Nachandupatti

Nachandupatti is a small town located 16 kilometres from Pudukkottai. Many members of the Nagarathar and Palli groups are among its inhabitants. The town contains historic temples. Various festivals and religious ceremonies take place here. There are many small villages around Nachandupatti including Pudur and Kottur.NameThe original name of this place was Thirumalai Sam Uthiram. A fort was being built at Thirumayam for the residence of Oomaithurai (younger brother of Kattaboman). Good quality lime mortar (called sandhu or saanthu in Tamil) was prepared in this village. Hence, this place was also called Nar-Chandu-Patti or Nalla-Saanthu-Patti. Its name changed over a period of time to Nachandupatti.General informationNatchandupatti is located 69 km from Tiruchirapalli, 17 km from Pudukottai andPonnamaravathi. It covers an area of 3.6 km2, with a population of above 3500 people. Its pin code number is 622404. This small village contains many Nagarathar houses built about 100 to 200 years ago, which are renowned for their architectural simplicity.Each house of the village has a peculiar nickname like Kaattu Meeni Aayal Veedu or Subban Chettiar Veedu.DemographicsIn addition to the Nagarathar community there are people from other caste like Pillai too. Nagarathar caste people in Nachandupatti mostly belong to the following five nagarathar kovils Pillayarpatti, Vairavan Kovil, Elayathangudi, Ilupakudi, and Mathur.