Sri Bharathi Engineering College for Women, the first college started only for women in Pudukkottai, is named after the famous poet and freedom fighter, Bharathiyar, as he fought for women freedom. This college is started in rural area by Sri Bharathi Educational Trust, in the year 2009, mainly to inculcate quality education for rural women. It is located at about 6 Km from pudukkottai on the pudukkottai Aranthangi road, near Kaikkuruchi.