| Athiyandal | |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates: | 12°N 79.0964°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Villupuram |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 605754 |
| Registration Plate: | TN 32 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Chennai, Salem, Trichy. |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Kallakurichi |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Rishivandiyam |
Athiyandal is a village in Tirukkoyilur, Taluk in Kallakurichi district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is about 18 km from the town of Thiruvannamalai.
Festivals are held in the village during the Tamil months of Karthikai; Thai (Makar Jyothi of Ayyappan) and Masi and Panguni (Panguni Uthiram is considered the birthday of Ayyanar). Usually the deity Murugan (Krishna) is worshipped within the temple, but on the day of the festival likenesses of the deities are taken through the streets so that all the locals can see them. Three richly decorated chariots, resembling temple structures, are pulled through the streets. Generally, a mass assembly of large a number of related family members is organized during the spring for a period of 2 to 3 days. The annual festival is traditionally opened with the hoisting of a flag. After this time, villagers neither can neither leave nor enter the village.
The Koothu performers dance and recite songs and narrations, which often end with moral quotes.
Athiyandal is heavily dependent on monsoon rains, and is therefore prone to droughts should the monsoons fail. The climate of the village ranges from dry sub-humid to semi-arid. The village has three distinct periods of rainfall:
The normal annual rainfall in the village is about 945mm, about 48% of which falls during the North East monsoon, and 32% during the South West monsoon. As the village is entirely dependent on rains for recharging its water resources, monsoon failures can lead to acute water scarcity and severe drought.
| 1.Name of School: | GOVT HIGH SCHOOL | 2.School ID: | 41632 | 3.Name of Habitation: | Athiyandal | |
| 4.Category of School: | Upper Primary | 5.Classification of School: | Govt. Aided | 6.Address: | Panchayat Union High School |
Athiyandal assembly constituency is part of Rishivandiyam (assembly constituency).
| Assembly | Duration | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Party | Margin | Constituency | Chief Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sixth | 1971-77 | A. G. Padmavathi | DMK | K. A. Ranganathan | NCO | 19,139 | Mugaiyur | M. Karunanidhi(2) | |
| Sixth | 1977-80 | G. Rangothaman | AIADMK | M. Shanmugam | DMK | 13,283 | Mugaiyur | M. G. Ramachandran | |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | R. Sundaramurthy | INC(I) | G. Ragothuman | AIADMK | 7,601 | Mugaiyur | M. G. Ramachandran(2) | |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | M. Chandrasekar | AIADMK | A. G. Sampath | DMK | 14,735 | Mugaiyur | M. G. Ramachandran(3)Janaki Ramachandran | |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | A. G. Sampath | DMK | M. Longan | INC(I) | 13,986 | Mugaiyur | M. Karunanidhi(3) | |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | R. Savithiri Ammal | AIADMK | A. G. Sampath | DMK | 25,420 | Mugaiyur | J. Jayalalithaa | |
| Eleventh | 1996-01 | A. G. Sampath | DMK | T. M. Aranganathan | AIADMK | 41,596 | Mugaiyur | M. Karunanidhi(4) | |
| Twelfth | 2001-06 | G. Gothandaraman | AIADMK | A. G. Sampath | DMK | 10,341 | Mugaiyur | O. PanneerselvamJ. Jayalalithaa(2) | |
| Thirteenth | 2006-2011 | V. A. T. Kaliyavarathan | PMK | Sinthanai Selvan | VCK | 8,457 | Mugaiyur | M. Karunanidhi(5) | |
| Fourteenth | 2011-16 | Vijayakanth | DMDK | S. Sivaraj | INC | 30,795 | Rishivandiyam | J. Jayalalithaa(3) |