Pulavanchi is a village located in Madukkur

Madukkur

Madukkur is a Panchayat town in Thanjavur District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . It is a small town situated in southern part of Tamil Nadu. It is 11 km from Pattukkottai. It is surrounded with number of villages. Being in the Cauvery River Delta Area the inhabitants’ main occupation is...

, in the Thanjavur District

Thanjavur District

Thanjavur District is one of the 32 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. Its headquarters is Thanjavur.-Geography:...

, of the India

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States and territories of India

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 of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

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The name Pulavanchi is derived from a combination of pulamai (the name Talent) and vanchi (woman), named after people who used to occupy the area. Now, the population is primarily drawn from the vellalar

Vellalar

Vellalars were, originally, an elite caste of Tamil agricultural landlords in Tamil Nadu, Kerala states in India and in neighbouring Sri Lanka; they were the nobility, aristocracy of the ancient Tamil order and had close relations with the different royal dynasties...

 and kallar castes. The main occupation of the people is in agriculture

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The Kaveri River

Kaveri River

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 runs through the village, which is surrounded by fields of crops and coconut

Coconut

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trees. There are also many ponds and a large lake. The village is one of 15 selected for the Tamil Nadu Green Village Award.