V.Ammapatti is a panchayat village in Madurai district in Tamil Nadu, South India. V stands for vairavi the community people who lived 1000 years ago. It is located between the cities of Thirumangalam and Rajapalayam (Exactly 40 km from Madurai and 20 km from Thirumangalam and 30 km from Rajapalayam. Its nearest town is T.Kallupatti. This village is located on the NH 208 which is connects Madurai to Kollam via Courtalam
Contents
- Map of Ammapatti Tamil Nadu 625706
- Geography Climate
- Division Population
- Occupation Culture
- Temples
- Famous Festival
- References
Map of Ammapatti, Tamil Nadu 625706
Geography & Climate
V.Ammapatti is located on Madurai district.The Boundary lines the village of Kottanipatti(East), M.subbulapuram (South), kadaneri (West) and T.Kallupatti (North).
The maximum temperature is approximately 36 °C during April - May months and minimum temperature approximately 22.8 °C during December - January Months.
Division & Population
Population of V.Ammapatti is around 900 including Male -580 and female -320.The peoples are belongs to THEVAR [Maravar], VALAYAR[MUTHARAYAR] and others. Mr.Sethu Ramalinga Pandian a legendary leader of the Gandhiyan movement belongs to thevar community, living in the village and also he is a correspondent of sarva seva ITI which is located in the village.
Around 500 village students are getting the technical skills and job opportunities from here
Occupation & Culture
The main occupation of the people is Agriculture. Rice, cotton are the main field crops and coconut, and banana are the important tree crops. The V.Ammapatti Reservoir is the main water source.Most of the thevar community people are doing agricultural works.
Temples
It is fully Hindu religion based village. The festivals for the temples are being celebrated on regular basis 1) Muthalamman Temple 2) Kaliamman Temple 3) Gnana Vinayagar Temple 4) Vettai Karuppa Samy Temple 5) Muppidari Amman Temple 6) Pethanasamy Temple 7) Ayyanar Temple 8) Chaadhi amman Temple 9) cheelaye amman templeFamous Festival
Seven Village (AALU OOR) Muthalamman festival is being celebrated with 6 Villages.They are Thevankuruchi, T.Kallupatti,vannivelanpatti,kadaneri,chadrapatti,kilankulam (pavadipatti). To Know More, http://www.tamilhindu.com/2008/12/village-temple-festival/