CM Shivakumar wants Centre’s intervention on Mekedatu, tells Tamil Nadu to inspect site
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Nenmeli observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Tamil Nadu.
The principal temple recorded for Mannargudi mandal is Apparasampettai Aabathkatheswarar Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Nenmeli itself.
Golu: an odd number of steps holding dolls, and women invited each evening for sundal, kumkum and a gift. Saraswati Puja on Navami and Vidyarambham on Vijayadashami.
The regional form observed across Tamil Nadu. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Nenmeli ranks #66 of 88 villages in Mannargudi mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nenmeli is a village of 1,255 people in 307 households (Census 2011) in Mannargudi taluk, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, the 66th-largest of 88 villages in Mannargudi taluk. Literacy is 75%, 3 points above the taluk average of 73% and the sex ratio is 961 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 614016, served by Serangolam post office; the LGD village code is 638248. The village votes in Orathanadu assembly constituency, represented by MLA R. Vaithilingam. The population is estimated at 1,480 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: 96 Nemmeli →
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
Centred on Mannargudi mandal
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