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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Koothanallur
| other_name =
| nickname = Sinna Singapore
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Koothanallur Big Mosque areal view.jpg
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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Thiruvarur district|Thiruvarur]]
| established_title = 
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| government_type = Second Grade Municipality
| governing_body = Koothanallur Municipality
| leader_title = Municipal Chairman
| leader_name = Nil
| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 12.31
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| population_total = 25,423
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank = 4
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code = 614101
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 04367
| registration_plate = TN:50
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'''Koothanallur''' (shortened as '''KNR''') is a [[Municipality]] in [[Tiruvarur district]] in the [[South India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. The town is located at a distance of {{cvt|20|km}} from the district headquarters [[Tiruvarur]] and {{cvt|350|km|}} from the state capital [[Chennai]].Third largest Municipality Town in Thiruvarur District.

The town has a predominant [[Rowther|Tamil Rowthers]] population. Koothanallur is known for the Big Pallivasal. Sri Ramanatha Swamy Thirukovil, an ancient temple at Tirurameshwaram, is located {{cvt|7|km}} far to Koothanallur, southerly.koothanallur is headquarter for Koothanallur taluk.

Koothanallur is believed to have obtained its name from two brothers named Periya Koothan and Chinna Koothan during the early 12th century. Koothanallur was a part of the erstwhile [[Tanjore District (Madras Presidency)|Tanjore district]] until India's independence in 1947 and [[Nagapattinam district]] until 1991 and subsequently a part of the [[Thiruvarur]] district. The town is a part of the fertile [[Cauvery Delta]] and the major profession in the town is agriculture.

Koothanallur is administered by a municipality established in 1994. As of 2011, the municipality covered an area of {{convert|12.31|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} and had a population of 25,423. Koothanallur comes under the [[Tiruvarur (State Assembly Constituency)|Thiruvarur assembly]] constituency which elects a member to the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] once every five years and it is a part of the [[Nagapattinam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nagappattinam constituency]] which elects its [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) once in five years. Roadways are the major mode of transportation to the town and the nearest railway station is at [[Mannargudi]]. The nearest seaport is [[Nagapattinam Port]], located {{convert|33|km|mi|abbr=on}} away, while the nearest airport is the [[Tiruchirappalli International Airport]], located {{convert|104|km|mi|abbr=on}} away from the town.

==History==
Koothanallur is believed to have obtained its name from two brothers named Periya Koothan and Chinna Koothan during the early 12th century. "Nallur" is a common term used to indicate the welfare of villages.

Koothanallur and its surrounding areas were incorporated into the [[Seljuk Empire]] (1037–1194) of Persia in the 11th century.They are [[Rowther]]s follows [[Hanafi|Hanafi Fiqh]]

Koothanallur was incorporated as a part of the erstwhile [[Tanjore District (Madras Presidency)|Tanjore district]] during the British colonial times until India's independence in 1947 and [[Nagapattinam district]] until 1991 and subsequently a part of the newly formed Tiruvarur district. It is populated predominantly by Muslim community<ref>{{cite web|title=About Koothanallur|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/abt-city.htm|publisher=Koothanallur Municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu|year=2012|access-date=1 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324121145/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/abt-city.htm|archive-date=24 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography and climate==
Koothanallur is located at {{Coord|10.718|N|79.519|E|}}. Rivers Vennar and Koraiyar, which flows through the heart of the town, keeps the soil fertile. The topography is completely flat and the town is a part of the fertile [[Cauvery Delta]]. Koothanallur is situated at a distance of {{convert|350|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the state capital [[Chennai]] and {{convert|33|km|mi|abbr=on}} from [[Tiruvarur]], the district headquarters. The type of soil is predominantly clay and sandy, conducive for cultivation. There are no commercial mineral resources in the town. The Ayacut area around the two rivers occupies more than {{convert|800|ha|acre|abbr=on}} of land. Like in the rest of the state, the period from November to February in Mannargudi has a climate full of warm days and cool nights. The onset of summer is from March to the end of June. The average temperature range from {{convert|37|°C|°F}} in January to {{convert|22.5|°C|°F}} in May and June. Summer rains are sparse and the first monsoon, the [[South-west monsoon|South-West monsoon]], usually sets in June and continues until September. [[Northeast monsoon|North-East monsoon]] usually sets in October and continues until January. The rainfall during North-East monsoon is relatively higher and is beneficial to the district at large because of the heavy rainfall and the Western ghats feeding the river Cauvery. The average rainfall is {{convert|1146.8|mm|in|abbr=on}}, most of which is contributed by the North-East monsoon.<ref name=urban23>[[#urban|Urban Infrastructure Report 2008]], p. 23</ref>

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|type=
|state=collapsed
|1961|13948
|1971|16184
|1981|19434
|1991| 21870
|2001| 22995
|2011| 25423
|footnote=<br />
* 1961–1981:<ref>[[#urban|Urban Infrastructure Report 2008]], p. 27</ref>
* 1991–2001:<ref>{{cite web|title=Koothanallur population|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/sal-pop.htm|publisher=Koothanallur Municipality|access-date=1 January 2014|year=2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527212252/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/sal-pop.htm|archive-date=27 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 2011:<ref name=2011census/>
}}
{{bar box|title=Religious census|titlebar=#ddd|left1=Religion|right1=Percent(%)|float=left|bars={{bar percent|[[Islam|Muslim]]|Green|53.14}}{{bar percent|[[Hinduism|Hindu]]|Orange|44.83}}{{bar percent|[[Christianity|Christian]]|purple|1.87}}{{bar percent|[[Sikhism|Sikh]]|yellow|0.01}}{{bar percent|[[Jainism|Jain]]|Blue|0.08}}{{bar percent|Other|grey|0.06}}}}

According to [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Koothanallur had a population of 25,423 with a sex-ratio of 1,090 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.<ref name="dashboard">{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref> A total of 2,758 were under the age of six, constituting 1,421 males and 1,337 females. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] accounted for 22.27% and .46% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 78.65%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.<ref name="dashboard"/> The town had a total of : 6025 households. There were a total of 8,261 workers, comprising 355 cultivators, 1,488 main agricultural labourers, 80 in house hold industries, 4,842 other workers, 1,496 marginal workers, 43 marginal cultivators, 756 marginal agricultural labourers, 94 marginal workers in household industries and 603 other marginal workers.<ref name=2011census>{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Koothanallur|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=695469|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref> Like in the rest of the state, [[Tamil language|Tamil]] is the most common language spoken in the town.<ref>[[#Tamil|Tamil Nadu Government 2003]], p. 3</ref>

As per the religious census of 2011, Kuthanallur had 53.14% [[Muslims]], 44.83% [[Hindus]], 1.87% [[Christians]], 0.01% [[Sikhs]], 0.08% [[Jainism|Jains]] and 0.06% following other religions.<ref name=religion2011>{{cite web|title=Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu|year=2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|format=XLS|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|access-date=13 September 2015}}</ref>

As of 2008, a total {{convert|1.33|sqkm|acre|abbr=on}} (10.82%) of the land was used for residential, {{convert|0.045|sqkm|acre|abbr=on}} (0.4%) for commercial, {{convert|0.0165|sqkm|acre|abbr=on}} (0.13%) for industrial, {{convert|0.07|sqkm|acre|abbr=on}} (0.57%) for public & semi public purposes including educational and open spaces, and the remaining 89% land under agricultural use.<ref name="urbaninfra30">[[#urban|Urban Infrastructure Report 2008]], p. 30</ref> As of 2008, there were a total of nine notified slums, with 11,215 comprising 48% of the total population residing in those.<ref>[[#urban|Urban Infrastructure Report 2008]], p. 28</ref>
Most of the Knr'ians working in abroads like GCC countries, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei etc..

==Economy==
Agriculture is the principal occupation of the people of Koothanallur. The total agricultural lands within the town limit forms around 81% . The work participation in the town indicated a steady rise from 7.2% in 1971–80 to 30% in 1991 to 53% in 2001. Workers in tertiary sector formed nearly 70% of the total workforce. As of 2008, there were 13 industries in the town that included three saw mills and rice mills and two engineering industries.<ref name=urban29>[[#urban|Urban Infrastructure Report 2008]], p. 29</ref>

==Administration and politics==
{| class="toccolours" style="clear:right; float:right; background:#fff; margin:0 0 0.5em 1em; width:220px"
|-
! style="background:#a8bdec; text-align:center;" colspan="2"|'''Municipality Officials'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|Chairman||Fathima Basheera Tajudeen<ref name="chair">{{cite web|title=Chairman of Koothanallur|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/who-chairperson.htm|publisher=Koothanallur Municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu|year=2012|access-date=1 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527212622/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/who-chairperson.htm|archive-date=27 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|Commissioner||D. Narayanan<ref>{{cite web|title=Commissioner of Koothanallur|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/who-commisoner.htm|publisher=Koothanallur Municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu|year=2012|access-date=1 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528005707/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/who-commisoner.htm|archive-date=28 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|Vice Chairman||L.M. Mohamed Asraf<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Chairman of Koothanallur|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/who-deputy-chairperson.htm|publisher=Koothanallur Municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu|year=2012|access-date=1 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527212619/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/who-deputy-chairperson.htm|archive-date=27 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! style="background:#a8bdec; text-align:center;" colspan="2"|'''Elected Members'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|Member of Legislative Assembly||[Poondi k
Kalaivanan]<ref name="MLA of Koothanallur">{{cite web|title=MLA of Tiruvarur |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/constnamewise.htm |publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu |year=2012 |access-date=1 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006234417/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/constnamewise.htm |archive-date= 6 October 2013 }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|Member of Parliament||[[s.selvaraj]]<ref name="Rit">{{cite web|title=Members of Lok Sabha from Tamil Nadu|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/government/loksaba|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu|year=2014|access-date =26 May 2014}}</ref>
|}

Koothanallur was a town Panchayat till 1994, when it was promoted to a grade III Municipality. It was further promoted to a grade II municipality during May 1998. The municipality covers an area of {{convert|12.31|sqkm|abbr=on}} and has four revenue villages.<ref name="Koothanallur_municipality">{{cite web|title=About Koothanallur Municipality|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/abt-muni.htm|publisher=Koothanallur Municipality|access-date=1 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926031822/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/Koothanallur/ABT-MUNI.HTM|archive-date=26 September 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of 2011, the municipality had a total of 24 members, one each for the 24 wards.<ref name="Koothanallur_municipality"/> The functions of the municipality is devolved into six departments: General, Engineering, Revenue, Public Health, Town planning and the Computer Wing. All these departments are under the control of a Municipal Commissioner who is the supreme executive head.<ref name="organizationalchart">{{cite web|title=Commissionerate of Municipal Administration |url=http://www.tn.gov.in/cma/chart5.htm |publisher=Commissionerate of Municipal Administration |access-date=1 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106103849/http://www.tn.gov.in/cma/chart5.htm |archive-date=6 November 2012 }}</ref> The legislative powers are vested in a body of 24 members, one each from the 24 wards. The legislative body is headed by an elected chairperson assisted by a deputy chairperson.<ref name="economicweeklyp2396">[[#Economic|Economic and political weekly 1995]], p. 2396</ref> The municipality has allocated a budget of {{INR}}5,500,000 for the year 2012–13.<ref name="Koothanallur_budget">{{cite web|title=Budget 2010–11|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/BUDGET1213.PDF|page=2|language=ta|publisher=Koothanallur Municipality|access-date=1 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528005329/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/BUDGET1213.PDF|archive-date=28 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Koothanallur comes under the [[Tiruvarur (State Assembly Constituency)|Tiruvarur State Assembly Constituency]] and it elects a member to the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] once every five years.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/Const_map/map.htm
|title=List of Assembly Constituencies
|year=2010
|access-date=1 January 2014
|work=Tamil Nadu
|publisher=Tamil Nadu state government
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614070155/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/const_map/map.htm
|archive-date=14 June 2012
}}</ref><ref name="const_map">{{cite web|title=Map showing the new assembly constituencies|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/maps/tamil_map.pdf|page=1|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=1 January 2014}}</ref> Till 2006, the constituency was reserved for [[Scheduled Caste|SC]] (Scheduled Caste) candidates. From the 1977 elections, the assembly seat was won by DMK for five times during 1977, 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011 elections and [[Communist Party of India]] for four times during 1980, 1984, 1989 and 1991 elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S22/partycomp174.htm|title=Partywise Comparison Since 1977|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=16 April 2011}}</ref> The current MLA of the constituency is poondi k.kalaivaanan, [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK).<ref name="MLA of Koothanallur"/> Koothanallur is a part of the [[Nagapattinam (Lok Sabha constituency)]] and it elects its member of parliament every five years. The current Member of Parliament from the constituency is [[s.selvaraj]] from the [[CPI]] party.<ref name="Rit"/>

Late S. Murugaiyan was former chairman of Koothanallur and Mannargudi (Tiruvarur District) Municipality between 1973 and 1978. People called him "SM", He belonged to the Communist Party of India. He sorted many issues relating to people.{{cn|date=February 2025}}

Koothanallur was announced as a Taluk by former chief minister J. Jayalalitha in 2016.{{cn|date=February 2025}}

A new building for the municipality was constructed near New Bus Stand and operations were shifted there. The old Municipal office and the opposite is being used as Taluk Office.{{cn|date=February 2025}}

==Education==
The Manba-ul-ula was established in 1892 for Islamic learning.<ref>[[#More|More 1997]], p. 55</ref> In 1932, Sanmargha Thondar Sabha was started in the town, that published Muslim books and ran an Islamic library.<ref>[[#More|More 1997]], p. 61</ref> As of 2011, there were eleven schools, comprising two primary government schools, five private primary schools, one government middle school, one private high school, one government higher secondary school and one private higher school in Koothanallur. There were three colleges in the town, namely, Sultana Abdullah Rowther College for Girls is an Arts & Science college, Faizul Bakiyat Arabic College and Periyapalli Arabic College, both teaching Arabic.<ref name="munic_ed">{{cite web|title=Educational Institutions in Koothanallur|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/city-edu.htm|publisher=Koothanallur Municipality|access-date=1 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527212617/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/city-edu.htm|archive-date=27 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Utility services==
Electricity supply to Koothanallur is regulated and distributed by the [[Tamil Nadu Electricity Board]] (TNEB). The town along with its suburbs forms the Trichy Electricity Distribution Circle.<ref>{{cite web|title=Important Address |url=http://www.windpro.org/pdf/MISC/TNEB%20Address.pdf |publisher=Indian Wind Power Association |access-date=1 January 2014 |year=2011 |page=3 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016045943/http://www.windpro.org/pdf/MISC/TNEB%20Address.pdf |archive-date=16 October 2012 }}</ref> Water supply is provided by the municipality of Koothanallur from Vennar river through gravity transmission. In the period 2010–2011, a total of 2.36 million litres of water was supplied every day for households in the town. There are 52 tube wells and 117 bore wells that serve as the source of groundwater.<ref name="urbaninfra31">[[#urban|Urban Infrastructure Report 2008]], p. 31</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Water Supply Details|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/sal-watersupply.htm|publisher=Koothanallur Municipality|year=2011|access-date=1 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528005934/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/sal-watersupply.htm|archive-date=28 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> About six metric tonnes of solid waste are collected from Koothanallur every day by door-to-door collection out of the six metric tonnes generated and subsequently the source segregation and dumping is carried out by the sanitary department of the municipality. The coverage of solid waste management had an efficiency of 100% as of 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Waste management programme|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/sal-solidwaste.htm|publisher=Koothanallur Municipality|access-date=1 January 2014|year=2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527211726/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/sal-solidwaste.htm|archive-date=27 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> There is limited underground drainage system in the town and the major sewerage system for disposal of sullage is through septic tanks, open drains and public conveniences.<ref>[[#urban|Urban Infrastructure Report 2008]], p. 34</ref> The municipality maintains a total of {{convert|0.87|km|mi|abbr=on}} of storm water drains in Koothanallur.<ref>{{cite web|title=Storm water drains of Koothanallur|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/sal-stormwaterdrains.htm|publisher=Koothanallur municipality|access-date=1 January 2014|year=2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528005712/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/sal-stormwaterdrains.htm|archive-date=28 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> There is a government hospitals, a veterinary hospital, a primary health care centre and two private hospitals and clinics that take care of the health care needs of the citizens.<ref name="ReferenceA">[[#urban|Urban Infrastructure Report 2008]], p. 42</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Koothanallur hospitals|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/city-hospital.htm|publisher=Koothanallur municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu|year=2011|access-date=1 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528010413/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/city-hospital.htm|archive-date=28 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> There are a total of 1,117 street lamps in Koothanallur: 64 sodium lamps, 1,052 tube lights and one high mast beam lamp.<ref>{{cite web|title=Koothanallur street lighting|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/sal-streetlights.htm|publisher=Koothanallur municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu|year=2011|access-date=1 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527212942/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/sal-streetlights.htm|archive-date=27 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The municipality operates two markets, namely Ramzan market and Central market that cater to the needs of the town and the rural areas around it.<ref>{{cite web|title=Koothanallur Markets|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/sal-markets.htm|publisher=Koothanallur Municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu|year=2011|access-date=1 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527211526/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/sal-markets.htm|archive-date=27 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Transportation==
The State Highway SH-202 connecting the district headquarters Tiruvarur with [[Muthupet]] is the major state highway connecting Koothanallur with other towns in the state. There bus stand in the town has 11 bus bays.<ref>{{cite web|title=Koothanallur Bus stand|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/sal-bustand.htm|publisher=Koothanallur Municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu|year=2011|access-date=1 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528005704/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/sal-bustand.htm|archive-date=28 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation]] operates daily services connecting various cities to Koothanallur. The [[State Express Transport Corporation (Tamil Nadu)|State Express Transport Corporation]] operates long-distance buses connecting the town to cities like [[Chennai]]. The major inter city bus routes from the town are to towns like [[Kumbakonam]], [[Nagapattinam]], Nagoor, [[Thanjavur]], [[Tiruvarur]], [[Karaikal]], [[Muthupet]], and [[Pattukottai]].<ref name="transport">{{cite web|title=Koothanallur bus routes|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/Koothanallur/srv_bus.htm|publisher=Koothanallur municipality|year=2011|access-date=1 January 2014}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="howtoreach">{{cite web|title=Koothanallur – how to reach|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/abt-reach.htm|publisher=Koothanallur municipality|year=2011|access-date=1 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527212254/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/abt-reach.htm|archive-date=27 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Mannargudi is the nearest railway station, while Tiruvarur is the nearest railway junction to Koothanallur. The nearest seaport is [[Nagapattinam Port]], located {{convert|33|km|mi|abbr=on}} away, while the nearest airport is the [[Tiruchirappalli International Airport]], located {{convert|104|km|mi|abbr=on}} away from the town.<ref name="howtoreach"/>

== Notes ==
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==References==
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* {{cite book|title=Islamic Education, Diversity and National Identity: Dini Madaris in India Post 9/11|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=56NonrqFO0UC&q=koothanallur&pg=SA2-PA3|publisher=SAGE|last1=Hartung|first1=Jan-Peter |last2=Reifeld|first2=Helmut|year=2006|isbn=9780761934332|ref=Hartung}}
* {{cite book|title=The Political Evolution of Muslims in Tamilnadu and Madras, 1930-1947|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QDht7OyOjXMC&q=koothanallur&pg=PA115|last=More|first=J. B. Prashant|publisher=Orient Blackswan|year=1997|isbn=9788125011927|ref=More}}
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* {{cite report|title=Conversion of City Corporate Plan into Business Plan|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/Koothanallur.pdf|last=Urban Infrastructure report|publisher=Tamilnadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited|year=2008|ref=urban|access-date=26 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527211950/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/Koothanallur.pdf|archive-date=27 May 2014|url-status=dead}}
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110525233926/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/koothanallur/ Koothanallur Municipality]

{{Municipalities of Tamil Nadu}}
{{Tiruvarur district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Tiruvarur district]]

Koothanallur - Revision history

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