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{{Short description|Historical City in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Short description|Historical City in Chennai, India}}
{{About|the municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu, India|its namesake district|Thanjavur District}}
{{About|the municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu, India|its namesake district|Thanjavur District}}
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| population_rank          = [[List of urban agglomerations in Tamil Nadu|11th in Tamil Nadu]]
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| Collector's Name        = A. Annadurai I.A.S.
| Collector's Name        = Dinesh Ponraj Oliver I.A.S.
| Literacy rate            = 82.64%
| Literacy rate            = 92.64%
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'''Thanjavur''' ({{IPA-ta|taɲdʑaːʋuːɾ|lang}}), also '''Tanjore''',<ref name="britannicap195">[[#Pletcher|Pletcher]] 2010, p. 195</ref> is a city in the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. Thanjavur is the 11th biggest city in Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur is an important center of [[South Indian culture|South Indian]] religion, art, and architecture. Most of the [[Great Living Chola Temples]], which are [[World Heritage Sites|UNESCO World Heritage Monuments]], are located in and around Thanjavur. The foremost among these, the [[Brihadeeswara Temple]], is located in the centre of the city. Thanjavur is also home to [[Tanjore painting]], a painting style unique to the region.
'''Thanjavur''' ({{IPA-ta|t̪aɲdʑaːʋuːɾ|lang}}), also '''Tanjore''',<ref name="britannicap195">[[#Pletcher|Pletcher]] 2010, p. 195</ref> is a city in [[Tamil Nadu]]. Thanjavur is the 8th biggest city in Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur is an important center of [[South Indian culture|South Indian]] religion, art, and architecture. Most of the [[Great Living Chola Temples]], which are [[World Heritage Sites|UNESCO World Heritage Monuments]], are located in and around Thanjavur. The foremost among these, the [[Brihadeeswara Temple]], built by the Chola emperor [[Rajaraja I]], is located in the centre of the city. Thanjavur is also home to [[Tanjore painting]], a painting style unique to the region.
 
Thanjavur is the headquarters of the [[Thanjavur District]]. The city is an important agricultural centre located in the [[Cauvery Delta|Kaveri Delta]] and is known as the ''Rice bowl of Tamil Nadu''. Thanjavur is administered by a [[Thanjavur Municipal Corporation|municipal corporation]] covering an area of {{convert|128.02|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}} and had a population of 290,720 in 2011. Roadways are the major means of transportation, while the city also has rail connectivity. The nearest airport is [[Tiruchirapalli International Airport]], located {{convert|59.6| km|mi|abbr=on}} away from the city. The nearest seaport is [[Karaikal port|Karaikal]], which is {{convert|94|km|mi|abbr=on}} away from Thanjavur.
Thanjavur is the headquarters of the [[Thanjavur District]]. The city is an important agricultural centre located in the [[Cauvery Delta|Kaveri Delta]] and is known as the ''Rice bowl of Tamil Nadu''. Thanjavur is administered by a [[Thanjavur Municipal Corporation|municipal corporation]] covering an area of {{convert|128.02|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}} and had a population of 290,720 in 2011. Roadways are the major means of transportation, while the city also has rail connectivity. The nearest airport is [[Tiruchirapalli International Airport]], located {{convert|59.6| km|mi|abbr=on}} away from the city. The nearest seaport is [[Karaikal port|Karaikal]], which is {{convert|94|km|mi|abbr=on}} away from Thanjavur.
The city first rose to prominence during the reign of the [[Cholas]] when it served as the capital of the empire. After the fall of the Cholas, the city was ruled by various dynasties such as the [[Mutharaiyar dynasty]], the [[Pandyas]], the [[Vijayanagar Empire]], the [[Madurai Nayaks]], the [[Thanjavur Nayaks]], the [[Thanjavur Marathas]] and the [[British Empire]]. It has been a part of independent India since 1947.
The city first rose to prominence during the reign of the [[Cholas]] when it served as the capital of the empire. After the fall of the Cholas, the city was ruled by various dynasties such as the [[Mutharaiyar dynasty]], the [[Pandyas]], the [[Vijayanagar Empire]], the [[Madurai Nayaks]], the [[Thanjavur Nayaks]], the [[Thanjavur Marathas]] and the [[British Empire]]. It has been a part of independent India since 1947.


== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==
The city's name "Thanjavur" is believed to be derived from the name of a Mutharayar king, "Thananjay" or "Dhananjaya". Thananjaya (Dhananjaya) added to -Oor gives the name Thanjavur. The Kalamalla stone inscription (the first stone inscription) was made by the [[Telugu Chodas|Renati Chola]] king, Erikal Muthuraju Dhanunjaya Varma of 575 CE{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}. The city's name is also believed to be derived from the term 'thanjam puguntha oor' which means "the town for refugees", Thanjam puguntha oor-Thanjavur. The term also refers to the hospitality of the natives.However, according to a local legend, the word ''Thanjavur'' was derived from "Tanjan", who was a Demon<ref name="southern India">{{cite book|title=Southern India: Its History, People, Commerce and Industrial Resources|page=465|author1=Playne Wright Somerset Staff |author2=Somerset Playne |author3=J. W. Bond |author4=Arnold Wright |publisher=Somerset Playne|year=1914}}</ref><ref name="Ayyar">{{Cite book |last=Ayyar |first=P. V. Jagadisa |title=South Indian shrines: illustrated |year=1991 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |location=New Delhi |isbn=81-206-0151-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NLSGFW1uZboC&pg=PA410 |pages=410–423 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527062745/https://books.google.com/books?id=NLSGFW1uZboC&pg=PA410 |archive-date=27 May 2016 }}</ref> who was killed on this very place and that asura asked to make a beautiful city there in [[Hindu mythology]] and later the asura(giant) was killed in what is now Thanjavur (formerly Tanjore) by the Hindu god [[Neelamegha Perumal temple|Neelamegha Perumal]], a form of [[Vishnu]].
The city's name is believed to be derived from a portmanteau of "thanjam puguntha oor" ({{lang-ta|தஞ்சம் புகுந்த ஊர்}}) which means "the town where refugees entered", referring to the town's history of providing hospitality to newcomers. According to another local legend, the word ''Thanjavur'' was derived from "Tanjan", who was a Demon<ref name="southern India">{{cite book|title=Southern India: Its History, People, Commerce and Industrial Resources|page=465|author1=Playne Wright Somerset Staff |author2=Somerset Playne |author3=J. W. Bond |author4=Arnold Wright |publisher=Somerset Playne|year=1914}}</ref><ref name="Ayyar">{{Cite book |last=Ayyar |first=P. V. Jagadisa |title=South Indian shrines: illustrated |year=1991 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |location=New Delhi |isbn=81-206-0151-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NLSGFW1uZboC&pg=PA410 |pages=410–423 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527062745/https://books.google.com/books?id=NLSGFW1uZboC&pg=PA410 |archive-date=27 May 2016 }}</ref> who was killed on this very place and that asura asked to make a beautiful city there in [[Hindu mythology]] and later the asura was slain in what is now Thanjavur by the Hindu god [[Neelamegha Perumal temple|Neelamegha Perumal]], a form of [[Vishnu]]. The city's name "Thanjavur" might also be derived from the name of a Mutharayar king, "Thananjay" or "Dhananjaya". Thananjaya (Dhananjaya) added to -Oor gives the name Thanjavur. The Kalamalla stone inscription (the first stone inscription) was made by the king, Erikal Muthuraju Dhanunjaya Varma of 575 CE{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}.


==History==
==History==
[[File:Thanjavurtown1955.png|200px|left|thumb|Map of Thanjavur city in 1955|alt=image of the old city map]]
[[File:Thanjavurtown1955.png|200px|left|thumb|Map of Thanjavur city in 1955|alt=image of the old city map]]
This place was previously called [[Sirkazhi|Śiyāli]]. Indra once fled to this place in fear of the asura called [[Śūrapadmā|Śūrapadma]] and did tapas here.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mani |first=Vettam |url=http://archive.org/details/puranicencyclopa00maniuoft |title=Puranic encyclopaedia : a comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature |date=1975 |publisher=Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass |others=Robarts - University of Toronto}}</ref>
This place was previously called [[Sirkazhi|Śiyāli]]. Indra once fled to this place in fear of the asura called [[Śūrapadmā|Śūrapadma]] and did tapas here.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mani |first=Vettam |url=http://archive.org/details/puranicencyclopa00maniuoft |title=Puranic encyclopaedia : a comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature |date=1975 |publisher=Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass |others=Robarts - University of Toronto|isbn=9780842608220 }}</ref>


There are no references to Thanjavur in the [[Sangam period]] (third century BCE to fourth century CE) [[Tamil language|Tamil]] records, though some scholars believe that the city has existed since that time. [[Kovilvenni|Kovil Venni]], situated {{convert|15|mi|km}} to the east of the city, was the site of the [[Battle of Venni]] between the Chola king [[Karikala]] and a confederacy of the [[Chera Dynasty|Cheras]] and the [[Pandyas]].<ref name="sastrip32">[[#Sastri|Sastri]] 1935, p. 32</ref> The Cholas seemed to have faced an invasion of the [[Kalabhras]] in the third century CE after which the kingdom faded into obscurity. The region around present day Thanjavur was conquered by the [[Mutharayar]]s during the sixth century, who ruled it up to 849.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}
There are no references to Thanjavur in the [[Sangam period]] (third century BCE to fourth century CE) [[Tamil language|Tamil]] records, though some scholars believe that the city has existed since that time. [[Kovilvenni|Kovil Venni]], situated {{convert|15|mi|km}} to the east of the city, was the site of the [[Battle of Venni]] between the Chola king [[Karikala]] and a confederacy of the [[Chera Dynasty|Cheras]] and the [[Pandyas]].<ref name="sastrip32">[[#Sastri|Sastri]] 1935, p. 32</ref> The Cholas seemed to have faced an invasion of the [[Kalabhras]] in the third century CE after which the kingdom faded into obscurity. The region around present day Thanjavur was conquered by the [[Mutharayar]]s during the sixth century, who ruled it up to 849.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}


The [[Cholas]] came to prominence once more through the rise of the [[Medieval Chola]] monarch [[Vijayalaya]] (841–878) in about 850.<ref name="sastrip110">[[#Sastri|Sastri]] 1935, p. 110</ref> Vijayalaya conquered Thanjavur from the Mutharayar king Elango Mutharayar and built a [[Thanjavur Nisumbasuthani Temple|temple]] dedicated to the Hindu goddess Nisumbhasudani.<ref name="sastrip448">[[#Sastri|Sastri]] 1935, p. 448</ref> His son [[Aditya I]] (871–901) consolidated their hold over the city.<ref name="sastrip110" /> The [[Rashtrakuta]] king [[Krishna II]] (878–914), a contemporary of the Chola king [[Parantaka I]] (907–950), claims to have conquered Thanjavur, but there are no records to support the claim.<ref name="sastrip132">[[#Sastri|Sastri]] 1935, p. 132</ref> Gradually, Thanjavur became the most important city in the Chola Empire and remained its capital till the emergence of [[Gangaikonda Cholapuram]] in about 1025.<ref name="history"/><ref>{{cite book|title=India through the ages|url=https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada|last=Gopal|first=Madan|year= 1990| page= [https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada/page/185 185]|editor=K.S. Gautam|publisher=Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India}}</ref> During the first decade of the eleventh century, the Chola king [[Raja Raja Chola I]] (985–1014) constructed the [[Brihadeeswarar Temple]] at Thanjavur. The temple is considered to be one of the best specimens of Tamil architecture.<ref>{{cite book| first=Francis D.K.| last= Ching| year= 2007| title= A Global History of Architecture
The [[Cholas]] came to prominence once more through the rise of the [[Medieval Chola]] monarch [[Vijayalaya]] (841–878 CE) in about 850 CE.<ref name="sastrip110">[[#Sastri|Sastri]] 1935, p. 110</ref> Vijayalaya conquered Thanjavur from the Mutharayar king Elango Mutharayar and built a [[Thanjavur Nisumbasuthani Temple|temple]] dedicated to the Hindu goddess Nisumbhasudani.<ref name="sastrip448">[[#Sastri|Sastri]] 1935, p. 448</ref> His son [[Aditya I]] (871–901) consolidated their hold over the city.<ref name="sastrip110" /> The [[Rashtrakuta]] king [[Krishna II]] (878–914), a contemporary of the Chola king [[Parantaka I]] (907–950), claims to have conquered Thanjavur, but there are no records to support the claim.<ref name="sastrip132">[[#Sastri|Sastri]] 1935, p. 132</ref> Gradually, Thanjavur became the most important city in the Chola Empire and remained its capital till the emergence of [[Gangaikonda Cholapuram]] in about 1025.<ref name="history"/><ref>{{cite book|title=India through the ages|url=https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada|last=Gopal|first=Madan|year= 1990| page= [https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada/page/185 185]|editor=K.S. Gautam|publisher=Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India}}</ref> During the first decade of the eleventh century, the Chola king [[Raja Raja Chola I]] (985–1014) constructed the [[Brihadeeswarar Temple]] at Thanjavur. The temple is considered to be one of the best specimens of Tamil architecture.<ref>{{cite book| first=Francis D.K.| last= Ching| year= 2007| title= A Global History of Architecture
| url=https://archive.org/details/globalhistoryofa0000chin| url-access=registration| publisher=John Wiley and Sons| location=New York| pages= [https://archive.org/details/globalhistoryofa0000chin/page/338 338–339] | isbn=978-0-471-26892-5}}</ref><ref name="mitchellp91"/><ref>{{cite book| first= John| last= Man| year= 1999| title= Atlas of the Year 1000| publisher= Penguin Books| location= United Kingdom| isbn= 0-7946-0011-5| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=j-CgtWP38nsC&q=thanjavur| url-status= live| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210413225219/https://books.google.com/books?id=j-CgtWP38nsC&q=thanjavur| archive-date= 13 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| first= Binda| last= Thapar| year= 2004| title= Introduction to Indian Architecture
| url=https://archive.org/details/globalhistoryofa0000chin| url-access=registration| publisher=John Wiley and Sons| location=New York| pages= [https://archive.org/details/globalhistoryofa0000chin/page/338 338–339] | isbn=978-0-471-26892-5}}</ref><ref name="mitchellp91"/><ref>{{cite book| first= John| last= Man| year= 1999| title= Atlas of the Year 1000| publisher= Penguin Books| location= United Kingdom| isbn= 0-7946-0011-5| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=j-CgtWP38nsC&q=thanjavur| url-status= live| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210413225219/https://books.google.com/books?id=j-CgtWP38nsC&q=thanjavur| archive-date= 13 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| first= Binda| last= Thapar| year= 2004| title= Introduction to Indian Architecture
| publisher= Periplus Editions| location=Singapore| pages= 43, 52–53| isbn= 0-7946-0011-5}}</ref>
| publisher= Periplus Editions| location=Singapore| pages= 43, 52–53| isbn= 0-7946-0011-5}}</ref>
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Thanjavur is an important pilgrim centre and a major tourist destination of Tamil Nadu.<ref name="tourismtn">{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/deptst/Tourism.pdf|publisher=Tourism Department, Government of Tamil Nadu|title=Tourism in Tamil Nadu|access-date=3 July 2012|page=513|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225010010/http://www.tn.gov.in/deptst/Tourism.pdf|archive-date=25 December 2012}}</ref> [[South Zone Culture Centre]] in Thanjavur is one of the regional cultural centres established by the Government of India to preserve and promote cultural heritage of India.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/south-zone-cultural-centre-to-celebrate-silver-jubilee-soon/article4363586.ece| title= South zone cultural centre to celebrate silver jubilee soon| work= The Hindu| location= Chennai, India| date= 31 January 2013| access-date= 29 December 2012| url-status= live| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140513011744/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/south-zone-cultural-centre-to-celebrate-silver-jubilee-soon/article4363586.ece| archive-date= 13 May 2014}}</ref> There were 2,002,225 Indian and 81,435 foreign tourist arrivals in 2009 to Thanjavur.<ref name="tourismtn" /> The most visited monument in Thanjavur is the [[Brihadeeswarar Temple]], whose construction, the historian [[Percy Brown (scholar)|Percy Brown]] described as "a landmark in the evolution of building art in South India".<ref name="seshadrip66">[[#Seshadri|Seshadri]] 1998, p. 66</ref><ref name="asi">{{cite web|title=World Heritage Sites – Chola Temple – Brihadisvara|url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_whs_cholabt.asp|publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]]|access-date=29 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922114449/http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_whs_cholabt.asp|archive-date=22 September 2013}}</ref> Built in the 11th century by the Chola king [[Raja Raja Chola I]] (985–1014), the temple is dedicated to the Hindu god [[Shiva]].<ref name="asi" /> The walls of the sanctum are covered with wall paintings from the Chola and Nayak periods.<ref name="paint">{{cite news| url= http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/02/28/stories/2003022801300600.htm| title= ASI restores 400-{{Sic|hide=y|year}}old paintings| location= Chennai, India| date= 28 February 2010| access-date= 29 December 2012| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131103144641/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/02/28/stories/2003022801300600.htm| archive-date= 3 November 2013| work= [[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2410/stories/20070601004907400.htm|title=Ajanta of the South|work=Frontline|volume=24|issue=10|date=1 June 2007|access-date=29 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305214947/http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2410/stories/20070601004907400.htm|archive-date=5 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2410/stories/20070601000106500.htm|title=Photographic feat|work=Frontline|volume=24|issue=10|date=1 June 2007|access-date=29 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305214937/http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2410/stories/20070601000106500.htm|archive-date=5 March 2012}}</ref> The temple was designated a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]] in 1987. It is replicated in the [[Gangaikonda Cholesvarar Temple]] constructed by Raja Raja's son [[Rajendra Chola I]] (1012–44).<ref name="asi" /><ref name="unesco">{{cite web | url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/250 | title=Great Living Chola Temples | year=1987 | publisher=World Heritage Convention, UNESCO | access-date=29 December 2012 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130105115252/https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/250 | archive-date=5 January 2013 }}</ref>
Thanjavur is an important pilgrim centre and a major tourist destination of Tamil Nadu.<ref name="tourismtn">{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/deptst/Tourism.pdf|publisher=Tourism Department, Government of Tamil Nadu|title=Tourism in Tamil Nadu|access-date=3 July 2012|page=513|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225010010/http://www.tn.gov.in/deptst/Tourism.pdf|archive-date=25 December 2012}}</ref> [[South Zone Culture Centre]] in Thanjavur is one of the regional cultural centres established by the Government of India to preserve and promote cultural heritage of India.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/south-zone-cultural-centre-to-celebrate-silver-jubilee-soon/article4363586.ece| title= South zone cultural centre to celebrate silver jubilee soon| work= The Hindu| location= Chennai, India| date= 31 January 2013| access-date= 29 December 2012| url-status= live| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140513011744/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/south-zone-cultural-centre-to-celebrate-silver-jubilee-soon/article4363586.ece| archive-date= 13 May 2014}}</ref> There were 2,002,225 Indian and 81,435 foreign tourist arrivals in 2009 to Thanjavur.<ref name="tourismtn" /> The most visited monument in Thanjavur is the [[Brihadeeswarar Temple]], whose construction, the historian [[Percy Brown (scholar)|Percy Brown]] described as "a landmark in the evolution of building art in South India".<ref name="seshadrip66">[[#Seshadri|Seshadri]] 1998, p. 66</ref><ref name="asi">{{cite web|title=World Heritage Sites – Chola Temple – Brihadisvara|url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_whs_cholabt.asp|publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]]|access-date=29 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922114449/http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_whs_cholabt.asp|archive-date=22 September 2013}}</ref> Built in the 11th century by the Chola king [[Raja Raja Chola I]] (985–1014), the temple is dedicated to the Hindu god [[Shiva]].<ref name="asi" /> The walls of the sanctum are covered with wall paintings from the Chola and Nayak periods.<ref name="paint">{{cite news| url= http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/02/28/stories/2003022801300600.htm| title= ASI restores 400-{{Sic|hide=y|year}}old paintings| location= Chennai, India| date= 28 February 2010| access-date= 29 December 2012| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131103144641/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/02/28/stories/2003022801300600.htm| archive-date= 3 November 2013| work= [[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2410/stories/20070601004907400.htm|title=Ajanta of the South|work=Frontline|volume=24|issue=10|date=1 June 2007|access-date=29 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305214947/http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2410/stories/20070601004907400.htm|archive-date=5 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2410/stories/20070601000106500.htm|title=Photographic feat|work=Frontline|volume=24|issue=10|date=1 June 2007|access-date=29 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305214937/http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2410/stories/20070601000106500.htm|archive-date=5 March 2012}}</ref> The temple was designated a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]] in 1987. It is replicated in the [[Gangaikonda Cholesvarar Temple]] constructed by Raja Raja's son [[Rajendra Chola I]] (1012–44).<ref name="asi" /><ref name="unesco">{{cite web | url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/250 | title=Great Living Chola Temples | year=1987 | publisher=World Heritage Convention, UNESCO | access-date=29 December 2012 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130105115252/https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/250 | archive-date=5 January 2013 }}</ref> King Raja Raja Chola memorial to have a complete makeover soon in Thanjavur.
[[File:01CholasDynastyRuledThanjavurRoyalPlace&DurbarHall&CenterCourtView.jpg|left|thumb|Thanjavur Royal Palace courtyard|alt=A historic palace with pillared structure]]
[[File:01CholasDynastyRuledThanjavurRoyalPlace&DurbarHall&CenterCourtView.jpg|left|thumb|Thanjavur Royal Palace courtyard|alt=A historic palace with pillared structure]]
[[File:Serfoji II and Amar Singh of Tanjore.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Figure depicting a [[Tanjore painting]]|alt=A painting depicting a parade]]
[[File:Serfoji II and Amar Singh of Tanjore.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Figure depicting a [[Thanjavur painting]]|alt=A painting depicting a parade]]
The [[Thanjavur Maratha palace]] was the official residence of the [[Bhonsle]] family who ruled over the Thanjavur region from 1674 to 1855. It was originally constructed by the rulers of the [[Thanjavur Nayak kingdom]] and after their fall, it served as the official residence of the Thanjavur Marathas.<ref name="tourist">{{cite web|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/about-interst.htm|title=Tourist places in Thanjavur|publisher=Thanjavur Municipality|access-date=2 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617122426/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/about-interst.htm|archive-date=17 June 2013}}</ref> When most of the Thanjavur Maratha kingdom was annexed by the British Empire in 1799, the Thanjavur Marathas continued to hold sway over the palace and the surrounding fort. The southern side of the third quadrangle of the palace has a {{convert|190|ft|m|abbr=on}} tower-like building, called the Goodagopuram.<ref name="tourist"/>
The [[Thanjavur Maratha palace]] was the official residence of the [[Bhonsle]] family who ruled over the Thanjavur region from 1674 to 1855. It was originally constructed by the rulers of the [[Thanjavur Nayak kingdom]] and after their fall, it served as the official residence of the Thanjavur Marathas.<ref name="tourist">{{cite web|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/about-interst.htm|title=Tourist places in Thanjavur|publisher=Thanjavur Municipality|access-date=2 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617122426/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/about-interst.htm|archive-date=17 June 2013}}</ref> When most of the Thanjavur Maratha kingdom was annexed by the British Empire in 1799, the Thanjavur Marathas continued to hold sway over the palace and the surrounding fort. The southern side of the third quadrangle of the palace has a {{convert|190|ft|m|abbr=on}} tower-like building, called the Goodagopuram.<ref name="tourist"/> Punnainallur Mariamman temple is about 7&nbsp;km from Brihadeeswara temple. This temple was built by the first Maratha king of Thanjavur Venkoji in the year 1680.


The [[Saraswathi Mahal Library]], established around 1700 and located in the premises of the palace, contains over 30,000 Indian and European manuscripts written on palm leaf and paper.<ref name="tjlib">{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasvatimahallibrary.tn.nic.in/library/Departments/Manuscripts/manuscripts.html |title=Sarasvati Mahal Library |access-date=2 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110226234818/http://www.sarasvatimahallibrary.tn.nic.in/library/Departments/Manuscripts/manuscripts.html |archive-date=26 February 2011 }}</ref> Over eighty per cent of its manuscripts are in [[Sanskrit]] and many of them are on palm leaves. The Tamil works include treatises on medicine, and commentaries on [[Sangam literature]].<ref name="tourist"/> The Rajaraja Chola art gallery is located inside the palace – it has a large collection of stone and bronze images from the ninth to 12th centuries. Most of the idols present in the gallery were collected from various temples in the Thanjavur district.<ref name="various70">[[#Various|Various]] 2007, p. 70.</ref> The [[Sivaganga Park]] is situated to the east of the Brihadeeswarar Temple and encompasses the Sivaganga Tank believed to have been built by the king Raja Raja Chola. It was created as a people's park by the Tanjore municipality in 1871–72.<ref name="hemingwayp271">[[#Hemingway|Hemingway]] 1907, p. 271</ref> It has a collection of plants, animals and birds and serves as a zoo for children within the&nbsp;city.<ref name="tourist"/>
The [[Saraswathi Mahal Library]], established around 1700 and located in the premises of the palace, contains over 30,000 Indian and European manuscripts written on palm leaf and paper.<ref name="tjlib">{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasvatimahallibrary.tn.nic.in/library/Departments/Manuscripts/manuscripts.html |title=Sarasvati Mahal Library |access-date=2 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110226234818/http://www.sarasvatimahallibrary.tn.nic.in/library/Departments/Manuscripts/manuscripts.html |archive-date=26 February 2011 }}</ref> Over eighty per cent of its manuscripts are in [[Sanskrit]] and many of them are on palm leaves. The Tamil works include treatises on medicine, and commentaries on [[Sangam literature]].<ref name="tourist"/> The Rajaraja Chola art gallery is located inside the palace – it has a large collection of stone and bronze images from the ninth to 12th centuries. Most of the idols present in the gallery were collected from various temples in the Thanjavur district.<ref name="various70">[[#Various|Various]] 2007, p. 70.</ref> The [[Sivaganga Park]] is situated to the east of the Brihadeeswarar Temple and encompasses the Sivaganga Tank believed to have been built by the king Raja Raja Chola. It was created as a people's park by the Tanjore municipality in 1871–72.<ref name="hemingwayp271">[[#Hemingway|Hemingway]] 1907, p. 271</ref> It has a collection of plants, animals and birds and serves as a zoo for children within the&nbsp;city.<ref name="tourist"/>
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==Economy==
==Economy==


[[File:Rice paddy fields.jpg|thumb|right|[[Paddy field]] in Thanjavur District|alt=a green paddy field]]
[[File:Rice paddy fields.jpg|thumb|right|[[Paddy field]] in Thanjavur district|alt=a green paddy field]]
The major occupation of the inhabitants of the city is tourism and service-oriented industry, while the traditional occupation is agriculture.
The major occupation of the inhabitants of the city is tourism and service-oriented industry, while the traditional occupation is agriculture.


Thanjavur is known as the "Rice bowl of Tamil Nadu".<ref>{{cite book|last=Frankel|first=Francine R.|title=India's Green Revolution: Economic Gains and Political Costs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eXJ9BgAAQBAJ|year=2015|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=978-1-4008-6902-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author1=Suresh Chandra Babu|author2=P.K. Joshi|title=Agricultural Extension Reforms in South Asia: Status, Challenges, and Policy Options|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-4qdDwAAQBAJ|date=15 June 2019|publisher=Elsevier Science|isbn=978-0-12-818753-1}}</ref> [[Rice|Paddy]] (unmilled rice) is the crop and the other crops grown are [[blackgram]], [[banana]], [[coconut]], [[gingelly]], [[Finger millet|ragi]], [[red gram]], [[green gram]], [[sugarcane]] and [[maize]]. The total percentage of land fit for cultivation is 58%. There are three seasons for agriculture in Thanjavur – ''[[Kuruvai]]'' (June to September), ''[[Samba (rice)|Samba]]'' (August to January) and Thaladi (September, October to February, March).<ref name="mukho">[[#Mukhopadhyay|Mukhopadhyay]] 1990, pp. 370–371</ref> The total rice production has been maintained at 10.615 L.M.T and 7.077 L.M.T. The city acts as a focal point for food grains transported from the adjoining areas of the [[Cauvery Delta]]. [[Organic farming]] is gradually becoming known to the farmers of Thanjavur. To maximise agricultural produce, organic farming is being implemented. Though agriculture is the main economic activity, only 7% of the population is involved in it. There is a lot of agricultural related trading that forms the key economic activity in the city.<ref name="urbaninfra45">[[#urban|Urban Infrastructure Report]] 2008, pp. 4–5</ref>
Thanjavur is known as the "Rice bowl of Tamil Nadu".<ref>{{cite book|last=Frankel|first=Francine R.|title=India's Green Revolution: Economic Gains and Political Costs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eXJ9BgAAQBAJ|year=2015|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=978-1-4008-6902-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author1=Suresh Chandra Babu|author2=P.K. Joshi|title=Agricultural Extension Reforms in South Asia: Status, Challenges, and Policy Options|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-4qdDwAAQBAJ|date=15 June 2019|publisher=Elsevier Science|isbn=978-0-12-818753-1}}</ref> [[Rice|Paddy]] (unmilled rice) is the crop and the other crops grown are [[blackgram]], [[banana]], [[coconut]], [[gingelly]], [[Finger millet|ragi]], [[red gram]], [[green gram]], [[sugarcane]] and [[maize]]. The total percentage of land fit for cultivation is 58%. There are three seasons for agriculture in Thanjavur – ''[[Kuruvai]]'' (June to September), ''[[Samba (rice)|Samba]]'' (August to January) and Thaladi (September, October to February, March).<ref name="mukho">[[#Mukhopadhyay|Mukhopadhyay]] 1990, pp. 370–371</ref> The total rice production has been maintained at 10.615 L.M.T and 7.077 L.M.T. The city acts as a focal point for food grains transported from the adjoining areas of the [[Cauvery Delta]]. [[Organic farming]] is gradually becoming known to the farmers of Thanjavur. To maximise agricultural produce, organic farming is being implemented. Though agriculture is the main economic activity, only 7% of the population is involved in it. There is a lot of agricultural related trading that forms the key economic activity in the city.<ref name="urbaninfra45">[[#urban|Urban Infrastructure Report]] 2008, pp. 4–5</ref>
Almond cultivation has been gaining popularity in Thanjavur, a district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The region's warm and dry climate, coupled with fertile soil, provides ideal conditions for growing almonds. The almonds produced in Thanjavur are known for their high quality and rich flavor. The trees bloom in early spring with beautiful pink and white flowers, and the nuts are ready for harvest in the fall. The almond crop in Thanjavur has become an important source of income for local farmers and has contributed to the region's agricultural diversity.<ref>https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/govt_schemes_services/pdf/govt_schemes_nadp_dap_Thanjavur.pdf {{bare URL PDF|date=April 2023}}</ref>


Thanjavur is an important centre of silk weaving in Tamil Nadu. There were 200 silk weaving units in the city in 1991 with around 80,000 people working in them. Thanjavur is also famous for the 'Thalaiyatti bommai' or 'Dancing dolls' which is a doll made from clay, wood or plastic.<ref name="urbaninfra45"/><ref name="Soundarapandian">{{cite book|last=Soundarapandian|first=Mookkiah|title=Small Scale Industries: Problems of small-scale industries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TojZelczVxAC&q=thanjavur&pg=PA39|access-date=29 December 2012|year=2002|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=81-7022-990-1|pages=41–45|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610152301/https://books.google.com/books?id=TojZelczVxAC&pg=PA39&lpg=PA39&dq=thanjavur&source=bl&ots=h6_-40vJmz&sig=vFADD9DmcgvCmoZwM3ayb5UY2R0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=V4v3T7ngG4Os8AT2_NDZBg&ved=0CG0Q6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=thanjavur&f=false|archive-date=10 June 2016}}</ref> The sarees produced in the villages surrounding Thanjavur are sold in Thanjavur and neighbouring towns.<ref name="Soundarapandian"/> Increasing production costs and competition from large-scale producers have reduced the number of people involved in the production.<ref name="Soundarapandian"/> The city produces bell metal craft like Thanjavur metal plates, bronze images bowls, napkins and powder boxes made of copper and bronze. The city is a major manufacturer of pith works consisting of models of Hindu idols, mosques, garlands and other bird figurines. Manufacture of musical instruments like [[Saraswati veena|veena]], [[Tanpura|tambura]], [[violin]], [[mrithamgam]], [[thavil]] and [[kanjira]] is another economic activity in the city.<ref name="urbaninfra45"/>
Thanjavur is an important centre of silk weaving in Tamil Nadu. There were 200 silk weaving units in the city in 1991 with around 80,000 people working in them. Thanjavur is also famous for the 'Thalaiyatti bommai' or 'Dancing dolls' which is a doll made from clay, wood or plastic.<ref name="urbaninfra45"/><ref name="Soundarapandian">{{cite book|last=Soundarapandian|first=Mookkiah|title=Small Scale Industries: Problems of small-scale industries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TojZelczVxAC&q=thanjavur&pg=PA39|access-date=29 December 2012|year=2002|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=81-7022-990-1|pages=41–45|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610152301/https://books.google.com/books?id=TojZelczVxAC&pg=PA39&lpg=PA39&dq=thanjavur&source=bl&ots=h6_-40vJmz&sig=vFADD9DmcgvCmoZwM3ayb5UY2R0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=V4v3T7ngG4Os8AT2_NDZBg&ved=0CG0Q6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=thanjavur&f=false|archive-date=10 June 2016}}</ref> The sarees produced in the villages surrounding Thanjavur are sold in Thanjavur and neighbouring towns.<ref name="Soundarapandian"/> Increasing production costs and competition from large-scale producers have reduced the number of people involved in the production.<ref name="Soundarapandian"/> The city produces bell metal craft like Thanjavur metal plates, bronze images bowls, napkins and powder boxes made of copper and bronze. The city is a major manufacturer of pith works consisting of models of Hindu idols, mosques, garlands and other bird figurines. Manufacture of musical instruments like [[Saraswati veena|veena]], [[Tanpura|tambura]], [[violin]], [[mrithamgam]], [[thavil]] and [[kanjira]] is another economic activity in the city.<ref name="urbaninfra45"/>


All major [[List of banks in India#Nationalized Banks|nationalised banks]] such as [[State Bank of India]], [[Indian Bank]], [[Central Bank of India]], [[Punjab National Bank]], [[Indian Overseas Bank]] and private banks like [[ICICI Bank]], [[City Union Bank]] have their branches in Thanjavur. All these banks have their [[automated teller machine]]s located in various parts of the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/city-banks.htm|title=Banks in Thanjavur|publisher=Thanjavur Municipality|access-date=2 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617065644/http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/city-banks.htm|archive-date=17 June 2013}}</ref>
All major [[List of banks in India#Nationalized Banks|nationalised banks]] such as [[State Bank of India]], [[Indian Bank]], [[Central Bank of India]], [[Punjab National Bank]], [[Indian Overseas Bank]] and private banks like [[ICICI Bank]], [[City Union Bank]] have their branches in Thanjavur. All these banks have their [[automated teller machine]]s located in various parts of the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/city-banks.htm|title=Banks in Thanjavur|publisher=Thanjavur Municipality|access-date=2 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617065644/http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/city-banks.htm|archive-date=17 June 2013}}</ref> Thanjavur farmers insure additional 2.5 lakh acres in 10 days, but acreage still lower than last year.


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
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{{Historical populations|state = collapsed|1871| 52171|1881| 54745|1891| 54390|1901| 57870|1911| 60341|1921| 59913|1931| 66889|1941| 68702|1951| 100680|1961| 111099|1971| 140547|1981| 184015|1991| 202013|2001| 215725|2011| 222943|footnote=Sources:* 1871 – 1901: {{cite book|title=Imperial Gazette of India, Volume 23|year=1908|publisher=Clarendon Press}}* 1901 – 2001: {{cite web|url=http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/sal-pop.htm|title=Populationmythu growth|publisher=Thanjavur municipality website|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725191755/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/sal-pop.htm|archive-date=25 July 2010}}* 2011:<ref name=2011census/>}}
{{Historical populations|state = collapsed|1871| 52171|1881| 54745|1891| 54390|1901| 57870|1911| 60341|1921| 59913|1931| 66889|1941| 68702|1951| 100680|1961| 111099|1971| 140547|1981| 184015|1991| 202013|2001| 215725|2021| 492943|footnote=Sources:* 1871 – 1901: {{cite book|title=Imperial Gazette of India, Volume 23|year=1908|publisher=Clarendon Press}}* 1901 – 2001: {{cite web|url=http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/sal-pop.htm|title=Populationmythu growth|publisher=Thanjavur municipality website|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725191755/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/sal-pop.htm|archive-date=25 July 2010}}* 2011:<ref name=2011census/>}}


According to [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Thanjavur had a population of approximately 250,000 with a sex-ratio of 1,042 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.<ref name="dashboard">{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113144743/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html|archive-date=13 November 2013}}</ref> A total of 19,860 were under the age of six, constituting 10,237 males and 9,623 females. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] accounted for 9.22% and .21% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the city was 83.14%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.<ref name="dashboard"/> There were a total of 78,005 workers, comprising 803 cultivators, 2,331 main agricultural labourers, 2,746 in house hold industries, 65,211 other workers, 6,914 marginal workers, 110 marginal cultivators, 235 marginal agricultural labourers, 322 marginal workers in household industries and 6,247 other marginal workers.<ref name=2011census>{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals – Thanjavur|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=697349|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924145844/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=697349|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> As per the religious census of 2011, Thanjavur (M) had 82.87% [[Hindus]], 8.34% [[Muslims]], 8.58% [[Christians]], 0.01% [[Sikhs]], 0.01% [[Buddhists]], 0.06% [[Jainism|Jains]], 0.11% following other religions and 0.01% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.<ref name=religion2011>{{cite web|title=Population By Religious Community – Tamil Nadu|year=2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|format=XLS|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|access-date=13 September 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913045700/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|archive-date=13 September 2015}}</ref>
According to [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Thanjavur had a population of approximately 250,000 with a sex-ratio of 1,042 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.<ref name="dashboard">{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113144743/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html|archive-date=13 November 2013}}</ref> A total of 19,860 were under the age of six, constituting 10,237 males and 9,623 females. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] accounted for 9.22% and .21% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the city was 83.14%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.<ref name="dashboard"/> There were a total of 78,005 workers, comprising 803 cultivators, 2,331 main agricultural labourers, 2,746 in house hold industries, 65,211 other workers, 6,914 marginal workers, 110 marginal cultivators, 235 marginal agricultural labourers, 322 marginal workers in household industries and 6,247 other marginal workers.<ref name=2011census>{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals – Thanjavur|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=697349|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924145844/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=697349|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> As per the religious census of 2011, Thanjavur (M) had 82.87% [[Hindus]], 8.34% [[Muslims]], 8.58% [[Christians]], 0.01% [[Sikhs]], 0.01% [[Buddhists]], 0.06% [[Jainism|Jains]], 0.11% following other religions and 0.01% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.<ref name=religion2011>{{cite web|title=Population By Religious Community – Tamil Nadu|year=2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|format=XLS|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|access-date=13 September 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913045700/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|archive-date=13 September 2015}}</ref>
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==Transport==
==Transport==
{{Main|Transport in Thanjavur|Thanjavur Air Force Station}}
{{Main|Transport in Thanjavur|Thanjavur Air Force Station}}
[[File:NH 67 in Thanjavur.jpg|thumb|right|[[NH 67]] in Thanjavur City|alt=a national highway road]]
[[File:NH 67 in Thanjavur.jpg|thumb|right|[[NH 67]] in Thanjavur city|alt=a national highway road]]
The National Highways [[National Highway 83 (India)|NH 83]] and NH 36 pass through Thanjavur and [[National Highway 136 (India)|NH 136]] and NH 67 connect Thanjavur respectively with [[Perambalur]] and [[Thiruvarur|Thiruvurur]]. The city is connected with [[Nagapattinam]], [[Thiruvarur]], [[Chennai]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Erode]], [[Karur]], [[Tirupur]], [[Vellore]], [[Perambalur]], [[Ariyalur]], [[Mysuru]], [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]], [[Cuddalore]], [[Viluppuram]], [[Tiruchirappalli]], [[Madurai]], [[Kumbakonam]], [[Mayiladuthurai]], [[Karaikal]], [[Mannargudi]], [[Thiruthuraipoondi]], [[Vedaranyam]], [[Pattukkottai]], [[Dindigul]], [[Oddanchatram]], [[Palani]], [[Pudukkottai]], [[Karaikudi]], [[Tirunelveli]], [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]], [[Ernakulam]], [[Nagercoil]], [[Tirupati (city)|Tirupathi]], [[Trivandrum]] and [[Ooty]] through regular bus services. Thanjavur had a single bus terminus located at the heart of the city.<ref name="road">{{cite web | url =http://www.nhai.org/Doc/project-offer/Highways.pdf | page =2 | title =NH wise Details of NH in respect of Stretches entrusted to NHAI | access-date =17 December 2011 | work =Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, [[Government of India]] | publisher =[[National Highways Authority of India]] | url-status =dead | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090225142615/http://www.nhai.org/Doc/project-offer/Highways.pdf | archive-date =25 February 2009 }}</ref> An integrated bus terminus, called New Bus stand was constructed in 1997 near Raja Serfoji College to handle the passenger traffic. Thanjavur has a well-maintained sub-urban public transport system. Government and private buses operate frequently between the two bus termini and other towns and villages like [[Vallam]], [[Budalur]], Mohamed Bunder, [[Nadukkavery]], [[Pillaiyarpatti, Thanjavur district|Pillaiyarpatti]], [[Vallam Pudursethi]], [[Sengipatti]], [[Ammapettai (Thanjavur district)|Ammapettai]], [[Mariamman Kovil]], [[Thiruvaiyaru]] and [[Kuruvadipatti]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/city-routes.htm|title=Thanjavur bus routes|publisher=Municipality of Thanjavur|access-date=29 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617131259/http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/city-routes.htm|archive-date=17 June 2013}}</ref>
The National Highways [[National Highway 83 (India)|NH 83]] and NH 36 pass through Thanjavur and [[National Highway 136 (India)|NH 136]] and NH 67 connect Thanjavur respectively with [[Perambalur]] and [[Thiruvarur|Thiruvurur]]. The city is connected with [[Nagapattinam]], [[Thiruvarur]], [[Chennai]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Erode]], [[Karur]], [[Tirupur]], [[Vellore]], [[Perambalur]], [[Ariyalur]], [[Mysuru]], [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]], [[Cuddalore]], [[Viluppuram]], [[Tiruchirappalli]], [[Madurai]], [[Kumbakonam]], [[Mayiladuthurai]], [[Karaikal]], [[Mannargudi]], [[Thiruthuraipoondi]], [[Vedaranyam]], [[Pattukkottai]], [[Dindigul]], [[Oddanchatram]], [[Palani]], [[Pudukkottai]], [[Karaikudi]], [[Tirunelveli]], [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]], [[Ernakulam]], [[Nagercoil]], [[Tirupati (city)|Tirupathi]], [[Trivandrum]] and [[Ooty]] through regular bus services. Thanjavur had a single bus terminus located at the heart of the city.<ref name="road">{{cite web | url =http://www.nhai.org/Doc/project-offer/Highways.pdf | page =2 | title =NH wise Details of NH in respect of Stretches entrusted to NHAI | access-date =17 December 2011 | work =Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, [[Government of India]] | publisher =[[National Highways Authority of India]] | url-status =dead | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090225142615/http://www.nhai.org/Doc/project-offer/Highways.pdf | archive-date =25 February 2009 }}</ref> An integrated bus terminus, called New Bus stand was constructed in 1997 near Raja Serfoji College to handle the passenger traffic. Thanjavur has a well-maintained sub-urban public transport system. Government and private buses operate frequently between the two bus termini and other towns and villages like [[Vallam]], [[Budalur]], Mohamed Bunder, [[Nadukkavery]], [[Pillaiyarpatti, Thanjavur district|Pillaiyarpatti]], [[Vallam Pudursethi]], [[Sengipatti]], [[Ammapettai (Thanjavur district)|Ammapettai]], [[Mariamman Kovil]], [[Thiruvaiyaru]] and [[Kuruvadipatti]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/city-routes.htm|title=Thanjavur bus routes|publisher=Municipality of Thanjavur|access-date=29 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617131259/http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/city-routes.htm|archive-date=17 June 2013}}</ref>


[[File:Thanjavur_Junction.jpg|thumb|right|[[Thanjavur Junction railway station]]|alt=Thanjavur Junction railway station]]
[[File:Thanjavur_Junction.jpg|thumb|right|[[Thanjavur Junction railway station]]|alt=Thanjavur Junction railway station]]
The railway line connecting [[Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station]] to [[Chennai Egmore]] via [[Thanjavur Junction railway station|Thanjavur]], the [[Main Line, Tamil Nadu|Main Line]] is a historical line established by [[South Indian Railway Company]] in 1879.<ref name="sindianrailwayp117">{{cite book|title=Illustrated guide to the South Indian Railway: including the Mayavaram-Mutupet, and Peralam-Karaikkal railways|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_irg2AAAAMAAJ|quote=tanjore railway.|year=1900|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_irg2AAAAMAAJ/page/n130 117]|publisher=[[Higginbotham's]]|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The Great South Indian Railway Company (GSIR) operated a broad gauge rail service between [[Nagapattinam]] and [[Tiruchirapalli]] via Thanjavur between 1861 and 1875. During 1875 it was converted to a meter gauge line (MG line).<ref name="W."/> Modern day Thanjavur railway junction has three rail heads leading to [[Tiruchirapalli]], [[Kumbakonam]] and [[Thiruvarur]]. Thanjavur is connected by rail with most important cities and towns in India. There are daily express trains to [[Chennai]], [[Mysuru]], [[Ernakulam]], [[Thrissur]], [[Palakkad]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Erode]], [[Tiruppur]], [[Tiruchirapalli]], [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]], [[Karur]], [[Madurai]], [[Tirunelveli]], [[Rameswaram]], [[Tiruchendur]], [[Cuddalore]], [[Dharmapuri]], [[Viluppuram Junction|Viluppuram]], [[Chengalpattu]], [[Mannargudi]], [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]], [[Dindigul]], [[Pudukkottai]], [[Karaikudi]], [[Sivagangai]], [[Manamadurai]] and weekly trains to [[Pondicherry]], [[Nagercoil]], [[Kanyakumari]], [[Tirupati]], [[Nellore]], [[Itarsi]], [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Hubli]], [[Vasco da Gama, Goa]], [[Vijayawada]], [[Chandrapur]], [[Nagpur]], [[Jabalpur]], [[Satna]], [[Katni]], [[Allahabad]], [[Varanasi]], [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]], [[Ayodhya]], and [[Bhubaneswar]]. There are frequent passenger trains from the city to towns like [[Thiruvarur]], [[Nagapattinam]], [[Karaikal]], [[Tiruchirapalli]], [[Kumbakonam]], [[Mayiladuthurai]] and [[Nagore]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/passengers-demand-new-train-from-thanjavur-to-chennai-on-mainline/article3983153.ece | title=Passengers demand new train from Thanjavur to Chennai on mainline | access-date=29 December 2012 | date=10 October 2012 | work=The Hindu | location=Tiruchi, India | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103150301/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/passengers-demand-new-train-from-thanjavur-to-chennai-on-mainline/article3983153.ece | archive-date=3 January 2014 | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/change-in-train-services-today/article4186491.ece | title=Change in train services today | access-date=29 December 2012 | date=11 December 2012 | work=The Hindu | location=Tiruchi, India | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103150556/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/change-in-train-services-today/article4186491.ece | archive-date=3 January 2014 | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/cancellation-and-partial-cancellation-of-trains-from-december-4/article4158980.ece | title=Cancellation and partial cancellation of trains from December 4 | access-date=29 December 2012 | date=3 December 2012 | work=The Hindu | location=Tiruchi, India | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103150200/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/cancellation-and-partial-cancellation-of-trains-from-december-4/article4158980.ece | archive-date=3 January 2014 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
The railway line connecting [[Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station]] to [[Chennai Egmore]] via [[Thanjavur Junction railway station|Thanjavur]], the [[Main Line, Tamil Nadu|Main Line]] is a historical line established by [[South Indian Railway Company]] in 1879.<ref name="sindianrailwayp117">{{cite book|title=Illustrated guide to the South Indian Railway: including the Mayavaram-Mutupet, and Peralam-Karaikkal railways|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_irg2AAAAMAAJ|quote=tanjore railway.|year=1900|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_irg2AAAAMAAJ/page/n130 117]|publisher=[[Higginbotham's]]|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The Great Southern of India Railway Company (GSIR) operated a broad gauge rail service between [[Nagapattinam]] and [[Tiruchirapalli]] via Thanjavur between 1861 and 1875. During 1875 it was converted to a meter gauge line (MG line).<ref name="W."/> Modern day Thanjavur railway junction has three rail heads leading to [[Tiruchirapalli]], [[Kumbakonam]] and [[Thiruvarur]]. Thanjavur is connected by rail with most important cities and towns in India. There are daily express trains to [[Chennai]], [[Mysuru]], [[Ernakulam]], [[Thrissur]], [[Palakkad]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Erode]], [[Tiruppur]], [[Tiruchirapalli]], [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]], [[Karur]], [[Madurai]], [[Tirunelveli]], [[Rameswaram]], [[Tiruchendur]], [[Cuddalore]], [[Dharmapuri]], [[Viluppuram Junction|Viluppuram]], [[Chengalpattu]], [[Mannargudi]], [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]], [[Dindigul]], [[Pudukkottai]], [[Karaikudi]], [[Sivagangai]], [[Manamadurai]] and weekly trains to [[Pondicherry]], [[Nagercoil]], [[Kanyakumari]], [[Tirupati]], [[Nellore]], [[Itarsi]], [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Hubli]], [[Vasco da Gama, Goa]], [[Vijayawada]], [[Chandrapur]], [[Nagpur]], [[Jabalpur]], [[Satna]], [[Katni]], [[Allahabad]], [[Varanasi]], [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]], [[Ayodhya]], and [[Bhubaneswar]]. There are frequent passenger trains from the city to towns like [[Thiruvarur]], [[Nagapattinam]], [[Karaikal]], [[Tiruchirapalli]], [[Kumbakonam]], [[Mayiladuthurai]] and [[Nagore]], [[hubbali]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/passengers-demand-new-train-from-thanjavur-to-chennai-on-mainline/article3983153.ece | title=Passengers demand new train from Thanjavur to Chennai on mainline | access-date=29 December 2012 | date=10 October 2012 | work=The Hindu | location=Tiruchi, India | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103150301/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/passengers-demand-new-train-from-thanjavur-to-chennai-on-mainline/article3983153.ece | archive-date=3 January 2014 | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/change-in-train-services-today/article4186491.ece | title=Change in train services today | access-date=29 December 2012 | date=11 December 2012 | work=The Hindu | location=Tiruchi, India | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103150556/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/change-in-train-services-today/article4186491.ece | archive-date=3 January 2014 | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/cancellation-and-partial-cancellation-of-trains-from-december-4/article4158980.ece | title=Cancellation and partial cancellation of trains from December 4 | access-date=29 December 2012 | date=3 December 2012 | work=The Hindu | location=Tiruchi, India | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103150200/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/cancellation-and-partial-cancellation-of-trains-from-december-4/article4158980.ece | archive-date=3 January 2014 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>


In the early 1990s, Thanjavur was connected with [[Chennai]] via the [[Vayudoot]] flight service, which was stopped due to poor patronage. A full-fledged air force station is operational at Thanjavur.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/11/stories/2010081158970200.htm | title=Thanjavur Air Force base to be a major one soon | access-date=5 February 2011 | date=11 August 2010 | location=Chennai, India | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819122034/http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/11/stories/2010081158970200.htm | archive-date=19 August 2010 | work=[[The Hindu]] }}</ref> Thanjavur Air Force Station was to become a major air base by 2012, to handle [[Fighter aircraft|Fighter]], [[Military transport aircraft|Transport aircraft]] and also refuelling aircraft.<ref name="tj airforce">{{cite news|title=Thanjavur Air Force base to be a major one soon|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article564568.ece|access-date=18 December 2011|work=The Hindu|first=G.|last=Srinivasan|date=11 August 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513012030/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article564568.ece|archive-date=13 May 2014}}</ref> However, the establishment and activation of air base has been delayed as of March 2013.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=85756 | title=Delay in Completion of Strategic Air Force Projects | access-date=24 March 2013 | date=8 August 2012 | work=Press Information Bureau, Government of India | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506051115/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=85756 | archive-date=6 May 2013 }}</ref> The IAF will base a squadron of its [[Sukhoi Su-30]] [[Supermaneuverability]] [[Fighter aircraft]] at Thanjavur, making it the first fighter squadron in Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.defencenow.com/news/954/iafs-modernisation-projects-75-completion-by-2022-air-chief-marshal-browne.html| title=IAF's Modernisation Projects' 75% Completion By 2022: Air Chief Marshal Browne| access-date=24 March 2013| work=Defence Now| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426051628/http://www.defencenow.com/news/954/iafs-modernisation-projects-75-completion-by-2022-air-chief-marshal-browne.html| archive-date=26 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/iaf-to-modernise-raise-four-more-su-30mki-squadrons/Article1-940397.aspx | title=IAF to modernise, raise four more Su-30MKI squadrons | access-date=24 March 2013 | date=5 October 2012 | work=[[Hindustan Times]] | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509152926/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/iaf-to-modernise-raise-four-more-su-30mki-squadrons/Article1-940397.aspx | archive-date=9 May 2013 }}</ref> The nearest airport is [[Tiruchirapalli International Airport]]. The nearest Seaport is located at [[Nagapattinam]].
In the early 1990s, Thanjavur was connected with [[Chennai]] via the [[Vayudoot]] flight service, which was stopped due to poor patronage. A full-fledged air force station is operational at Thanjavur.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/11/stories/2010081158970200.htm | title=Thanjavur Air Force base to be a major one soon | access-date=5 February 2011 | date=11 August 2010 | location=Chennai, India | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819122034/http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/11/stories/2010081158970200.htm | archive-date=19 August 2010 | work=[[The Hindu]] }}</ref> Thanjavur Air Force Station was to become a major air base by 2012, to handle [[Fighter aircraft|Fighter]], [[Military transport aircraft|Transport aircraft]] and also refuelling aircraft.<ref name="tj airforce">{{cite news|title=Thanjavur Air Force base to be a major one soon|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article564568.ece|access-date=18 December 2011|work=The Hindu|first=G.|last=Srinivasan|date=11 August 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513012030/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article564568.ece|archive-date=13 May 2014}}</ref> However, the inauguration of the [[Thanjavur Air Force Station]] took place on 27 May 2013.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=85756 | title=Delay in Completion of Strategic Air Force Projects | access-date=24 March 2013 | date=8 August 2012 | work=Press Information Bureau, Government of India | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506051115/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=85756 | archive-date=6 May 2013 }}</ref> The [[Thanjavur Air Force Station]] bases a squadron of its [[Sukhoi Su-30]] [[Supermaneuverability]] [[Fighter aircraft]] at Thanjavur, making it the first fighter squadron in Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.defencenow.com/news/954/iafs-modernisation-projects-75-completion-by-2022-air-chief-marshal-browne.html| title=IAF's Modernisation Projects' 75% Completion By 2022: Air Chief Marshal Browne| access-date=24 March 2013| work=Defence Now| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426051628/http://www.defencenow.com/news/954/iafs-modernisation-projects-75-completion-by-2022-air-chief-marshal-browne.html| archive-date=26 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/iaf-to-modernise-raise-four-more-su-30mki-squadrons/Article1-940397.aspx | title=IAF to modernise, raise four more Su-30MKI squadrons | access-date=24 March 2013 | date=5 October 2012 | work=[[Hindustan Times]] | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509152926/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/iaf-to-modernise-raise-four-more-su-30mki-squadrons/Article1-940397.aspx | archive-date=9 May 2013 }}</ref> The nearest airport is [[Tiruchirapalli International Airport]]. The nearest Seaport is located at [[Nagapattinam]].


==Administration and politics==
==Administration and politics==
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The municipality of Tanjore was created in 1866 as a third grade municipality as per Town Improvements Act 1865 and initially consisted of 12 members. The number was increased to 18 in 1879 and 24 in 1883. In 1897, the members were empowered to elect a Municipal Chairperson to lead them. Tanjore was upgraded to a second grade municipality in 1933, first grade in 1943 and a special grade in 1983. The functions of the municipality are devolved into six departments: General, Engineering, Revenue, Public Health, Town planning and the Computer Wing. All these departments are under the control of a Municipal Commissioner who is the supreme executive head.<ref name="organizationalchart">{{cite web|title=Commissionerate of Municipal Administration|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/cma/chart5.htm|publisher=Commissionerate of Municipal Administration|access-date=26 June 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106103849/http://www.tn.gov.in/cma/chart5.htm|archive-date=6 November 2012}}</ref> The legislative powers are vested in a body of 62 members, one each from the 62 wards. The legislative body is headed by an elected Chairperson assisted by a Deputy Chairperson.<ref name="economicweeklyp2396">{{cite book|title=Economic and political weekly, Volume 30|page=2396|publisher=Sameeksha Trust|year=1995}}</ref>
The municipality of Tanjore was created in 1866 as a third grade municipality as per Town Improvements Act 1865 and initially consisted of 12 members. The number was increased to 18 in 1879 and 24 in 1883. In 1897, the members were empowered to elect a Municipal Chairperson to lead them. Tanjore was upgraded to a second grade municipality in 1933, first grade in 1943 and a special grade in 1983. The functions of the municipality are devolved into six departments: General, Engineering, Revenue, Public Health, Town planning and the Computer Wing. All these departments are under the control of a Municipal Commissioner who is the supreme executive head.<ref name="organizationalchart">{{cite web|title=Commissionerate of Municipal Administration|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/cma/chart5.htm|publisher=Commissionerate of Municipal Administration|access-date=26 June 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106103849/http://www.tn.gov.in/cma/chart5.htm|archive-date=6 November 2012}}</ref> The legislative powers are vested in a body of 52 members, one each from the 52 wards. The legislative body is headed by an elected chairperson assisted by a deputy chairperson.<ref name="economicweeklyp2396">{{cite book|title=Economic and political weekly, Volume 30|page=2396|publisher=Sameeksha Trust|year=1995}}</ref>


On 10 April 2013, the state government announced in the Assembly that Thanjavur municipality will be upgraded to a Municipal corporation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thanjavur Corporation|url=http://m.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dindigul-thanjavur-to-be-upgraded-as-corporations/article4603121.ece|work=The Hindu|year=2013|access-date=14 April 2013}}</ref><ref name="Thanjavur to be upgraded as City Municipal Corporations">{{cite web|title=Thanjavur to be upgraded as City Municipal Corporations|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130411/news-current-affairs/article/thanjavur-dindigul-made-corporations|work=Deccan Chronicle|year=2013|access-date=11 April 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414232718/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130411/news-current-affairs/article/thanjavur-dindigul-made-corporations|archive-date=14 April 2013}}</ref> Thanjavur City Corporation is likely to have an area of {{convert|110.27| sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}} of area, with a population of 3,20,828 and an income of {{INRConvert|411.8|m}}. The villages Pudupattinam, [[Nanjikottai]], Neelagiri, Melaveli, Pillaiyarpatti, Ramanathapuram, Pallieri, Vilar and [[Inathukanpatti]] are likely to be added to the municipal corporation limits.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thanjavur Corp|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/thanjavur-erupts-in-joy-on-getting-corporation-status/article4604887.ece|work=The Hindu|year=2013|access-date=14 April 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416194748/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/thanjavur-erupts-in-joy-on-getting-corporation-status/article4604887.ece|archive-date=16 April 2013}}</ref> Thanjavur became City Corporation on 19 February 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thanjavur is now City Corporation|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/thanjavur-is-now-city-corporation/article5708117.ece|work=The Hindu|year=2014|access-date=20 February 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303150500/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/thanjavur-is-now-city-corporation/article5708117.ece|archive-date=3 March 2018}}</ref>
On 10 April 2013, the state government announced in the Assembly that Thanjavur municipality will be upgraded to a Municipal corporation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thanjavur Corporation|url=http://m.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dindigul-thanjavur-to-be-upgraded-as-corporations/article4603121.ece|work=The Hindu|year=2013|access-date=14 April 2013}}</ref><ref name="Thanjavur to be upgraded as City Municipal Corporations">{{cite web|title=Thanjavur to be upgraded as City Municipal Corporations|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130411/news-current-affairs/article/thanjavur-dindigul-made-corporations|work=Deccan Chronicle|year=2013|access-date=11 April 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414232718/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130411/news-current-affairs/article/thanjavur-dindigul-made-corporations|archive-date=14 April 2013}}</ref> Thanjavur City Corporation is likely to have an area of {{convert|110.27| sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}} of area, with a population of 3,20,828 and an income of {{INRConvert|411.8|m}}. The villages Pudupattinam, [[Nanjikottai]], Neelagiri, Melaveli, Pillaiyarpatti, Ramanathapuram, Pallieri, Vilar and [[Inathukanpatti]] are likely to be added to the municipal corporation limits.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thanjavur Corp|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/thanjavur-erupts-in-joy-on-getting-corporation-status/article4604887.ece|work=The Hindu|year=2013|access-date=14 April 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416194748/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/thanjavur-erupts-in-joy-on-getting-corporation-status/article4604887.ece|archive-date=16 April 2013}}</ref> Thanjavur became City Corporation on 10 April 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thanjavur is now City Corporation|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/thanjavur-is-now-city-corporation/article5708117.ece|work=The Hindu|year=2014|access-date=20 February 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303150500/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/thanjavur-is-now-city-corporation/article5708117.ece|archive-date=3 March 2018}}</ref>


Thanjavur comes under the [[Thanjavur (State Assembly Constituency)|Thanjavur State Assembly Constituency]] and it elects a member to the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] once every five years.<ref>{{cite web
Thanjavur comes under the [[Thanjavur (State Assembly Constituency)|Thanjavur State Assembly Constituency]] and it elects a member to the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] once every five years.<ref>{{cite web
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{{Main|List of educational institutions in Thanjavur}}
{{Main|List of educational institutions in Thanjavur}}
[[File:Thanjavur-med-college-thehindu.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Thanjavur Medical College|alt=a college complex with a building in the background]]
[[File:Thanjavur-med-college-thehindu.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Thanjavur Medical College|alt=a college complex with a building in the background]]
Thanjavur has a total of four Universities, namely the [[Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science & Technology]], [[PRIST University]], [[SASTRA University]] and [[Tamil University]].<ref name="LIST OF DEEMED UNIVERSITIES">{{cite web|title=List of Universities|url=https://www.ranchinew.xyz/2018/11/food-corporation-vibagh-me-ayyi-bumper.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201135239/https://www.ranchinew.xyz/2018/11/food-corporation-vibagh-me-ayyi-bumper.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 December 2018|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> The Tamil University is a state run institute, started during 1981 and obtained its statutory recognition from the University Grants Commission in 1983. It is the only one of its kind for the Tamil language doing higher research in Tamilology and advanced study in various allied branches like linguistics, translation, lexicography, music, drama and manuscriptology.<ref name="ranchi new">{{cite web|url=http://www.tamiluniversity.ac.in/tu_english/history.php|title=History of Tamil University|publisher=Tamil University, Thanjavur|access-date=2 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420180133/http://www.tamiluniversity.ac.in/tu_english/history.php|archive-date=20 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=food corporation india vacincies: The Institutes of Higher Learning|publisher=Mittal Publications|last=Gupta|first=S.K.|year=1994|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A7hAoq5mXPUC&pg=PA407<!--|isbn=81-7099-540-X-->|isbn=978-0-521-23889-2|location=New Delhi|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428180227/https://books.google.com/books?id=A7hAoq5mXPUC&pg=PA407&dq=thanjavur&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Bjb4T8aAOLLF0AGM6ZX0Bg&ved=0CGUQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q&f=false|archive-date=28 April 2016}}</ref>
Thanjavur has a total of four Universities, namely the [[Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science & Technology]], [[PRIST University]], [[SASTRA University]] and [[Tamil University]].<ref name="LIST OF DEEMED UNIVERSITIES">{{cite web|title=List of Universities|url=https://www.ranchinew.xyz/2018/11/food-corporation-vibagh-me-ayyi-bumper.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201135239/https://www.ranchinew.xyz/2018/11/food-corporation-vibagh-me-ayyi-bumper.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 December 2018|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> The Tamil University is a state run institute, started during 1981 and obtained its statutory recognition from the University Grants Commission in 1983. It is the only one of its kind for the Tamil language doing higher research in Tamilology and advanced study in various allied branches like linguistics, translation, lexicography, music, drama and manuscriptology.<ref name="ranchi new">{{cite web|url=http://www.tamiluniversity.ac.in/tu_english/history.php|title=History of Tamil University|publisher=Tamil University, Thanjavur|access-date=2 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420180133/http://www.tamiluniversity.ac.in/tu_english/history.php|archive-date=20 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=food corporation india vacincies: The Institutes of Higher Learning|publisher=Mittal Publications|last=Gupta|first=S.K.|year=1994|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A7hAoq5mXPUC&pg=PA407<!--|isbn=81-7099-540-X-->|isbn=978-0-521-23889-2|location=New Delhi|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428180227/https://books.google.com/books?id=A7hAoq5mXPUC&pg=PA407&dq=thanjavur&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Bjb4T8aAOLLF0AGM6ZX0Bg&ved=0CGUQ6AEwBw|archive-date=28 April 2016}}</ref>


Thanjavur has a total of 15 arts, science & management colleges and nine engineering colleges.<ref name="ranchi new"/> The [[Thanjavur Medical College]] was established in 1961 and is one of the oldest medical colleges in Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2146312.ece?css=print | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Thanjavur Medical College | date=30 June 2011 | access-date=29 December 2012 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513012639/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2146312.ece?css=print | archive-date=13 May 2014 }}</ref> The Paddy Processing Research Centre (PPRC), which later became the [[Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology]] in 2017, is a hub for food processing research.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/education/article245322.ece?sms_ss=blogger&at_xt=4cd9b99ad01e82a7,0 | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Transforming a rice bowl into a food processing hub | date=15 March 2010 | first=G. | last=Srinivasan | access-date=29 December 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121229003346/http://www.thehindu.com/education/article245322.ece?sms_ss=blogger&at_xt=4cd9b99ad01e82a7,0 | archive-date=29 December 2012 }}</ref> The [[Saraswati Mahal Library]] which dates back to the end of the 16th century and the Central Library, managed by the district administration are the two most prominent libraries in the city.<ref name="tjlib"/>
Thanjavur has a total of 15 arts, science & management colleges and nine engineering colleges.<ref name="ranchi new"/> The [[Thanjavur Medical College]] was established in 1961 and is one of the oldest medical colleges in Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2146312.ece?css=print | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Thanjavur Medical College | date=30 June 2011 | access-date=29 December 2012 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513012639/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2146312.ece?css=print | archive-date=13 May 2014 }}</ref> The Paddy Processing Research Centre (PPRC), which later became the [[Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology]] in 2017, is a hub for food processing research.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/education/article245322.ece?sms_ss=blogger&at_xt=4cd9b99ad01e82a7,0 | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Transforming a rice bowl into a food processing hub | date=15 March 2010 | first=G. | last=Srinivasan | access-date=29 December 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121229003346/http://www.thehindu.com/education/article245322.ece?sms_ss=blogger&at_xt=4cd9b99ad01e82a7,0 | archive-date=29 December 2012 }}</ref> The [[Saraswati Mahal Library]] which dates back to the end of the 16th century and the Central Library, managed by the district administration are the two most prominent libraries in the city.<ref name="tjlib"/>
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About 110 metric tonnes of solid waste are collected from Thanjavur every day by door-to-door collection and subsequently the source segregation and dumping is carried out by the sanitary department of the Thanjavur Corporation. The coverage of solid waste management had an efficiency of 100% as of 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Waste management programme|url=http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/sal-solid.htm|publisher=Thanjavur Municipality|access-date=29 December 2012|year=2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617121018/http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/sal-solid.htm|archive-date=17 June 2013}}</ref> The underground drainage system covers 70% of the city and the remaining sewerage system for disposal of sullage is through septic tanks, open drains and public conveniences.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thanjavur sewarage|url=http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/sal-sew.htm|publisher=Thanjavur municipality|access-date=29 December 2012|year=2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020152149/http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/sal-sew.htm|archive-date=20 October 2013}}</ref> The corporation maintains a total of {{convert|155|km|mi|abbr=on}} of storm water drains: {{convert|53.27|km|mi|abbr=on}} surfaced drains and {{convert|101.73|km|mi|abbr=on}} unlined drains.<ref>{{cite web|title=Storm water drains of Thanjavur|url=http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/sal-storm.htm|publisher=Thanjavur municipality|access-date=29 December 2012|year=2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617092240/http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/sal-storm.htm|archive-date=17 June 2013}}</ref>
About 110 metric tonnes of solid waste are collected from Thanjavur every day by door-to-door collection and subsequently the source segregation and dumping is carried out by the sanitary department of the Thanjavur Corporation. The coverage of solid waste management had an efficiency of 100% as of 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Waste management programme|url=http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/sal-solid.htm|publisher=Thanjavur Municipality|access-date=29 December 2012|year=2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617121018/http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/sal-solid.htm|archive-date=17 June 2013}}</ref> The underground drainage system covers 70% of the city and the remaining sewerage system for disposal of sullage is through septic tanks, open drains and public conveniences.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thanjavur sewarage|url=http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/sal-sew.htm|publisher=Thanjavur municipality|access-date=29 December 2012|year=2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020152149/http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/sal-sew.htm|archive-date=20 October 2013}}</ref> The corporation maintains a total of {{convert|155|km|mi|abbr=on}} of storm water drains: {{convert|53.27|km|mi|abbr=on}} surfaced drains and {{convert|101.73|km|mi|abbr=on}} unlined drains.<ref>{{cite web|title=Storm water drains of Thanjavur|url=http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/sal-storm.htm|publisher=Thanjavur municipality|access-date=29 December 2012|year=2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617092240/http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/sal-storm.htm|archive-date=17 June 2013}}</ref>
Neo tidel park announced in newly added city pillayarpatti


There are 37 hospitals and seven clinical labs in Thanjavur that take care of the health care needs of the citizens.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thanjavur hospitals|url=http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/city-hospital.htm|publisher=Thanjavur municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu|year=2011|access-date=29 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100521234911/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/city-hospital.htm|archive-date=21 May 2010}}</ref> There are a total of 9,745 street lamps: 492 sodium lamps, 2,061 mercury vapour lamps, 7,180 tube lights and twelve high-mast beam lamps.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thanjavur street lights|url=http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/sal-stlight.htm|publisher=Thanjavur Municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu|year=2011|access-date=29 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617132323/http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/sal-stlight.htm|archive-date=17 June 2013}}</ref> The corporation operates three markets, namely the Serfoji Market, Amarar Swaminathan Market and Kamaraj Market and another market, the Subramaniya Swami Koil Market, is maintained by the Subramania Swami Temple authority.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thanjavur markets|url=http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/sal-market.htm|publisher=Thanjavur Municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu|year=2011|access-date=29 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617103610/http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/sal-market.htm|archive-date=17 June 2013}}</ref> Thanjavur comes under the Thanjavur Telecom circle of the [[Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited]] (BSNL), India's state-owned telecom and internet services provider. Apart from telecom, BSNL also provides [[broadband internet]] service.<ref>{{cite web|title=State of Rural wireline broadband|publisher=BSNL, Tamil Nadu Circle|location=Tamil Nadu|url=http://ccatn.gov.in/usofiles/usoschemes/bbtn.htm|year=2011|access-date=29 December 2012|ref={{sfnRef|BSNL|2011}}|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718161317/http://ccatn.gov.in/usofiles/usoschemes/bbtn.htm|archive-date=18 July 2013}}</ref> The Regional Passport office, Trichy, operates a Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) in Thanjavur, which PSK covers the Nagappattinam, Thiruvarur, Thanjavur, Pudukkottai, and Ariyalur revenue districts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Students throng Passport Seva Kendra in Tiruchi and Thanjavur|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/students-throng-passport-seva-kendra-in-tiruchi-and-thanjavur/article3642427.ece|date=15 July 2012|access-date=20 May 2013|work=The Hindu|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314085942/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/students-throng-passport-seva-kendra-in-tiruchi-and-thanjavur/article3642427.ece|archive-date=14 March 2014}}</ref>
There are 37 hospitals and seven clinical labs in Thanjavur that take care of the health care needs of the citizens.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thanjavur hospitals|url=http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/city-hospital.htm|publisher=Thanjavur municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu|year=2011|access-date=29 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100521234911/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/city-hospital.htm|archive-date=21 May 2010}}</ref> There are a total of 9,745 street lamps: 492 sodium lamps, 2,061 mercury vapour lamps, 7,180 tube lights and twelve high-mast beam lamps.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thanjavur street lights|url=http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/sal-stlight.htm|publisher=Thanjavur Municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu|year=2011|access-date=29 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617132323/http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/sal-stlight.htm|archive-date=17 June 2013}}</ref> The corporation operates three markets, namely the Serfoji Market, Amarar Swaminathan Market and Kamaraj Market and another market, the Subramaniya Swami Koil Market, is maintained by the Subramania Swami Temple authority.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thanjavur markets|url=http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/sal-market.htm|publisher=Thanjavur Municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu|year=2011|access-date=29 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617103610/http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/sal-market.htm|archive-date=17 June 2013}}</ref> Thanjavur comes under the Thanjavur Telecom circle of the [[Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited]] (BSNL), India's state-owned telecom and internet services provider. Apart from telecom, BSNL also provides [[broadband internet]] service.<ref>{{cite web|title=State of Rural wireline broadband|publisher=BSNL, Tamil Nadu Circle|location=Tamil Nadu|url=http://ccatn.gov.in/usofiles/usoschemes/bbtn.htm|year=2011|access-date=29 December 2012|ref={{sfnRef|BSNL|2011}}|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718161317/http://ccatn.gov.in/usofiles/usoschemes/bbtn.htm|archive-date=18 July 2013}}</ref> The Regional Passport office, Trichy, operates a Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) in Thanjavur, which PSK covers the Nagappattinam, Thiruvarur, Thanjavur, Pudukkottai, and Ariyalur revenue districts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Students throng Passport Seva Kendra in Tiruchi and Thanjavur|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/students-throng-passport-seva-kendra-in-tiruchi-and-thanjavur/article3642427.ece|date=15 July 2012|access-date=20 May 2013|work=The Hindu|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314085942/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/students-throng-passport-seva-kendra-in-tiruchi-and-thanjavur/article3642427.ece|archive-date=14 March 2014}}</ref>


==See also==
==Villages==
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*[[Kangeyampatti]]
*[[Kangeyampatti]]
*[[Kollangarai Vallundanpattu]]
*[[Kollangarai Vallundanpattu]]
*[[Velur, Thanjavur|Velur]]
*[[Velur, Thanjavur|Velur]]
*Muhilan
*Pudhu Aarcadu
==See also==
*[[Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal Temple, Thanjavur|Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal Temple]]
*[[Gangaikonda Cholapuram]]
*[[Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur|Brihadeeswara Temple]]
*[[Tirunallar Dharbaranyeswarar Temple|Thirunallar Temple]]


==Notes==
==Notes==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* [https://tnurbanepay.tn.gov.in Thanjavur City Municipal Corporations]
* [https://tnurbanepay.tn.gov.in Thanjavur City Municipal Corporations]
* [https://archive.today/20130217221402/http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/ Municipality of Thanjavur]
* [https://archive.today/20130217221402/http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/thanjavur/ Municipality of Thanjavur]
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