Madukkur
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Madukkur
| settlement_type = Town panchayat
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|10.48|N|79.4|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Tamil Nadu
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Thanjavur
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 5
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 8
| population_total = 16273
| population_as_of = Government website
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Tamil
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 614903
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91 4373
| blank_name_sec1 = RTO regd.
| blank_info_sec1 = TN49
| website = {{URL|townpanchayat.in/madukkur}}
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Madukkur is a town in Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, India, that falls into Class IV of a "town panchayat".{{Cite web |title=ALPHABETICAL LIST OF TOWNS AND THEIR POPULATION |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/towns/tn_towns.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814134147/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/towns/tn_towns.pdf |archive-date=August 14, 2021 |website=Census of India}} In a 2001 census, its total population amounted to 16,273.{{Cite web |title=Cities/Towns (in alphabetic order): 2001 |url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 |access-date=2024-04-26 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 | archive-date=16 June 2004 }} The town has 5 primary schools, 3 middle schools, and 2 higher secondary schools. The town has a weekly market which is opened every Tuesday, and on festivals, it serves as a retailing place for its nearby villages. The town's primary occupation is agriculture, with its water irrigating from Kalyanavodai River.
Geography
Madukkur is located 12 km West of Pattukkottai, 18 km East of Muthupet, 15 km South of Adirampattinam, and 22 km North of Mannargudi.[https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Madukkur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Madukkur]
Education
- Ramambalpuram PUMS
- Government Boys Higher Secondary School
- Government Girls Higher Secondary School
- Fathima Mariam Higher Secondary School
- Ar-Rahman Nursery and Primary School
- Sandhapettai Government School
- E.H. Hema Nursery and Primary School
- Little Flower Nursery and Primary School
- Church Park Nursery & Primary School
- Theresa Nursery & Primary School
- PK Street PUMS School
- Chetty Theru Government School
- Oorachi Ondriya Thodaka Palli (Sun Gardan)
- Oorachi Ondriya Thodaka Palli (Edaiyakkadu)
- Ooratchi Ondriya Thodakka Palli (padappaikkadu)
- LVR Nursery & Primary School
- Silver Birds Nursery & Primary School
- Western Matriculation High School
- Annai Sumayya Arabic Madrasa For Girls
Banks
Madukkur Block
There are 33 villages in the Madukkur Block. Among them are:
Bus Routes
- Pattukkottai to Kumbakonam
- Pattukkottai to Mannargudi
- Mannargudi to Adirampattinam
- Papanadu to Perugavalnthan
- Pattukottai to Kalyanaodai
- Madukkur to Thanjavur
- Madukkur to Muthupet
- Madukkur to Chennai
- Madukkur to Nagore
- Madukkur to Vetharanyam