TRRI – TNAU, Aduthurai
Economy and Industrial development
The economic system of the district is particularly primarily based totally on agriculture and its allied
sports. After the extinct of Cholas withinside the 13th century the Pandyas
dominated Thanjavur for a brief length handiest and changed into overpowered with the aid of using the
Muslim ruler Ala-Ud-Din Khilji, and Thanjavur district got here below the
Muslim rulers.
Administrative set - up
Thanjavur District include Three Revenue Divisions viz, Thanjavur,
Kumbakonam and Pattukottai, Nine Taluks viz, Thanjavur, Budalur,
Thiruvaiyaru, Papanasam, Kumbakonam, Thiruvidaimarudur,
Orathanadu, Pattukottai and Peravurani. Kumbakonam, Madukkur, Orathanadu,
Papanasam, Pattukottai, Peravurani, Sethubavachatram, Thanjavur,
Thirupananthal, Thiruvaiyaru, Thiruvidaimarudur and Thiruvonam. The minor vegetation like maize, soyabeans, redgram are in rice
fallows. The cultivators of
Thanjavur are categorized into 3 awesome classes small cultivators,
marginal cultivators, and agricultural laborers. sixty nine Lakhs Ha.
Later the district changed into conquered with the aid of using the Vijayanagar Kings and throughout this
length, the Nayak dynasty changed into installed. Thanjavur District has 50
Firkas, 906 Revenue villages.
SIDCO estates exist in Thanjavur, Nanjikottai, Kumbakonam,
Pillayarpatti, Tirubhuvanam and Budhalur.
