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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{About|a village in Tamil Nadu, India| Village of Ramanathapuram |Ramanathapuram district}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}<br /> {{more citations needed|date=January 2021}}<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details --&gt;{{Infobox settlement<br /> | name = Alagankulam<br /> | native_name = <br /> | native_name_lang = ta<br /> | other_name = Alagai<br /> | nickname = <br /> | settlement_type = Village Panchayat<br /> | image_skyline = <br /> | image_alt = <br /> | image_caption = <br /> | pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu#India<br /> | pushpin_label_position = left<br /> | pushpin_map_alt = <br /> | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India<br /> | coordinates = {{coord|9.354722222|N|78.96916667|E|display=inline,title}}<br /> | subdivision_type = Country<br /> | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br /> | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br /> | subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br /> | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br /> | subdivision_name2 = [[Ramanathapuram district|Ramanathapuram]]<br /> | established_title = &lt;!-- Established --&gt;<br /> | established_date = <br /> | founder = <br /> | named_for = <br /> | government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)]]<br /> | governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]] <br /> | leader_title = President<br /> | leader_name = [[Mohamed Musrudeen]]<br /> | unit_pref = Metric<br /> | area_footnotes = <br /> | area_rank = <br /> | area_total_km2 = <br /> | elevation_footnotes = <br /> | elevation_m = 4<br /> | population_total = 15473<br /> | population_as_of = 2011<br /> | population_rank = <br /> | population_density_km2 = auto<br /> | population_demonym = <br /> | population_footnotes = <br /> | demographics_type1 = Languages<br /> | demographics1_title1 = Official<br /> | demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br /> | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br /> | utc_offset1 = +5:30<br /> | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] <br /> | postal_code = 623512<br /> | area_code_type = Telephone code<br /> | area_code = 04567<br /> | registration_plate = TN 65<br /> | website = {{URL|www.alagankulam.com}}<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Alagankulam&#039;&#039;&#039; is a village situated on the east coast in the [[Ramanathapuram]] Taluk and district. The village is situated on the banks of the [[Vaigai River]] and is about {{convert|3|km}} away from the seashore. The village is located {{convert|18|km}} east of [[Ramanathapuram]]. The village has a population of 15,473 as of the Population Census of 2011. The carbon dating report of the artefacts excavated from Azhagankulam in Ramanathapuram District revealed that they dated back to 345 BC. With the artefacts having Tamil inscriptions, this could prove that Tamil was older than Prakrit which is dated to be from 268 BC to 232 BC.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/adichanallur-site-belongs-to-a-period-between-905-and-696-bc-madurai-high-court/article26737779.ece|title=Adichanallur site belongs to a period between 905 and 696 BC|newspaper=The Hindu|date=5 April 2019|last1=Chandar|first1=B. Tilak}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Tourism==<br /> Alagankulam is a village situated on the east coast in Ramanathapuram Taluk and district. The village is situated on the banks of the river Vaigai and is about three kilometers away from the seashore.<br /> <br /> The most significant findings of the excavation are hundreds of potsherds of the Mediterranean region. They include Rouletted ware and Amphorae jar pieces. Pieces of Red ware with Tamil Brahmi letters have been found. They are assignable to the first century BCE. Other antiquities include beads, perforated tiles, and bricks in various levels.<br /> <br /> Three Roman coins were unearthed. They contain the figure of the head of the Roman Emperor on one side and the figure of goddess of victory, holding a globe on the other side. The legend on them shows that the Roman Emperor Valentine II<br /> <br /> who ruled around 375 CE issued the coins. Undersea exploration work was also conducted at Poompuhar in the year 1996-1997 in collaboration with National Institute of Oceanography, Goa. Lead ingots were obtained in the search.<br /> Alagankulam is close to [[Rameswaram]] and [[Devipattinam]], both important pilgrimage centres. Alagankulam beach is popular in this village.<br /> <br /> ==Demographics==<br /> The Alagankulam village has a population of 15,473 with a [[sex ratio]] of 1067 which is higher than the Tamil Nadu state average of 996. In Alagankulam, the population of children whose ages range between 0 and 6 is 1,730 which makes up 11.18% of total population of the village. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 3.28% and 0.02% of the population respectively. The village had a total of 3259 households. There were a total of 4370 workers. The literacy rate is 86.63% - 89.60% for males, and 83.85% for females.<br /> <br /> ==Geography==<br /> <br /> The nearest towns include [[Ramanathapuram]] and [[Rameswaram]].<br /> <br /> ==Transport==<br /> The village is located in southeast Tamil Nadu and connected by [[National Highway 49 (India)|NH-49]] to [[Madurai]] and [[Ramanathapuram]] from [[Rameswaram]].<br /> <br /> The nearest airport is [[Madurai Airport]], which is located about {{convert|145|km}} away from the village.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Ramanathapuram district}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Villages in Ramanathapuram district]]</div>

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