Periya Negamam

Periya Negamam
city
Periya Negamam Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 10°44′00″N 77°06′00″E / 10.7333°N 77.1°ECoordinates: 10°44′00″N 77°06′00″E / 10.7333°N 77.1°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Coimbatore
Population (2001)
• Total	7,680
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Periya Negamam is a panchayat town in Coimbatore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Periya Negamam had a population of 7680. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Periya Negamam has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 58%. In Periya Negamam, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. It consists of several villages. Amongst the popular villages is Senguttaipalayam, the birthplace of Bharat Ratna Chidambaram Subramaniam(commonly known as CS ), Senior Congressional leader, Father of the Green Revolution in India, former Minister of Finance and Education in the Government of Tamil Nadu and former Union Minister for Food, Agriculture and Finance in the Government of India. He was returned to the Assembly from this constituency thrice on an AIADMK ticket. He was widely considered to be the right-hand man of the CM, Dr M. G. Ramachandran. In the 1977 election he defeated the then DMK cabinet minister M. Kannappan.^[2] Other villages include Avalappampatti, Konde Goundan Palayam, Chinna Negamam and Kakkadavu (hub of the coir industries).

Educational institutions

Schools

• Government higher secondary school, Periya Negamam (including an NSS unit).
• Government girl’s highs school, Periya Negamam.
• Government Elementary school, Periya Negamam
• Sri Vigneshwara vidhyala school, Periya Negamam.
• Vivekananda Nursery & Primary school, Periya Negamam

Infrastructure

Bus Stand

Periya Negamam has a central bus stand which is used by TNSTC, and the private operators. This is situated in the heart of the town.

Telecomunications

Periya Negamam is well connected with all GSM & CDMA mobile phone operators. The major players Aircell, Airtel, BSNL, Tata Docomo, Reliance, Idea and Hutch in GSM, and Tata Indicom in the CDMA segment all cover Periya Negamam.

Agriculture

Coconut farms are the main agricultural activity. The vast areas of this region are covered with Coconut farms.

Employment

Most of the people's jobs are operating handlooms, making Negaman sarees (Village Cot sarees) in vibrant colours on handlooms. These are popular throughout Tamil Nadu.^[3] Around 100,000 handloom sarees are made per month in the region.

References

1. "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. Craftsvilla website