Panruti

Panruti பண்ருட்டி
Town
Entrance of Panruti Entrance of Panruti
Nickname(s): PRT
Panruti Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Named for	Making musical equipment raw materials and Jack fruites
Government
• Type	First Grade Municipality
• Body	Panruti Municipality
Elevation	32 m (105 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	60,323
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	607106
Telephone code	04142
Vehicle registration	TN-31-BS
Website	Panruti Municipality

Panruti is a town, municipality and taluk headquarters of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, India. Panruti is located between Cuddalore and Viluppuram. Panruti is famous for jackfruit and cashews. The jackfruit grown here is exported world wide and is very sweet. It is a business center of Cuddalore district. It has been a great commercial area for more than a 200 years. The name Panruti came from pan meaning song and ruti meaning music in Tamil, as the place is where many saints and great religious singers such as nayanmars and vainavas sung. A 150-year-old government school was built here by the British East India Company and a more-than-1000-year-old temple Veeratteswarar temple is nearby in Thiruvathigai. As of 2011, the town had a population of 60,323.

About the municipality

Panruti Panchayat was established as Town Panchayat in 1886 . Panruti Town Panchayat was established as Panruti Municipal with the inclusion of Thiruvathigai Town Panchayat then 3rd Grade Panruti Municipality was established by the inclusion of the following hamlet villages as per G.O Order No 2117 Dated 1.10.1966 by Tamil Nadu Govt. The villages are as follows.

• A.Andikuppam
• Seerankuppam
• Iriulankuppam
• T.Rajapalayam
• Vadakailasam
• Panruti
• V.Andikuppam
• Vizhamangalam

Due to the high revenue of agricultural income from crops such as jackfruit, cashews, and bettlenut this municipality was upgraded as 2nd Grade Municipality as per G.O Order No 533 Dated 22 March 1975 By the by Tamil Nadu Govt. As per Water Supply Department this municipality was upgraded as 1st Grade Municipality as per G.O. Order No 715 Dated 6.10.89 Total Area of this Municipality is 18.03 km². From 1969 onwards the Municipal Election are being conducted as per Tamil Nadu Government Rules. As per Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department Order No 133 Dated 6 June 1996 the strength of municipal councilors was increased from 24 to 33 due to the population increases as per the census in 1971.

Etymology

The name Panruti evolved from pannargal (a word for people who created music in ancient times). The creators of various panns were also titled as pannar.

Geography

Panruti is located on the main line of high ways. State highways Chennai-Kumbakonam and Cuddalore-Chittoor passes through Panruti. Panruti is located at . It has an average elevation of 32 metres (104 feet). The Kedilam River flows through the town.and thenpanni river town with both side by the river.

Panruti railway station's view

Economy

Panruti produces cashews, jackfruit, sugar cane and many vegetables. Panruti plays a major role in the cashew export business, exporting to Malaysia, Australia, Singapore, and the United States. It is known for its famous international jackfruit market, from where jackfruit is exported to many other countries. It is also a commercial center of Cuddalore district. The Rathinampillai market located in the center of the city attracts thousands of people everyday from morning 5:00 a.m. itself. Near by villages Anguchetty palayam, Chinnapettai, Thiruthuraiyur, Puthupettai, Bandrakottai, Mandhipalayam,and number of villages weaving the Lungi, Silk sarees.

Demographics

Religious census
Religion			Percent(%)
Hindu			87.36%
Muslim			11.0%
Christian			1.3%
Sikh			0.01%
Buddhist			0.03%
Jain			0.25%
Other			0.04%

According to 2011 census, Panruti had a population of 60,323 with a sex-ratio of 996 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 6,257 were under the age of six, constituting 3,204 males and 3,053 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 15.02% and .19% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 76.19%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had a total of 14170 households. There were a total of 21,822 workers, comprising 948 cultivators, 2,174 main agricultural labourers, 370 in house hold industries, 14,624 other workers, 3,706 marginal workers, 122 marginal cultivators, 1,660 marginal agricultural labourers, 93 marginal workers in household industries and 1,831 other marginal workers.

As per the religious census of 2011, Panruti had 87.36% Hindus, 11% Muslims, 1.3% Christians, 0.01% Sikhs, 0.03% Buddhists, 0.25% Jains and 0.04% following other religions.

Politics

The current political party in here is DMDK and the MLA is Mr.P.Sivakozunthu till the next assembly elections(2016). During the 2009 general elections, Panruti was a part of Cuddalore (Lok Sabha constituency)  that had the following six assembly segments. Tittakudi (SC), Vridhachalam, Neyveli, Cuddalore, Panruti and Kurinjipadi. Before 2009, Cuddalore Lok Sabha constituency composed of the following assembly segments:Ulundurpet (SC), Nellikkuppam, Cuddalore, Panruti, Rishivandinam and Sankarapuram. The Lok Sabha seat has been held by the Indian National Congress for eight terms during 1951–56, 1971–77, 1977–80. 1980–84, 1984–1989, 1989–91, 1991–96, and 2009–present, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam for four times during 1962–1967, 1967–71, 1999-04, and 2004–09, Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam once during 1998–99, Tamil Maanila Congress once during 1996-2001 and an independent during 1957–62, The current Member of Parliament from the constituency is A. Arunmozhithevan from the AIADMK.

Temples of Panruti

Veeratteswarar temple in nearby Thiruvathigai. According to the legend Thirugnana Sambanthar was glorified by the cosmic dance of Lord Shiva at this holy place. Appar's sister Thilakavathiyar settled here during her later years and devoted her lifetime service to the Lord Siva. Also notable saints Thirunavukkarasar, and Arunagirinathar visited and wrote many hymns on the Lord. Afflicted by a painful illness, Thirunavukkarasar prayed for relief at this temple where his sister Thilagavathiyar served and was cured. This temple is the place where Lord shiva destroyed three rakshashas (demons) and the three cities created by them. This temple is one among the 8 veera Siva temples in Tamil Nadu. Thiruvathigai Saranarayana Perumal, another name of Lord Vishnu, is the one who gave the saram (arrow) to Lord shiva for killing the demons. Hence the name Saranarayanar. 1300 Old Renganathar Temple is also located in Thiruvathigai dedicated to Lord Vishnu.