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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Appanur
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| settlement_type = Revenue Village
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| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|9|N|78|E|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ramanathapuram District]]
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| parts = [[Kadaladi]]
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| elevation_m = 19
| population_total = 2328
| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 623703<ref>{{cite web|title=Details of Post Office APPANUR, RAMANATHAPURAM|url=http://pincode.net.in/623703#.UeDsE9KnBOI|publisher=pincode.net.in|accessdate=13 July 2013}}</ref>
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 04576<ref>{{cite web|title=Mudukulathur City STD Code Details|url=http://in.wowsome.com/stdcode/city/mudukulathur-city-stdcode/|publisher=in.wowsome.com|accessdate=13 July 2013|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130713063001/http://in.wowsome.com/stdcode/city/mudukulathur-city-stdcode/|archive-date=13 July 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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'''Appanur''', is a village in the [[Kadaladi]] Taluk of [[Ramanathapuram District]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kadaladi Taluk - Revenue Villages |url=http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/vill.php?dcode=27&centcode=0005&tlkname=Kadaladi |publisher=GIS DIVISION - National Informatics Centre-Tamil Nadu State Centre, E-2A, Rajaji Bhavan, Besant Nagar, Chennai-90 |accessdate=13 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231125/http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/vill.php?dcode=27&centcode=0005&tlkname=Kadaladi |archivedate=3 March 2016 }}</ref> It is located between [[Mudukulathur]] and [[Sayalgudi]], on the [[Highways of Tamil Nadu|State Highway 29 (SH29)]].<ref name=sh>{{cite web|title=State Highways (SH) and SH Urban Stretches|url=http://www.tnhighways.org/images/roadlist/SH_ListofRoads_31032011.pdf|publisher=The Director General, Highways Department, Chennai-5|accessdate=13 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927102954/http://www.tnhighways.org/images/roadlist/SH_ListofRoads_31032011.pdf|archive-date=27 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Location ==
Appanur is a small village. It is located on [[Highways of Tamil Nadu|SH29]], which runs from [[Thanjavur]] to [[Sayalgudi]].<ref name=sh/> The SH29 then runs to join the [[East Coast Road|East Coast Road (Thiruvanmiyur - Mahabalipuram -
Marakkanam - Pondicherry Road)]].<ref>maps.google.co.in</ref> Appanur is about 11 km from [[Mudukulathur]], 36 km from [[Paramakudi]] and 55 km from [[Ramanathapuram]].

== History ==
It is said that Appanur has been known since ancient times as Thiru Appanur, though Thiru Appanur now refers to a place near [[Madurai]]. Appanur, as a part of the [[Ramnad]] district was under the [[Sethupathi]]s during the beginning of the 17th century, then under the [[British Raj]], before it came under the [[Dominion of India|Union of India]] in 1947 when India received its independence.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu|url=http://financeminister.gov.in/sivaganga.html|publisher=Ministry of Finance, Government of India|accessdate=13 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529093255/http://financeminister.gov.in/sivaganga.html|archive-date=29 May 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sethupathis of Ramand and Sivaganga|url=http://www.tamilnadu.ind.in/tamilnadu_history/sethupathis_thondaimans/sethupathis.php|accessdate=13 July 2013}}</ref>

It is still an under developed area in India, along with the rest of the Ramnad district.<ref>{{cite web|title=Backward Areas|url=http://www.dcmsme.gov.in/schemes/pcgbk01x.htm|publisher=Development Commissioner (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises), A-Wing, 7th Floor, Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi|accessdate=13 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=100-MW solar energy park to come up in Ramnad|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/100mw-solar-energy-park-to-come-up-in-ramnad/article4197125.ece|publisher=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PUDHU VAAZHVU PROJECT, RAMANATHAPURAM DISTRICT|url=http://ramanathapuram.nic.in/VK/vision.htm|publisher=Official Website of Ramanathapuram District Collectorate|accessdate=13 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ramanathapuram Mega Drinking Water Supply Project|url=http://www.twadboard.gov.in/twad/rmd_water.aspx|publisher=Tamil Nadu Water Supply And Drainage Board|accessdate=13 July 2013}}</ref> Appanur is known for rainfed bittergourd cultivation.
[[File:Momordica charantia var muricata.jpg|thumb|Smaller variety of bitter gourd grown at Appanur.]]

== Demography ==
Total population of the village is 2328, of whom males are 1178 and females are 1150. Overall literacy rate is 52.02%, male literacy rate is 64.69% and female literacy rate is 39.04%, according to the 2001 census.<ref>{{cite web|title=Population Finder|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/View_Village_Population.aspx?pcaid=815554&category=VILLAGE|publisher=Census of India Organisation|accessdate=13 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Population distribution of village Appanur|url=http://www.populationofindia.co.in/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/kadaladi/.appanur|publisher=www.populationofindia.co.in|accessdate=13 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome to Appanur Village in Ramanathapuram District Social and Developmental Canvas of the village|url=http://www.voiceofbharat.org/ramanathapuram/view_results_detail.asp?ID=414&mVarTable=%5BSheet1%5D|accessdate=13 July 2013}}</ref>

== Infrastructure ==
There are three schools in Appanur.
# Government [[Primary School]]
# Panchayat Union [[Middle School]]
# Sri Ramakrishna Saradhadevi [[Middle School]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Appanur|url=http://wikiedit.org/India/Appanur/230271/|accessdate=13 July 2013}}</ref>
#Government [[High school]]
There is a Primary Health Centre, which comes under [[Paramakudi]] health district.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hospital on Wheels Programme (HoWP) - FTP 2012 -13, Paramkudi Health District|url=http://www.nrhmtn.gov.in/howpdf/paramakudi.pdf|publisher=National Rural Health Mission|accessdate=13 July 2013}}</ref>

There is also a branch post office.<ref>{{cite web|title=Appanur, Ramanathapuram District, Tamilnadu Pincode 623703|url=http://www.xombom.com/pincode/appanur-ramanathapuram-pincode/6429/|accessdate=13 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141002021911/http://xombom.com/pincode/appanur-ramanathapuram-pincode/6429/|archive-date=2 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=List of Post Offices for PinCode 623703 (11 Offices) Details of Post Office APPANUR, RAMANATHAPURAM|url=http://pincode.net.in/623703|accessdate=13 July 2013}}</ref>

== Cultural Festivals ==
A local festival called 'Maasa' or 'Marsa' is celebrated every year. Other [[Tamil people|Tamil]] festivals like [[Pongal (festival)|Pongal]] and [[Deepavali]] are also celebrated. Bullock-cart races, called Rekla races, are popular locally, and are organised during festival celebrations.

== References ==
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{{Ramanathapuram district}}
[[Category:Revenue villages in Kadaladi taluk]]

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