Manjakkudi Explained

Manjakkudi
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Tamil Nadu#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:10.835°N 79.5°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Tiruvarur district
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:2500
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tamil
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30

Manjakkudi is a village on the banks of Kaveri river in Tiruvarur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It comes under the Kudavasal Taluk.[1]

Education

Manjakkudi is the educational hub of the entire district of Tiruvarur. It is one of the few villages in India where education facilities from kindergarten to a Masters program, including M. Phil, are provided.

Rural BPO

WIPRO BPO, the Business Process Outsourcing arm of Wipro Technologies, are creating a centre at Manjakkudi. More than 50 employees working in Wipro.[2]

Rice varieties

In 2013 Sheela Balaji organised a festival here dedicated to grains. The annual festival has attracted farmers and it has led to the replanting of old rice varieties.[3] Balaji was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar for her work preserving and growing rare rice varieties. The rice is sold in Chennai using a map of Manjakkudi is the logo.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tiruvarur District, Tamil Nadu . 13 December 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060113073936/http://www.tiruvarur.tn.nic.in/ . 13 January 2006 . dead .
  2. Web site: Business News Live, Share Market News - Read Latest Finance News, IPO, Mutual Funds News. 2021-01-13. The Economic Times.
  3. Web site: 2017-07-21. This Woman's Preserved 30 Indigenous Rice Varieties & Is Making Sure You Get a Grain of History Too!. 2021-01-13. The Better India. en-US.
  4. Web site: 7 March 2018. Meet Ms. Sheela Balaji, #NariShakti Puraskar 2017 awardee.. 13 January 2021. PIB India.