Ramanathapuram | |
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| Nickname: Mugavai | |
 Ramanathapuram district Location in Tamil Nadu | |
| Coordinates: 9°23′N 78°45′E / 9.383°N 78.750°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tamil Nadu |
| Municipalities | Ramanathapuram Paramakudi Rameswaram Kilakarai |
| 'Largest City By Population' | Paramakudi[1] |
| 'Largest City by Area' | Ramanathapuram |
| Town Panchayats | Rajasingamangalam Kamuthi Mudukulathur Abiramam Thondi Sayalgudi |
| Named for | Rama |
| Headquarters | Ramanathapuram |
| Taluka | Kadaladi Kamuthi Kilakarai Mudukulathur Paramakudi R.S.Mangalam Ramanathapuram Rameswaram Tiruvadanai |
| Government | |
| • Collector | Johny Tom Varghese, IAS[2] IAS |
| • Superintendent of Police | G.Chandeesh IPS |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,353,445 |
| Demonym | Ramnadians |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 623xxx |
| Telephone code | 04567 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-65[3] |
| Central location: | 9°16′N 77°26′E / 9.267°N 77.433°E |
| Website | ramanathapuram |
Ramanathapuram District, also known as Ramnad District, is one of the 38 districts an administrative districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The old Ramanathapuram District consists of Present day Virudhunagar and Sivagangai districts, it touches the Western ghats and bordered with the state of Kerala and east by Bay of Bengal. It was the largest district on that time. The town of Ramanathapuram is the district headquarters. Ramanthapuram District has an area of 4,123 km2. It is bounded on the north by Sivaganga District, on the northeast by Pudukkottai District, on the east by the Palk Strait, on the south by the Gulf of Mannar, on the west by Thoothukudi District, and on the northwest by Virudhunagar District. The district contains the Pamban Bridge, an east–west chain of low islands and shallow reefs that extend between India and the island nation of Sri Lanka, and separate the Palk Strait from the Gulf of Mannar. The Palk Strait is navigable only by shallow-draft vessels. As of 2011, Ramanathapuram district had a population of 1,353,445 with a sex-ratio of 983 females for every 1,000 males. The district is home to the pilgrimage centre of Rameswaram and tourist spot Dhanushkodi, an abandoned town.
- ^ C. Jaishankar (10 May 2010). "Two important towns left out of train stoppage schedule". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ "New Collector assumes charge". The Hindu. 23 January 2016.
- ^ www.tn.gov.in