Illuppakkorai Explained

Illuppakkorai
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Thanjavur
Leader Title:Panchayat President
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:1526
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tamil
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30

Illuppakkorai is a village in the Papanasam taluk of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India.

Demographics

As per the 2001 census, Illuppakkorai had a total population of 1526 with 748 males and 778 females. The sex ratio was 1040. The literacy rate was 65.56.

ethnicity : East Indian, knowledge of languages : Tamil, Employment status : Agriculture. Village seems to have been founded by a small group of nomadic Agricultural families who tend to cultivate on wetlands.

Village was named after a variety of tree (illupai) + variety of grass (Korai) [marsh Reed] which were in abundance when it was first found. Most of these have been swept down for farming.

Village is in Delta region of River Cauvery & Kudamurutti. During rainy and winter season rivers used to flow in full and hence the contained alluvial (mostly fine sand) soil deposits of the village ooze in water, while summers are relatively dry.

Crops range from paddy, plantain, coconut, sugarcane, betel-nuts, betel-nut leaves and crops that survive on rich water supply. Village's economically is dependent agriculture, & hence source to water & River Cauvery play a vital role in its existence.

Notable peoples

Jayaranjan

References