Kamatchipuram

Kamatchipuram
Village
Kamatchipuram

Location in Tamil Nadu, India

Coordinates: 9°51′54″N 77°27′14″E / 9.86500°N 77.45389°E / 9.86500; 77.45389Coordinates: 9°51′54″N 77°27′14″E / 9.86500°N 77.45389°E / 9.86500; 77.45389
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Theni
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 626520
Telephone code +91 (0)4546
Vehicle registration TN-
Coastline 0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest city Theni,Chinnamanur,Madurai
Lok Sabha constituency Theni constituency
Climate Windy (Köppen)

Kamatchipuram (Tamil:காமாட்சிபுரம்) is a small village in Tamil Nadu, India and falls under village panchayat administrative unit of Chinnamanur block in Uthamapalayam taluk, Theni district,.[1][2]

Geography

Kamatchipuram is located in Uthamapalayam taluk, Theni district. Seepalakkottai, Veppampatti, Poomalaikkundu, Azhakapuri, Kallapatti, Erakkottaipatti are the nearby villages

Population

It is populated around 50000 people most of whom are from Nadar, Adi Dravida, Arundhathiyar,Chettiyar, Asari etc.,communities.

Educational institutions

  1. Pachayappa HINDU NADAR PRIMARY SCHOOL.[3]
  2. Patchayappa Hindu Nadar Higher Secondary School
  3. Mariyappa Memorial Matriculation School
  4. Kamarajar nursery & primary school

Economy

Its Economy depends mostly on Agriculture, Business and Trading. Once upon a time it was very famous for cotton trading.

Agriculture:

  1. As its lands are known for chilli cultivation most people from the nearby surrounding villages come purchase them in bulk during harvest season.
  2. Onion and other food crops are cultivated.
  3. Banana plantation is one of the major plantations in this village.
  4. Tobacco cultivation

Business:
Its business depends on near by villages, Compared to other nearby villages it has a good infrastructure and hospitality.

Religious places of Worship

There are many religious places of worship in Kamatchipuram. They include

  1. Kaliyamman & Mariamman Kovil
  2. Pillayar Kovil
  3. Vada Pathra kaliyamman Kovil
  4. Ayyanar Kovil
  5. Murugan Kovil
  6. Roman Catholic Church
  7. Church of South India
  8. Odda Kannimar Kovil
  9. pattalamman kovil

Prominent people

  1. Justice V. Periyakaruppiah hails from this village. He, in fact, had his primary and high school education from the schools in this village.
  2. S. Rajendran.District Educational Officer Retired.Hails from this village .Had his primary and high school education from the schools in this village. Now serving as principal S.K.A. TTI For women, Aundipatti
  3. R. Vayanaperumal, Additional Commissioner (Rtd.) Commercial Tax, hails from this Village. He had his primary and high school education from the schools in this village.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.tnrd.gov.in/databases/Villages.pdf
  2. ↑ http://offerings.nic.in/directory/
  3. ↑ http://www.worldcolleges.info/schooluser/schoolshow.php?category=HigherSecondary&startdistrict=1980

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