Paramakudi

Paramakudi பரமக்குடி
State :	India
State :	Tamil Nadu
District :	Ramanathapuram
Sub-district :	Paramakudi
Location :	9 ° 33 '  N , 78 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 9 ° 33 '  N , 78 ° 35'  E
Residents :	95,579 (2011)

Paramakudi ( Tamil : பரமக்குடி Paramakkuṭi [ ˈparəməkːuɖi ]) is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . The population is around 96,000 (2011 census).

Paramakudi is located in the Ramanathapuram district in southern Tamil Nadu. The city is located in the coastal hinterland on the lower reaches of the periodically flowing Vaigai River, 38 kilometers northwest of Ramanathapuram and 76 kilometers southeast of Madurai . Paramakudi is the capital of the talk Paramakudi in the Ramanathapuram district. The National Highway 49 from Madurai via Ramanathapuram to Rameswaram and the parallel railway line run through the city .

With 95,579 inhabitants (2011 census), Paramakudi is the most populous city in the Ramanathapuram district, ahead of the district capital Ramanathapuram. 87 percent of the population are Hindus , 9 percent are Muslims and 4 percent are Christians . As in all of Tamil Nadu, the main language is Tamil, which is spoken by 79 percent of the population of Paramakudi as their mother tongue. There is also a larger minority of Saurashtri speakers , who make up 20 percent of the population. The Saurashtri is closely related to the northwest Indian language Gujarati . Its speakers are members of a weaver caste originally immigrated from Gujarat .

In September 2011 there were serious clashes between protesting Dalits (casteless people) and the police in Paramakudi . Seven people were killed when police opened fire on the crowd.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Census of India 2011.
2. ^ Census of India 2011: C-1 Population By Religious Community. Tamil Nadu.
3. ↑ Census of India 2001: C-16 City: Population by Mother Tongue (Tamil Nadu), accessed under Tabulations Plan of Census Year - 2001 .
4. ↑ BBC News: India: Seven killed as police open fire on protesters, September 12, 2011.