Ward No : 17 - Street Name - Kollumedu Angalamman Koil Street
- Murugan Temple - Ward No : 18 - Street Name - Agaram, Colony Murugan Koil Street
- Mariyamman Temple - Ward No : 18 - Street Name - Mariyamman Koill street
- Mariyamman Temple - Ward No : 18 - Street Name - Agaram, Railway Main Road Mariyamman koil Street
Festival Name | How many Days Celebrated | Which Month Celebrated | No of Peoples Participated | Notified/Non Notified |
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- | 0 | JAN | 0 | NON-NOTIFIED |
Nearest City Name | Direction | Distance from Town Panchayat |
---|---|---|
0 | East | 0.00 K.m |
Virudhachalam | West | 51.00 K.m |
Cuddalore | North | 32.00 K.m |
Chidambaram | South | 23.00 K.m |
CUDDALORE
DISTRICT
PARANGIPETTAI
TOWN PANCHAYAT
TOWN PROFILE
Location:
PARANGIPETTAI
is a Selection Grade Town Panchayat, coming under the Administrative territory
of Cuddalore District. The Town
Panchayat was constituted as per Director of Town Panchayat, Chennai proceeding
No. 733 dated. 01.10.1953 Selection
grade town panchayat. The town is located in 200 kms. The town panchayat extends over an area of
10.36 sq.km. The Revenue Village Agaram, Parangipettai has combined together to
form PARANGIPETTAI Town Panchayat.
Demographic Features of the Town |
||
1 |
Population
2011 |
25541 |
2 |
Average
Annual Growth rate |
34% |
3 |
Area
of the Town Panchayat |
11.81
sq.km. |
4 |
No.
of house holds ( 2011) |
6354 |
5 |
Average
House hold size ( 2011) |
55 % |
Demography:
The population o f the town 25541 in 2011.
Population Projections:
Assuming an annual growth of 34% percent during the last ten years, the
population in 2011 is 25541 and with and average house holds size of 55% the present no. of house
holds is estimated to be 6354. These,
figures are used to estimated the current levels of services and the
backlog/shortage. The population in 2021 is project assuming the same growth
rate. The growth needs are assessed for
this population.
INTRODUCTION
Parangipettai (Tamil: பரங்கிப்பேட்டை), historically called Porto
Novo ("New Port" in
Portuguese) is a panchayat town in Cuddalore districtin the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Parangipettai is located on the
north bank of the mouth of the Vellar river at a distance of 30 km from Cuddalore. From the capital city of Chennai, Parangipettai can be reached
through theNational Highway NH45A stretch between Cuddalore and Chidambaram.
Due to its
strategic location on the Coromandel Coast,
Parangipettai has long been a major trading centre. In particular, it was an
important trading destination for the Arabs, especially the Yemenis. During the
colonial era the Portuguese, Dutch and English successively colonized
the area.
There is also a Ghandian connection to this place. Anne Marie
Petersen became in 1909 a missionary in the so called Loventhal Mission. The
foundation stone was laid by Gandhi himself in 1921, and a few years later the
school was officially opened under the name Seva Mandir at a place called Porto
Novo, near Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu,
Today, Parangipettai has evolved into a well-developed town with
nearly all basic necessities such as healthcare, education and transport. It
also hosts a Marine Biology Station affiliated with the Annamalai University.
HISTORY
Through history, Parangipettai has taken many different names.
One was 'Portonovo' during the period of Portuguese colonial rule. Other names
were 'Muthukrishna puri' when the nayakkars ruled, 'Mohammed banthar' during
the era of the Mughal Empire. In Tamil, Parangi refers to Europeans, while Pettai means place. Thus,
Parangipettai literally translates to the
pettah or abode of the parangisor Europeans in Tamil. The Portuguese were the ones who
actually named this place "Porto Novo" ("
Muslims living in Parangipettai have a unique ancestry. Tamil is their
mother tongue but it has been heavily influenced by Urdu and Arabic.
Previously, especially during the Tamil Chola rule of Tamil Nadu, Arab traders
used to heavily trade around the
A large trace of these people are found in Singapore and
Malaysia.In 1801 Sir George Leith, who was then Lieutenant Governor of
Penang,Malaysia, appointed a prominent Indian Muslim leader, Cauder Mohudeen,
as Captain of the South Indian “Keling” community. He granted a piece of land
to build a mosque on the south side of
THE BATTLE OF PORTONOVO
The Battle of Porto Novo was fought here in 1781 during the Second Anglo-Mysore War. The conflict pitted the forces of theKingdom of Mysore under Karim Khan Sahib, accompanied by his father Hyder Ali, against forces belonging to the British East India Company under Sir Eyre Coote. Though they were outnumbered 5 to 1, the British prevailed.