Patteeswaram

Patteeswaram
Suburban
Durgambikai temple gopuram in Patteeswaram, photograph taken in 1999
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Taluk	Kumbakonam
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	TN 68, TN 49

Patteeswaram is a village, eight kilometres from Kumbakonam in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The village was named after Patti (also called Nandini), the calf of Kamadhenu, the divine cow in Hindu mythology. It is the suburban region of Kumbakonam city in Thanjavur district.

Patteswaram village

Name of Taluk	Kumbakonam
Population	16,001
Mode of transportation	Bus
Travel time to district	2 hours
Distance from district	50 km
Distance from RBH	8 km
Tributary	Mudikondan
Main occupation of men	Agriculture
Main occupation of women	Agriculture
Non-Farm source income	Weaving silk sarees
Cost of 1-acre (4,000 m2) of land	Rs. 1,200,000
Crops	Paddy, sugarcane, coconut
Crop cycles	2
Distance to the school	0.5 km
Number of students in the school	1,800
Number of teachers	40
Clinics	4
Number of certified doctors	3
PHC in village	yes
Number of pharmacies	2
Distance to hospital	8 km
Rate of interest charged by moneylenders	4%
Number of self-help groups	60
Rent of 200 square feet (19 m2) shop	1,500
Government schemes offered	NREGS

Temples

The village is famous for two temples:

• Thenupuriswarar Temple
• Lord Sakthivanesvara Temple
• Saliyamaharishi bajanai Madam

Another Important Temple is also there :

• Kothanda Ramar Temple

Patteeswaram Kothanda Ramar Temple

Marriage Halls

• 

  A.G.R Thirumana Mahal

  A.G.R Thirumana Mahal

• 

  Thiruvalluvar Thirumana Arangam

  Thiruvalluvar Thirumana Arangam

External links

• Utthiramerur - Town with inscriptions about Cholas internal administration and election process

References

• [1] District Development Authority,Thanjavur