Umayalpuram
Umayalpuram | |
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village | |
 Interactive map of Umayalpuram | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Thanjavur |
| Taluk | Papanasam |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 4,697 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Umayalpuram is a village in the Papanasam taluk of Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Demographics
[edit]As per the 2001 census, Umayalpuram had a population of 4697, including 2383 males and 2314 females for a sex ratio of 971. The literacy rate was 76.72.
Geography
[edit]This village is on the Kumbakonam to Thiruvaiyaru route. It is 12 km from Kumbakonam. It is located near the Cauvery river. Umayalpuram is a plain in the Cauvery delta. Several endemic birds are found there. Peafowls, Ashy Prinia, Tawny flanked prinia, red-vented Bulbul, white browed Bulbul, oriental Magpie Robin, Bushchat, munia, mynah etc., are found there.
Economy
[edit]The major crops are rice, sugar cane, cotton, and banana.
Education
[edit]The village hosts a high school, which is more than 120 years old, Bharathy nursery and primary school, and a Government primary school.
Notables
[edit]- Sri Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman, a mridangam player, was born in the village.[citation needed]
- Sri Sridhar Vembu, founder of ZOHO Corporation, a software company, was also born in this village.
References
[edit]- "Primary Census Abstract - Census 2001". Directorate of Census Operations-Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 6 August 2009.
10°57′12″N 79°16′42″E / 10.9534°N 79.2784°E
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