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UZHAKUDI

This site Uzhakudi is geographically located at Northern Latitude of 8o4621.3168”, Eastern Longitude of 77o50,59.3592. By road which it is 12 km north-west from Thoothukudi a small village named ‘Uzhakudi’, situated in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu. I those Early days this place was ruled by four landlords, they appointed four families for farming work into their land. The Land Lords called the people as the Uzhavars (famers), dwelling place as called as Uzhavar kudi iruppu’. Now the Uzhavar Kudi Iruppu transformed into “Uzhakudi”. This village belongs to Marutham which is said as Agricultural land. As per the name, this village peoples depends on agriculture as their main occupation. In this place two ponds named as Uzhakudi kulam and Sampa Kulam serves as a feeder for agriculture land and people. Decades years ago 4 families came to work as a farmer is now populated to 200 families.