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Country
  
India

District
  
Namakkal

PIN
  
637404

Area code
  
04286

State
  
Tamil Nadu

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Telephone code
  
04286

Thirumalaipatty

Thirumalaipatty (Tamil: திருமலைப்பட்டி) was a major municipality in the Namakkal District,in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located eastern of 8 km from Pudhansandai (NH-7) and western 7 km from Kalappanaickenpatti and north 8 km from Singalandhapuram. The name Thirumalaipatti has it root from "Three Hills".

Contents

Map of Thirumalaipatty, Tamil Nadu

History

The name of Thirumalaipatti has been formed by surrounding the hills. The people of this village have strong culture and traditions.

Geography

Thirumalaipatti is closely located in Namakkal by 20 km and Salem by 44 km.

Kolli Hills Foot hill is just 20 km from this Village.

Climate and Places

This village is very coolest place and climate changes depending upon the occasion. Main feature of the village is agriculture. Thirumalaipatti contains following areas. It includes

  • Earulapattipudhur,
  • Edayapatty,
  • Kummanaickanoor,
  • Melapatti,
  • Muthunaickanoor
  • Namanaickanoor,
  • Palapatty,
  • Periyakalani,
  • Pudhuvellantheru,
  • Senguttai
  • Seniyankadu,
  • Solaiudayampatty,
  • Thammanaickanoor,
  • Therkukottai,
  • Thetukadu,
  • Thevaipatty,
  • Thoppur,
  • Valinampatty,
  • Vannamparai,
  • Veerampaaty.

    • By Bus

  • From Namakkal  : 14 -A, 23, 4 (Jothi)
  • From Rasipuram : 7 (SST)
  • From Pudhansandai  : 23, 52

    • By Train

  • Kalangani(6 km)
  • Namakkal(23 km)
  • Salem (44 km)

    • By Airport

  • Salem Airport (63 km)
  • Tiruchirapalli Airport (112 km)
  • Coimbatore Airport (161 km)

    • Population and Occupation

  • The village has a population of about 10,000.
  • The main occupation of the village is agriculture.

    • Public Facilities

  • Nursery and Higher Secondary Schools
  • Public Health Center(Government Hospital)
  • Government Veterinary hospital
  • Sub-Post Office
  • Branch Library
  • Indian Overseas Bank
  • Salem Co-Operative Bank
  • Tamil Nadu Electricity Board
  • Co-Operative Agriculture Bank

    • Nainamalai Temple

    From Thirumalaipatty to the temple is the very easiest way to reach the temple.

    By 10 miles north-east of Namakkal, contains a Vishnu temple on the top of the hill, which is said to have been built by Poligar Ramachandra Nayaka. The temple is dedicated to Varadaraja and is regarded with special veneration by the people in the District who visit it in large numbers on Saturdsys in Purattasi (September–October). The hill is claimed to be the abode of the Sage Kanvar, the foster father of Sakuntala, the heroine of the well-known drama, "Sakuntala or the Lost Ring". But several villages in the ceded districts in the Andhra Pradesh claim the same honour.

    Though the village is an unhabited place, the weekly shandy that meets on Wednesdays is one of the biggest in the district fetching an income of Rs.8,000a year to the panchayat union. It attracts lots of people for the sale and purchase of large number of sheep and bulls besides the produce of the Kollimalais such as plantains, bamboos, cholam, cotton, cumbu, thinai, and coir goods. The shandy is held within the limits of Minnampalli village on the 24th mile from Salem on the National Highways to Namakkal. The hill which is claimed as the abode of Sage Kanvar,theforster father of Sakunthala, the mother of Bharatha, has a temple on the top dedicated to Varadaraja which attracts a large number of pilgrims on the four Saturdays of the Tamil month Purattasai(September–October).

    References

    Thirumalaipatty Wikipedia
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