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Adirampattinam town is situated in the Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It’s a panchayat town in Thanjavur district.
The natives of Adirampattinam are mostly into business and trades, with their trades spanning throughout neighbouring Sri Lanka, Burma, Malaysia and Singapore. They conduct their trades through country boats.
Before independence, the business community moved to neighbouring countries for business opportunities. Adirampattinam’s landmark is the old customs building near the coast.
The town of Adirampattinam has wet and dry climate. During the months of April and May it is the hottest. October and November are the monsoon months; with an average annual rainfall of 125 cm. Winter prevails in the month of December and January with temperatures dropping quite low.
A number of educational institutions ranging from schools to colleges are there in Adirampattinam are there.
Mosques fill this place and in fact thirty mosques are there in this place. One of the largest mosques the Jumma mosque of Tamil Nadu is in Adirampattinam. The mosque Al Masjidthul Aqsa is the most ancient mosque built in 1180 A.D. in Adirampattinam.
A tourist can even pay a visit to the old customs building near the coast which is considered a landmark here.
Shopping:
People visit the nearby town of Pattukkottai for cheaper goods. Infact people from Adirampattinam as well as nearby villages used to shop in Adirampattinam. The Adirampattinam fish market is a popular place for fish lovers which attract people even from nearby villages. ATMs of banks such as Axis Bank, the Canara Bank, the Indian Bank, The SBI, and the Dhanalakshmi Bank are there.
How to Reach There:
There are well connected rail and road from all the major towns and cities to this town. Daily and convenient bus services are there from all the major places to the nearby town, Pattukkottai. Omni buses which operate in the night time have service to Chennai both for passengers and freight.
Railways are on the phase of upgradation in the Karaikudi-Villupuram stretch. The nearest International airport is Tiruchirapalli, at a distance of 100 kms from Adirampattinam.
Adirampattinam itself had been a small seaport during British period.
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