Chatrapatti
Chatrapatti is a village @ Rajapalayam Taluk in Virudhunagar District of Tamil Nadu State, India and it is located 50 km southwest of district headquarters Virudhunagar and 581 km towards south direction from State capital Chennai.
Chatrapatti | |
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Village | |
| Official Name: R. Chatrapatti | |
| Coordinates: 9.415278°N 77.595041°E | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayath |
| Elevation | 175 m (574 ft) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area code(s) | STD Code : 04563 |
| Vehicle registration | TN - 67,84 |
Nearest Railway Station: Rajapalayam (8 km)
Nearby Airports: Madurai (85 km) and Thiruvananthapuram (176 km)
Landmarks
From Rajapalayam : 7 km towards east
From Srivilliputtur - 14 km towards south
History
Rani Mangammal (ruled 1689–1704) was the 11th ruler of the Madurai Nayaka dynasty. She was a renowned queen in developing infrastructure such as roads, walkways, passenger rest houses, irrigation and gardens for small and remote villages far from the capital city of Madurai. Rani Mangammal was an accomplished and popular ruler, and her memory is still cherished in the countryside of the district. Mangammal specializes in civil administration, commerce and industry, irrigation and communications.
Many irrigation channels were repaired, new roads were laid, and avenue trees were planted. The highway from Kanyakumari was originally built during the reign of Rani Mangammal, which was called 'Mangammal Road'. He also built many public works, especially for pilgrims.
The Mangammal road which now passes through the village of Chatrapatti is called "Vanniyampatti" road. The 14 km long road connects the village of Chatrapatti to Srivilliputhur in the north and Mudukudi / Cholapuram in the south. This is the shortest route from Srivilliputhur to reach Sankarankovil/ Karivalamavantanallur. On the road was a Soultry (traveler's resting place - in Tamil it is called Chatra). The village derives its name from the Tamil word "Sathram" (a traveler's resting place) and "Patti" (suffix for a village).
Climate
The village is a region of extreme heat and low humidity. The north east monsoon provides the bulk of rainfall during the months of October and November. Again the north east monsoon, which starts in June and lasting until mid August (Courtallam Season), provides showers and makes the region relatively cooler than in other months.
Places
The village has Seven streets. They are:
- North street
- Middle Street
- South Street
- High School Street
- Gnaniyar Koil Street
- New Street
- Vayakattu Street
There is a huge bazaar in Middle street which remains filled with thousands of people in the evening as this place is the biggest marketplace east of Rajapalayam and there are two water storage dams namely 'vagaikulam' and 'kanakulam'.
Education
The village people give a lot of importance to education.
There are two government schools in the village and two matriculation school and elementary schools are there.
- Vinayagar Elementary School (The school had celebrated its platinum jubilee)
- Government Higher Secondary School (A centenary school - A number of educated people in and around Chattrapatti are alumni of this school)
The government's schools higher secondary school two in numbers one for boys now the students strength is very low government did not take any action to increase the strength why our village people admit their children in other schools nobody knows and other one for girls recently. The medium of instruction is Tamil. People go to Rajapalayam for English Medium Schools.
Women's education has gained importance in the past few years due to economic reasons as wages from male members in the families of the society are not enough.
Mulaikottu & Thai Poosam
Mulaikottu is the famous festival in Chatrapatti. This festival is celebrated every year, second week of August. This festival is celebrated to thank the Women deity Maari amman (Goddess of Rain) for rain and wealth. Women in the houses grow nine types of grams in a pot (Mulaippaari) in a completely dark room for a week before the festival. On the second day of the festival, they carry the pot in head and put it in a well at a distance away from the village. People use this festival as a family uniting festival. This festival is common in several other parts of Tamil Nadu. The festival will be celebrated from Tuesday midnight to Friday before noon. all three days the Goddess Mariamman will be in chariot (Sapparam) at night in all the streets. this is the largest festival of this surrounding.
The Second important festival is Thai Poosam
Vaikasi Visagam also is celebrated well