Country India District Salem PIN 636 112 Local time Thursday 4:32 PM | State Tamil Nadu Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Telephone code 04282 Area code 04282 | |
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Thalaivasal is a village, block headquarters and state assembly seat in Salem district, Tamil Nadu - India.
Contents
- Map of Thalaivasal Tamil Nadu 636112
- Etymology
- History
- Government
- Politics
- Geography
- Borders
- Economy
- Transportation
- Train
- Worship
- Tourism
- Communication
- References
Map of Thalaivasal, Tamil Nadu 636112
Etymology
In Tamil the word Thalai means "head" and vasal means "entrance". Thalaivasal got its name because it was the entrance to Kingdom of Mysore and/or Hoysalas into the Attur pass.
History
Hoysalas had invaded the Magadai country headquartered at Aragalur in 12th century CE. Tippu Sultan & Hyder Ali seems to have visited places around Thalaivasal in 18th century CE.
Government
Government entities include Panchayat Union, Sub-Registrar office, Police Station & Primary Health Care unit. Thalaivasal (93) is the state assembly seat and is reserved for Scheduled Caste,
Politics
Thalaivasal assembly constituency (SC) is part of Kallakurichi (Lok Sabha constituency).
Geography
Vasishta Nadi that originates from Salem district, flows through Attur, Thalaivasal and Cuddalore district. This river flows in Tiruchirapalli and joins Sweta Nadi before flowing into the Bay of Bengal. Vasishta Nadi flows on the southern part of the village.
Borders
Mummudi, union office , M.G.R. Nagar , Ponnoli nagar, Veppanatham, Varagoor, Siva sankarapuram, siruvachoor, Nava kuruchi, Pattu thurai, Deviya kurichi, Kaamakka apaliyam, Thiyakanuor, Nathakkarai, Periyeri, Rayappanoor, Chinnasalem, Aaragalur, Puthur, Navakkurichi, Unathur, Vedhanayakapuram
Economy
Tuesday farmers market and also daily morning agriculture market to collect the daily farmers produce by wholesale dealers. Daily farmers market in Tamil Nadu. A variety of vegetables are available.
Transportation
Road: Thalaivasal is on National Highway 68. Trichy is also connected through Veeraganur. 24 × 7 Transportation is available as it is there in NH-68. chinnasalem to tirupathi bus available at ( 5.30pm and 8 pm at chinnasalem, 5.20am at tirupathi)
Train
The Chinnasalem town's railway station serves trains on the route to Mettur, Cuddalore, Nagore, Pondicherry, Salem, Coimbatore, Mangalore, Bangalore, Chennai and Mumbai.
Train: Salem - Virudhachalam passenger, Salem - Chennai express.
Railways: Thalaivasal Railway station is located about 1 km from the village. Train routes are 1. salem-valapaddy-pethanaickenpalayam-attur-thalaivasal-chinnasalem-virudhachalam-Villupuram-Chennai Egmore. 2.salem-valapaddy-pethanaickenpalayam-attur-thalaivasal-virudhachalam.
Worship
- Hindu Temples such as Thalaivasal Thirukarugavur Temple & Narasimha Swami temple
- Mosque
- St. Joseph's Church
- bharaman temple
Tourism
The Narasimha Swami temple located here is quite famous and draws a significant amount of tourists. The Hoysala kings Narasimha I and his decedents have invaded Magadai mandalam in the 12th century. The travelers Bungalow at Thalaivasal was built prior to 1883 by Krishnama Naidu.
Communication
Post office (636 112), Std code (04282)