Natham

Natham
—  city  —
Coordinates
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District(s)	Dindigul
Population	22,532 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)

Natham is a panchayat town in Dindigul district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census^[1], Natham had a population of 22,533. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Natham has an average literacy rate of 40%, lesser than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 36%, and female literacy is 46%. In Natham, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. The number of drop outs in this village is also higher.

Culture

Natham has a Mariamman Temple which conducts annual rituals that are famous in the entire group of villages. The festivals during the season include people performing various activities to Amman viz - Pal Kodam, walking on fire, carrying fire pots, etc.Natham Kovilpatty Kailasanathar temple is very famous in navakiraka pooja that was built many years back. In and around Natham there are considerate amount of Muslims.The Christian population is comparatively low.

Economy

Natham is famous for Mango, Tamarind, Coconut, Guava, Cotton business/ready made shirts etc. and also for cereals and pulses. In addition the trade in Non-timber forest produce(NTFP) enhances the economy of Natham.the regions in and around Natham are agriculturally fertile.

There are many cotton mills are now started and it produces huge employment opportunities for local people.

NPR college of education is one of the key for education in natham. It's main focus is to promote students higher education.

Speciality

Natham is famous for tasty Mango and Tamarind. Also it is famous for crispy parotta.It lies in between Madurai,Dindigul and Karaikudi.It takes only an hour to reach either Madurai or Dindigul from Natham. It is a 2 hour journey from Natham to Karaikudi. Trichy takes about 1.45 hours journey from Natham.

Politics

Natham assembly constituency is part of Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency).^[2]

References

1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
2. ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies". Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-11. 

Coordinates: 10°14′00″N 78°14′00″E / 10.2333°N 78.2333°E / 10.2333; 78.2333