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Pattukkottai is a town in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India. It forms the headquarters of the Pattukkottai taluk of Thanjavur district and is one of the three municipalities in the district.

History
According to an inscription, the fortress of Pattukkottai was constructed by Vanaji Pandithar, a feudatory of the Thanjavur Maratha ruler Shahuji I in 1686-87. Pattukkottai was ruled by the Thanjavur Marathas till 1799, when it was annexed by the British East India Company. It became a part of Tanjore district in 1801.

Having a population of 7,503 in 1901, Pattukkottai experienced a population splurge between 1941 and 1981, when its population quadrupled. Sri Puradhana Vaneswarar temple is the most important Hindu temple in Pattukkottai and is of considerable antiquity.

Geography
Pattukkottai is located along the southeast coast of India in the East-central region of Tamil Nadu. Pattukkottai Municipality covers an area of 21.83 km2., and has an average elevation of 5 meters (16  feet). Pattukkottai is 48 km from the city of Thanjavur. The coast of the Bay of Bengal is just 12 km away, with Manora fort 15  km away from this town.

Pattukkottai lies on an extremely dry, rugged plateau. The Pattukkottai division is the only division of Thanjavur district which is not watered either by the Kaveri River or any of its tributaries. Pattukkottai comes under the "As" region of the Köppen climate classification, as it is situated in Tropical region and receive its maximum rainfall during the winter months from October, November and December. Due to its geographical position, Pattukkottai experiences Hot and Humid climate and there is no extreme variation in seasonal temperature. As it is nearer to equator, the summer season starts from April and extends till early June. This period observes the hottest part of the year, locally known as "Agni Nakshatram" or "Khatri".

Administration
The municipality of Pattukkottai was constituted on April 1, 1965 covering an area of 21.83 sq. kilometres. Pattukkottai was upgraded to a second-grade municipality on April 1, 1975 and a first-grade municipality on April 7, 1984. Presently, it is a selection-grade municipality and consists of 33 wards. The municipality is sub-divided into five revenue villages - Nadiyambal Puram, Kailasanathapuram, Maharajasamudram, Rengojiyappa Thottam and Pappaveli Palayamkottai.

Water supply and waste management are handled by the municipality. The town gets an average of 7.65 million litres of water everyday from the Sathankadu head works pumped from 3 pumping stations. There are a total of 32 kilometres of drains in the town. Pattukkottai has a total of 63 kilometres of metalled roads, 9.5 kilometres of cemented roads and 0,1 kilometre of unsurfaced roads. The municipality maintains 5 parks, 5 shopping complexes and a daily market.

Pattukkottai is a MLA constituency and has been a part of the Thanjavur parliamentary constituency from 2009. Prior to that, it fell within the Pudukkottai constituency. As per the latest draft electoral rolls released by the election commission, the Pattukottai assembly segment comprises 1,77,798 voters (85,476 male and 83,902 female). Besides Pattukkottai Municipality, the Assembly segment includes Madukkur Town Panchayat, Adirampattinam Town Panchayat and a number of villages.

Economy
In British times, brass vessels, cotton cloths and mats were the main manufactures of Pattukkottai. In 1951, anthropologist Kathleen Gough notes that Pattukkottai had the largest portion of zamindari and inam lands in Thanjavur district. Agriculture, using water from the Kaveri River for irrigation, is the mainstay of the area, though the town hosts a number of other businesses. Paddy and Coconut are the major crops. Pattukkottai was declared a "coir cluster" in September 2007 in order to promote traditional coir-based industries. In Tamil Nadu after Pollachi, coconut cultivation has been extensively done in Pattukkottai surroundings on 30,000 hectares. Pattukottai has been declared a Coir Cluster under a Central scheme called "Scheme Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries" (SFURT). A coconut complex at Ponnvarayankottai near Pattukottai is to be constructed at a cost of Rs.4 crore which will have sections for trading, grading coconuts and separating copra, drying yard, shops for traders, restrooms, information centre and parking lots. It would be expanded in future depending upon the needs of farmers. There are also demands to set up industries to promote Coir-related products with value addition.

Demographics
According to the census 2011 of India, Pattukkottai has a population of 73,097. Both Males and Females constitute 50% each of the population. The population under 6 years of age is 13.54%. The Literacy rate of this town is 83% much higher than the national average of 59.5%. Workers form 35.02% of the total population. The SC and ST populations are 5.86% and 1.06% respectively.

Tamil is the official language and is predominantly spoken. The most commonly used dialects is the Central Tamil dialect. English is widely understood in the town area.

Education
Pattukkottai has a total of 21 primary and secondary schools and a polytechnic college. There are two arts colleges - Meenakshi Chandrasekharan College and Enathi Rajappa College on the outskirts of Pattukkottai. There is also a new ANNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY TIRUCHIRAPPALLI - PATTUKKOTTAI CAMPUS RAJAMADAM near Pattukkuttai. There is also a library and an industrial technical institution in the town.

Government Boys Higher Secondary School is the one that serving many decades in Pattukkottai. This school is the one that gave education for more than half of the people living in Pattukkottai. Visit gbhsspkt.in to know more about.

Transport and communication
Pattukkottai is well-connected by road and rail with the rest of Tamil Nadu. There are regular buses to Chennai, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli, Kumbakonam, Thiruthuraipoondi, Mannargudi, Pudukkottai, Aranthangi and Karaikudi. Pattukkottai forms a part of the division no. 1 of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation which is headquartered at Kumbakonam. The town has one bus depot for inter-city bus services. Pattukkottai comes under Tiruchirappalli division of the Southern Railway. There have been plans to extend the Mannargudi-Needamangalam broad gauge line to Pattukkottai.

Banks & ATMs
As Pattukkottai serves as commerce and finance center for around 25 to 30 km radius, Banks and other finance institutions play an important role in the town's economic growth. Most PSU banks look always crowd. The ATM centers are becoming bustled with younger generation. The various banks in the town are:
 * Axis Bank (1 ATM)
 * City Union Bank (1 ATM)
 * Dhanalaxmi Bank (only ATM)
 * ICICI Bank (2 ATMs)
 * Indian Bank (1 ATM)
 * Indian Overseas Bank (1 ATM)
 * Karur Vysya Bank (1 ATM)
 * Lakshmi Vilas Bank (1 ATM)
 * State Bank of India (3 ATMs)
 * Syndicate Bank (1 ATM)
 * Union Bank of India (1 ATM)
 * HDFC Bank(1 ATM)

Co-operative banks

 * Thanjavur Co-Operative Bank
 * Co-Operative Urban Bank
 * Co-Operative LD Bank

Retail stores
Several prominent retail chains have their showrooms in Pattukkottai. Some of them include
 * Bata Shoes
 * Entyce - Retail showroom of the National Textile Corporation (NTC)
 * Hero Honda (Abi & Abi Motors)
 * Khadim's
 * Poorvika Mobile World
 * Sri Kaliswari Jewellers
 * TATA Gold Plus
 * The Mobile Store
 * Univercell - The Mobile Expert
 * Vasanth & Co

Besides regional players like Bombay Sweets etc. have footprint here.

Entertainment
The major entertainment for the PKT people is watching movies in theaters.
 * Annapoorna A/C DTS QUBE
 * Arun A/C DTS PXD
 * Ayya A/C DTS QUBE
 * Deva Theatre
 * Murugaiya DTS QUBE
 * Neela DTS QUBE
 * Rajamani DTS PXD

Apart from cinemas, others places of interest are:
 * Manora (fort), the beach and the Global village.
 * GBHSS ground, where youngsters hang around for playing, get together etc...
 * Gandhi Park
 * Udayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary near Muthupet

As the Cauvery delta region is known for temples, people also visit holy towns like Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Velankanni, Tirunallar and Nagore.

Media and communication
All Tamil Dailies like Dinathanthi, Dinamani, Dinamalar, Dinakaran, Kalaikadhir and English dailies such as The Hindu, The New Indian Express, Business Line and Deccan Chronicle are available in Pattukkottai. LPT - 54,100 W Range 15 KM Transmitter of Doordarshan Kendra Chennai has been installed in Pattukkottai. This town has various local TV channels beside the satellite channels like Sun, Star Vijay, Raj, Jaya and others. Among Radio channels, All India Radio's Tiruchirapalli AM station and FM channels like Kodai Rainbow FM and FM channels of Tiruchirapalli and Karaikal are popular.

The Mobile networks available in Pattukkottai are:

Eminent people
People born in Pattukkottai include:


 * R. Venkataraman (1910–2009) - Honorable former President of India, also the first elected MP from Thanjavur.
 * V. Nadimuthu Pillai - 1st MLA from Pattukkottai constituency.Dt Board chairman' and member of constitution Assembly of India.
 * V.R. Nedunchezhiyan (1920–2000) - Popularly known as "Navalar Nedunchezhiyan", Ex Finance Minister & acting Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu when MGR fell ill.
 * Kalyanasundaranar (1930–1959) - Poet, being called as "Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram".
 * Anjanenjan Azhakiri - a DMK Leader, sacrificed life in anti-Hindi agitations.
 * Pattukottai Davis - revolutionary Dravidian leader. He was a close associate of EVR Periyar and also Dravida kazhaga Thalapathi. He was a graduate of Madras Christian college Tambaram year 1924 in M.A.L.T.M.O.L and taught as a professor and principal. He was the Guru of poet Pattukottai Kalyanasundaram.
 * S.D. Somasundaram (1922–2001) - former State Minister.
 * Vijayakumar (actor).
 * V. N. Swaminathan - Congress leader.
 * K.Mahendran- All India secretory to Indian Youth Congress
 * Prabakar - Writer, known as Pattukkottai Prabakar.
 * Boopathy Pandian - Film Director.
 * Veerasingam - Film Director.