Education and utility services Nagapattinam

negapatam wesleyan mission-house , school-room when rebuilt (october 1855, p. 108, rev. thomas hodson)

st. joseph s college, opened in nagapattinam in 1846 , transferred tiruchirappalli in 1883, 1 of oldest higher educational institutions in india. nagapattinam has 12 elementary schools, 8 high schools , 7 higher secondary schools. there 2 arts , science colleges, 1 engineering college, 2 polytechnic colleges , 1 industrial training institute (iti) in town.

the electricity supplied town regulated , distributed nagapattinam circle of tamil nadu electricity board (tneb). water supply provided nagapattinam municipality, through borewells vettar river — distribution done through pumping stations located @ kurukathi, andipalayam , solomon park. 55 metric tonnes of solid waste collected town every day. nagapattinam municipality not have underground drainage system , current sewerage system disposal of sullage through septic tanks , public conveniences. storm water drainage system made of natural river drainage , man-made storm water drains.

nagapattinam comes under nagapattinam telecom circle of bharat sanchar nigam limited (bsnl), india s state-owned telecom , internet services provider. apart telecom, bsnl provides broadband internet service. there 6 government hospitals in town, largest being district government hospital. there 28 other private hospitals, clinics, , medical shops.