Pernambut

Pernambut
Pernampattu/ Pernampet
Town & Taluk Head Quarter
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore district
Government
 • Type Municipality
 • Body Munipal Corporation
Area
 • Total 7.61 km2 (2.94 sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Tamil, Urdu, English, Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Website www.pernambut.com

Pernambut is a Taluk town in Vellore district, Tamil Nadu State, India. Satghar was a taluk in older days before state divide. Pernambut is 35 km away from Vaniyambadi. The town is famous for its Leather industry.[1] The Yelagiri hills are about 60 km away, and are a nice cool place for visitors. It very attractive for the children as well as for the locals.[2]

Activities

Pernambut is famous for its leather industries as well as beedi factories where more of the locals work.[3]

The town is having a good transport facilities for all directions through State Highways major district roads and village roads. These roads are having access to surrounding important towns like Vaniyambadi, Ambur, Gudiyatham, Pallikonda and Vellore. It also connects metro cities of Chennai and Bangalore. .

Religion

Pernambut is multi cultured city, here you can see people of all religion, the most important religion are : – Islam – Hindu – Christian

Muslim Worship places in pernambut include mosques New Masjid (formally known as Mookane Masjid), Nawab Masjid, Chowk Masjid, Charminar Masjid, Small Masjid, Park Masjid, Jamiya Masjid, Lal Masjid, Thouheed Masjid, Muhammdiya Masjid, Masjid-E-Sheikul Hadees are the few one. Hindu Worship places in pernambut include koils Aanchaneyar Koil, Krishnan koil, Vinayagar Koil, Venkatesa Perumal With Sri Devi and Bodevi Koil. Christian Worship places in pernambut include St. Pauls Lutheran church - IELC.

Climate

Climate data for Pernambut (1971-2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 29.7
(85.5)		 32.5
(90.5)		 35.7
(96.3)		 38.4
(101.1)		 39.0
(102.2)		 36.6
(97.9)		 34.9
(94.8)		 34.2
(93.6)		 34.1
(93.4)		 32.3
(90.1)		 29.9
(85.8)		 28.7
(83.7)		 33.8
(92.8)
Average low °C (°F) 17.8
(64)		 19.3
(66.7)		 21.3
(70.3)		 24.7
(76.5)		 25.9
(78.6)		 25.6
(78.1)		 24.7
(76.5)		 24.2
(75.6)		 23.5
(74.3)		 22.3
(72.1)		 20.6
(69.1)		 18.7
(65.7)		 22.4
(72.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 9.4
(0.37)		 4.5
(0.177)		 12.3
(0.484)		 24
(0.94)		 65.9
(2.594)		 76.8
(3.024)		 129.3
(5.091)		 144.7
(5.697)		 185
(7.28)		 146.2
(5.756)		 147.7
(5.815)		 84.5
(3.327)		 1,030.4
(40.567)
Average rainy days 0.8 0.3 0.8 1.3 4.2 5.2 7.1 8.0 8.7 8.1 7.4 4.0 56
Source: India Meteorological Department (record high and low up to 2010)[4][5]

Another source with different averages.

Transport

Local transport in Pernambut is by bus or private vehicles. Buses ply frequently on the circular road surrounding the city centre. Heavy local transport can be seen between Pernambut and its major suburbs which include V.kota, KGF, Bangalore, Chennai, Ambur and Gudiyatham. Tourist taxis are also an option for out of town trips. Locals typically traverse the city on foot, the Share Auto common in Indian cities are largely available for local transport.

Road

Pernambut is well-connected by road. National Highway 234 (NH 234) connects Pernambut to the nearest big city of Vellore. Pernambut is connected by road to all the major towns. Distance between major towns and Pernambut:

Distance between major towns and Pernambut:

Air

Pernambut is not having Airport. Chennai Airport and Banguluru Airport are the nearest Airport to reach pernambut from the city. [7] [8]

Rail

The scenic Kalka Shimla Railway, a narrow gauge track, is listed in the Guinness Book of Records for the steepest rise in altitude in a distance of 96 km.[9] Kalka, the plains rail terminus, has daily departures to major Indian cities. The city boasts a total of three railway stations with Shimla the main station and two others located at Summer Hill and Totu (Jutogh) respectively. It was built to connect Shimla, the summer capital of India during the British Raj, with the Indian rail system. The route is famous for its scenery and improbable construction.

In 2007, the government of Himachal Pradesh declared the railway a heritage property.[10] For about a week starting on September 11, 2007, an expert team from UNESCO visited the railway to review and inspect it for possible selection as a World Heritage Site. On July 8, 2008, the Kalka–Shimla Railway became part of the World Heritage Site Mountain Railways of India.[11] alongside Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Nilgiri Mountain Railway, and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Pernampattu" (Wikipedia article)
  2. ↑ "Interest Places in Pernambut". municipality.tn.gov.in. 2007.
  3. ↑ "Leather Factory in Pernambut". Weebly.com.
  4. ↑ "Pernambut Climatological Table Period: 2006-2015". India Meteorological Department. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ever recorded Maximum and minimum temperatures up to 2010" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Climate: Pernambut – Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "Chennai Airport, Airports Authority of India". Retrieved 2007-05-18.
  8. ↑ "Bangalore Airport, Airports Authority of India". Retrieved 2007-05-18.
  9. ↑ "100 years of pine-scented travel". The Tribune, Chandigarh, India. Retrieved 2003-11-08.
  10. ↑ "HP declares Kalka–Shimla Railway as 'heritage' property". The Hindu. 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
  11. ↑ "Kalka–Shimla Railway makes it to Unesco’s World Heritage list". The Hindu Business Line. 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
  12. ↑ "outlookindia.com - more than just the news magazine from India". http://www.outlookindia.com/. External link in |work= (help)
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