Thopputhurai
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Thopputhurai
தோப்புத்துறை TOY City | |
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Village | |
| Nickname: thai city (heaven) | |
  Thopputhurai Location in Tamil Nadu, India  Thopputhurai Thopputhurai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 10°24′00″N 79°50′55″E / 10.40000°N 79.84861°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Nagapattinam |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 614809 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 51 |
| Nearest city | Nagapattinam |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Nagapattinam |
| Climate | Tropical wet and dry (Köppen) |
| Website | www |
Thopputhurai is a village on the south eastern coast of Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu state, India. More than 1,000 families live there. Many Thopputhurai people are living abroad, mainly in Dubai and Singapore, some of them with their families.
Many people migrate abroad in search of professions. People living in Thopputhurai help those in need, especially in the period of Ramzan and Eid. The climate in Thopputhurai is very pleasant to live. The M.J.K Secretary Thameen Ansar is also from this city. The current president of Muslim Jamaath Association is K.M.K.I. Nawasdeen.
Location
Thopputhurai is near the East Coast road of Vedaranyam-Nagapattinam, with a radius of approximately 23 km. A majority of people living in Thopputhurai are Muslims and Hindu. 90% of houses have telephone connections in Thopputhurai. India telecommunications is planning to provide Internet services.[citation needed]
Religion
Muslims, Hindus and other religious people live together in relative harmony; this place can be cited as an example of unity among people of different religious backgrounds. Among the Hindus all caste people live together with unity. The village is home to many temples and mosques.
One of the Grand Mosques is a century old. Support Groups for Hindus and Muslims such as the Hindu Welfare Association (Indhu Narpani Mandram) and the Muslim Jamaath Mandram (Muslim Jamaath Association) serves the community.
Mosques
- Jumma Mosque.
- Small Mosque.
- Masjid Al Arifeen (Malakkar Palli).
- Masjid Al Muslimeen-JAQH.
- Lebbai Appa Mosque.
- Pata Sahib Mosque.
- Akkarai Mosque.
Temples
- Perumal Temple.
- Throwpathi Amman Temple.
- Sivan Temple.
- Pillayar Temple.
- Manmathan Temple.
- Mariamman Temple.
Origin
The name implies that the village has many plantations and harbors. From this village a salt lake mixes with others after running a distance of 4 km. In the early days of the village people used to trade using catamarans to board their goods in to steamers which trade with Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and other South East Asian countries. The people started calling them 'Marakalayar' and now they are called as 'Maraikayar'. They started trading by way of a barter system. The people take the goods in night by horseback and traded them in the markets in the daytime. These people are called 'Tatharkal', as the days passed they are now called as 'Iravuthur'. This name doesn't relate to a religion they are called so because of their trade. They are no longer called by that name now. Only few are now doing business, some have become agriculturists and the majority of the people are working in foreign countries.
Education and schools
People living in Singapore started a sangam for the welfare of people in Thopputhurai and for the unity among people in 1948. The association was named as "Thopputhurai Muslim Association" and renamed and gazetted as "Thopputhurai Muslim Association (Singapore) on 15 July 2004. The Tamil Sangams are legendary assemblies of Tamil scholars and poets that according to traditional Tamil accounts existed in the remote past.This association was formed to cater the needs of migrants and as well as needy and poor people of Thopputhurai and villages nearby. From early dates to date with this small subscription & donation from members, the association started its contribution to the community of Singapore and Thopputhurai like providing monetary aid, marriage fund, medical aid, funeral services (Jennazah / mayyath) education funds and building funds for mosques, madrashas, schools and homes for the needies. They are one of the Pioneer generation Indian Muslim Association in Singapore and affiliated with Federation of Indian Muslims Singapore (FIM) from 2004.
People residing in U.A.E. formed an Islamic sangam, "Thopputhurai Muslim Association (Dubai)", in 1977 with Dubai as headquarters. The sangam has marked the importance of providing education to women. A community library is already constructed by the sangam. This sangam offers money as an aid to poor during their marriage.
Schools
- Quaide Millath Matric Higher secondary school,Thopputhurai
- Al Noor Indan Hi-Tech Matric Higher secondary School,Thethakudi South
- Govt. High school,Thopputhurai
- Panchayat Union Middle(Muslim) School,Thopputhurai
- Panchayat Union Primary (Hindu) School,Thopputhurai
- Point Calimere International School,Kuravapulam
Colleges
- Annai Fathima Arabic College,Thopputhurai.
After the students finishing their schooling in Thopputhurai .They will finish their further studies in cities like Trichy and Chennai.
Mythical history
Lord Rama on the way to Sri Lanka to recover Sita is believed to have worshipped at the Lord Varadaraja Perumal. It is believed that the old name of Thopputhurai was "Sethu Madhavapuram".
Youth associations
Thopputhurai youths form several associations and sports teams with up to 50 members. Some of them are:
- Muslim Student Front(MSF)
- Islamic Youth Front
- Marathadi Nanbargal
- Friends Sports Club
- Thopputhurai Raiders Club
- Thopputhurai Stars Cricket Club.
Sports
Thopputhurai people also gives more importance to sports. Islamic Youth Front held sports competitions for children aged below 15 every year. Other youth teams also held many sports competitions like badminton and cricket matches. There are volleyball matches mostly held by FSC. Thariq Aziz, a cricketer from Thopputhurai, is a member of the Malaysian national cricket team.