Nachiapuram Explained

Nachiapuram
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Tamil Nadu#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:10.0807°N 78.6712°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sivaganga
Governing Body:Kallal Panchayat
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:630207
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:04577
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Karaikkudi
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Sivaganga
Blank3 Name Sec1:Civic agency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Kallal Panchayat

Nachiapuram[1] is a Nagarathar village located in Sivagangai District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. Nachiapuram is a panchayat with elected members, and forms part of the Kallal Union.

History

The village of Nachiapuram was founded in the 1800s by Nagarthars migrating from Mekkudi, Kambanoor, Naduvikkottai, Siravayal, and other places. At that time the Amman Temple, Shivan Temple, and other facilities were built in the village.

Nachiapuram gets its name from the deity 'Nachiar Amman', worshipped as the Goddess that protects the village and its citizens.

Emigrants

In colonial times, Nachiapuram Nagarathars emigrated to countries like Sri Lanka, Singapore, Burma, Vietnam, amongst a few others.

Many of its Nagarathar citizens emigrated to Singapore in the 1930s and 1940s and to many other countries in the 1990s and 2000s. Around the 1950s and 1960s, by virtue of most Nagarathars in Singapore having emigrated from Nachiapuram, Singapore was known as Chinna Nachiapuram amongst the Nagarathar residents of Singapore.

Temples and festivals

Besides The Nachiar Amman Temple, Nachiapuram also has the Kattu Nachi Amman Temple, a Sivan Kovil, a common Pillayar Kovil and Thandayuthapani Kovil. The annual Thiruvizha function at the Amman Temples is a ritual that all Nachiapuram Folks look forward to year after year. The Thiruvizha is a ten-day event, with Letcharchanai, Amman Oorvalam and many other events termed as MandagapPadi.

Schools

Nachiapuram has two schools - an elementary school, teaching children up to 5th standard and a high school teaching children up to the tenth standard exams, SSLC. The schools are named after Jeyamkonda Vinayagar: Jeyamkonda Vinayagar Elementary School and Jeyamkonda Vinayagar High School. Jeyamkonda Vinayagar literally translates to "Victorious Lord Ganesa". Children from nearby villages attend the schools. Jeyamkonda Vinayagar Elementary School has completed 100 years of service and Jeyamkonda Vinayagar High School has completed 50 years of service. The school is providing bus facility to villages around Nachiapuram

Other facilities

Nachiapuram has a bank (Indian Bank), ATM, a police station, a post office, panchayathu office, a small health dispensary and a few shops. Water supply for the village is from two village tanks named after the nearby temples - the Amman Kovil Oorani and Sivan Koil Oorani. Water from these sources is pumped into an overhead tank and distributed to households and to public places by a system of pipes. There is a single postal delivery each day. Most homes in the village are served by landlines. With the advent of cellular phones communication is excellent. The village is on the local town bus routes and is connected to the nearest towns, Karaikudi and Thirupathur. Kathirvel Textile Mills is located in Nachiapuram.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NACHIAPURAM PIN CODE . news.abplive.com . ABP Network Private Limited . 16 August 2023.