Anaicut
Anaicut or Anaikattu (
Anaicut | |
|---|---|
Suburban of Vellore | |
| Nickname(s): Rural Vellore | |
  Anaicut Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 12°52′35″N 78°59′18″E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Vellore |
| Government | |
| • Type | Anaicut |
| • Body | Panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 277.35 km2 (107.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,087 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 632101 |
| Telephone code | 91 - 0416762 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-23 |
| Sex ratio | 1031 ♂/♀ |
It is one of the state assemblies in Tamil Nadu, India. The name of the village is often confused with the Upper Anaicut dam, but there are no such dams in and around the town. This region was popular for agriculture. In Early days rice segregated from paddy using elephants in this region. The name aanai refers to elephant and kattu refers to tie in Tamil language. Aanaikattu becomes Anaikattu and further Anaicut during the British period. Nearby this village Highest economical income is from Pallikonda Town, odugathur Town and taluk surrounding
It has one of the oldest two government higher secondary schools in Vellore district, Sree Krishna Engineering college Under Anna University and a few private secondary and primary nursery schools
Anaicut is also famous for "Dhraupati Amman Temple" wherein religious drama and speech about "Mahabaratham" conducted with the belief of praying for rain. Devotees from surrounding villages visited to hear these speeches.
Shandy (Weekly market) every Saturday is the common place for sellers and buyers of vegetables