Climate

Adirampattinam is located on 10.20°N 79.24°E / 10.20; 79.24^[1] on the coast of the Bay of Bengal. Being close to the equator, Adirampattinam enjoys a tropical wet and dry climate. Extreme heat prevails in the months of April and May, while mid-May is the hottest (Agni) period during a year – with temperatures regularly reaching 100 °F or 37.8 °C. December and January are winter months, with temperatures dropping to 17 °C or 62.6 °F. The northeast monsoon occurs in October and November. Adirampattinam normally receives rainfall of 1,200 millimetres or 47 inches per annum,^[2] with over half from October to December.

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical savanna (Aw).

Population

As of 2011^[update] population census of India, Adiramapttinam has a population of 48,066^[4] Males constitute 47.95%(14897) of the population and females 52.04%(16169). Adirampattinam has an average literacy rate of 74.21%. Children under 6 years of age make up 13.08% of the population. Islam is the major religion with 72.25% of the population being Muslim and more than 40 masjids within the town^{[citation needed]}. Tamil is the official language and is predominantly spoken. The most commonly used dialects is the Central Tamil dialect.^{[citation needed]} And fourth populated largest Town in Thanjavur District.^{[citation needed]}

By Air

By Rail

Adirampattinam Railway Station is also one of the major railway station in Tiruchirapalli Zone. Karaikudi to Tiruvarur passenger train is operating via Adirampattinam Railway Station.

By Road

The Major port near by Adirai is Tuticorn Adirampattinam is a coastal town connecting Chennai and Thoothukudi via ECR. It is the gateway town for Delta districts from south Tamil Nadu. It is situated at a distance of 59 km from district capital Thanjavur and 356 km south of state capital Chennai. ECR link road SH-66 from Kumbakonam, meets ECR at this town.

The East Coast Road (ECR) from Chennai to Kanyakumari connects this town as well. The major inter city bus routes from this town are to Pattukkottai, Muthupet, Thanjavur, Mannargudi, Nagapattinam, Vedaranyam, Kumbakonam, Peravurani and Pudukkottai. Long-distance buses are also operating from Adirampattinam to Chennai, Tiruchirapalli, Puducherry, Karaikal, Rameshwaram, Thiruchendur, Nagercoil, Thiruvananthapuram etc.

Omni buses are also operating from this town to Chennai, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Tiruchirapalli, Puducherry, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Kayalpattinam, Tirunelveli, Nagercoil etc.