Karuthapillaiyur

Karuthapillaiyur
Village
Karuthapillaiyur

Location in Tamil Nadu, India

Coordinates: 8°46′09″N 77°21′54″E / 8.7691°N 77.3651°E / 8.7691; 77.3651Coordinates: 8°46′09″N 77°21′54″E / 8.7691°N 77.3651°E / 8.7691; 77.3651
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli
Elevation 90 m (300 ft)
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 627418
Telephone code (91)4634
Vehicle registration TN-76,TN-72
Website municipality.tn.gov.in/Tirunelveli

Karuthapillaiyur is a village in the district of Tirunelveli near Ambasamudram, Tamil Nadu, India.

Geography

The village is located 55 km west of Tirunelveli town. This village is surrounded by many villages and hamlets like Poovankurichi, Sivasailam, Mela Ambur, Kalyanipuram.The spoken language in this area is Tamil.Karuthapillaiyur is located on the bank of Gadananathi River (Karunai Nadi), which means "mercy river"" and flows throughout the year. The area is surrounded by mountains and hills which are part of the Western Ghats. The village has many paddy fields, mango orchids, vegetable gardens, palm trees and tall coconut trees.

Transportation

Bus and train are the major transport methods. The nearest railway station is in Kizha Ambur, 5 km from the village.And another railway station is in Alwarkurichi, 7.5 km from the village.

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