Alangulam, Tirunelveli

Alangulam
Town
Alangulam

Location in Tamil Nadu, India

Coordinates: 8°52′N 77°30′E / 8.87°N 77.5°E / 8.87; 77.5Coordinates: 8°52′N 77°30′E / 8.87°N 77.5°E / 8.87; 77.5
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli
Elevation 127 m (417 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 20,948
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 627851
Telephone code 04633
Sex ratio 1000 :1040.5 ♂/♀
Literacy 74.5%
Lok Sabha constituency Tirunelveli
Vidhan Sabha constituency Alangulam
Website www.alangulam.in

Alangulam is a town in Tamil Nadu, India. It is a panchayat town and the centre of the Alangulam taluk in Tirunelveli district. It acts as a trading hub for nearby villages and is connected by road to the towns of Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Ambasamudram. The town's small hill known as Okkanindranpothai Malai, a Tamil expression meaning "standing on tip-toes", is depicted in a folk tale of Lord Rama standing at the top of this hill on tip-toes, searching the area for his companion Sita.

Geography

Alangulam is located at 8°52′N 77°30′E / 8.87°N 77.5°E / 8.87; 77.5.[1] It is situated at an average elevation of 127 metres (416 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Alangulam had a population of around 17,922 as per the 2001 census. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Alangulam has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 54% of the males and 46% of females literate. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Assembly Constituency

Alangulam is a constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. P. G. Rajendran has been the elected Assembly Member for Alangulam since 2011. The next election is due in 2016.

Firkas under Alangualm Taluk

Alangulam is the administrative centre of the Alangulam taluka within Tirunelveli district, and is subdivided into following five Firka.

  1. Keelapavoor
  2. Nettur
  3. Pudupatti
  4. Venkatampatti

Villages under Alangualm Panchayat Union

The Alangulam Panchayat Union represents the following villages for development and public relations:[3]

  1. Karumbanoor
  2. Andipatti
  3. Achankuttam
  4. Alangulam
  5. Ayanarkulam
  6. Balapathiraramapuram
  7. Kadanganeri
  8. Kaduvetty
  9. Kalathimadam
  10. Kavalakurichi
  11. Keelapatamudiyarpuram
  12. Kelakalangal
  13. Kelaveeranam
  14. Kidarakulam
  15. Kurichampatti
  16. Kurippankulam
  17. Kuruvankottai
  18. Maranthai
  19. Marukkalankulam
  20. Maruthamputhur
  21. Mayamankurichi
  22. Melakalangal
  23. Melamaruthappapuram
  24. Melaveeranam
  25. Nallur
  26. Naranapuram
  27. Navaneethakrishnapuram
  28. Nettur
  29. Seevalapuram-Karadiyudaipoo
  30. Sivalarkulam
  31. Uthumalai
  32. Vadakku Kavalakurichi
  33. Vadiyoor
  34. Vadamalaipatty
  35. Karuvantha
  36. Shanmugapuram
  37. Alwarthulkkapatti
  38. Iynthankattalai

Employment

The area has many farmers and farm workers. Rice and vegetables produced locally are sold throughout South India. A local cottage industry is the manufacture of beedi cigarettes.

Transportation

Alangulam is connected by state highways to Tirunelveli (31 km) to the east, to Tenkasi (23 km) to the west and to Ambasamudram (19 km) south.

Banking and financial institutions

  1. Canara Bank
  2. Indian Bank
  3. Tamilnad Mercantile Bank[4]
  4. Pandian Grama Bank
  5. Co operative society bank

State Assembly elections 2011

  1. Male Electors - 98229
  2. Female Electors - 101368
  3. Total Electors - 199597
  4. Votes polled - 165134
  5. Percentage of votes polled - 82.73% [5]

Schools

The schools in the area include

  1. Sri Ramakrishna Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Alangulam
  2. Government Higher Secondary School, Alangulam.
  3. West Tirunelveli Higher Secondary School, Nallur.
  4. St.Joseph matriculation school, Alangulam.
  5. Annai Saradhamani Primary School, Alangulam.
  6. T.D.T.A middle school, Alangulam.
  7. T.D.T.A primary school, Natham, Alangulam.
  8. Jesus Loves primary school, Alangulam.
  9. Archwell Primary school, Alangulam.
  10. Jeeva Montessori School, Alangulam.
  11. S M A Matriculation school, Adaikalapattanam (A unit of Sri Muppudathi Amman Educational Institutions)
  12. C.M.S Arunodhya middle school, Nallur.
  13. Government Higher Secondary School, Maruthamputhur.
  14. Pappakudi Union Primary School, Maruthamputhur.

Colleges

  1. Sardar Raja College of Engineering[6]
  2. CSI Jayaraj Annapackiam College, Nallur., Alangulam Taluk
  3. Einstein College of Engineering[7]
  4. Aladi Aruna College of Nursing, Sivalarkulam[8]
  5. St. Mariam Polytechnic College, Sivalarkulam[9]
  6. Sri Muppidathi Amman College of education, Adaikalapatinam
  7. St.Johns Teacher Training Institution, Maranthai.
  8. Diwan ITI, Maranthai.

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Alangulam
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  3. ↑ http://tirunelveli.nic.in/admin.html#vp
  4. ↑ http://www.tmb.in/network_info/code-40/branch_atm_network_complete_information.html
  5. ↑ http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=740&cid=223
  6. ↑ http://www.srce.co.in/
  7. ↑ http://www.einsteincollege.ac.in
  8. ↑ http://www.aacn.in/
  9. ↑ http://stmariyampolytech.com/home.htm

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External links

Population data http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=701489
www.alangulam.in www.alangulam.in

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