Lakshmipuram
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Lakshmipuram is a village in west Tamil Nadu
, India
. It is situated at the foothills of the Western Ghats
, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the city of Theni
. It is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Periyakulam
on NH 47. The population is over 10,000+.
Lakshmipuram (Pudhupatti) is a village in western Tamil Nadu, India. It is located at the foothills of the Western Ghats near the city of (Theni).It is 9 km from Theni, 7 km from Periyakulam on the national highway NH 47.Latitude - 10° 4'38.55"N , Longitude - 77°31'11.41"E.
This is hi-tech village having a population of 10000+. The village is accessible by bus, while the nearest railway stations are in Theni, Dindukkal and Madurai.The dominant caste of this village is kammavar naidu. The people here are agrarian based. The main crops cultivated are Sugarcane and Maize.
'Kaliamman kovil Pongal' is a five day festival celebrated in the village. One of the festival activities is Sirappu a occasion during which people of the village gather near the hills to pray the savior god Karuppasamy and have a samapanthi( where people irrespective of caste and color have food served to them) The menu includes lamb, chicken, egg and rice. Though the fun part is to have food with the entire village.
unlike other agrarian villages, education was given more importance as a result you can find so many people from here working all around the globe. The village having higher percentage of educated people. we can find at least one graduate from each house.
The village won the nirmal purashkar award twice from the indian government.
The schools located on Lakshmipuram is Lakshmipuram panchyat school , Govt. Hr.Sec.School, Renuga Vidyalaya Matriculation Hr.Sec.School.
The famous temples of this villages are
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is situated at the foothills of the Western Ghats
Western Ghats
The Western Ghats, Western Ghauts or the Sahyādri is a mountain range along the western side of India. It runs north to south along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau, and separates the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. The Western Ghats block rainfall to the Deccan...
, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the city of Theni
Theni
Theni is a town in the Western Tamil Nadu state of South India. It is the headquarters of Theni District. It is known for the large-scale trading of Cardamom, Cotton, Grapes, chilli and Textiles. It hosts the second largest weekly market in Tamil Nadu and the fourth largest in South India...
. It is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Periyakulam
Periyakulam
Periyakulam is a town and a Municipality in Theni district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.-Geography:Periyakulam is located at . It has an average elevation of 282 metres . It is located at the foothills of the Western Ghats bordering the neighbouring state of Kerala. It is one of...
on NH 47. The population is over 10,000+.
Lakshmipuram (Pudhupatti) is a village in western Tamil Nadu, India. It is located at the foothills of the Western Ghats near the city of (Theni).It is 9 km from Theni, 7 km from Periyakulam on the national highway NH 47.Latitude - 10° 4'38.55"N , Longitude - 77°31'11.41"E.
This is hi-tech village having a population of 10000+. The village is accessible by bus, while the nearest railway stations are in Theni, Dindukkal and Madurai.The dominant caste of this village is kammavar naidu. The people here are agrarian based. The main crops cultivated are Sugarcane and Maize.
'Kaliamman kovil Pongal' is a five day festival celebrated in the village. One of the festival activities is Sirappu a occasion during which people of the village gather near the hills to pray the savior god Karuppasamy and have a samapanthi( where people irrespective of caste and color have food served to them) The menu includes lamb, chicken, egg and rice. Though the fun part is to have food with the entire village.
unlike other agrarian villages, education was given more importance as a result you can find so many people from here working all around the globe. The village having higher percentage of educated people. we can find at least one graduate from each house.
The village won the nirmal purashkar award twice from the indian government.
The schools located on Lakshmipuram is Lakshmipuram panchyat school , Govt. Hr.Sec.School, Renuga Vidyalaya Matriculation Hr.Sec.School.
The famous temples of this villages are
- Sri Lakshmi Narayana Perumal Temple.
- Sri Vinayagar Temple.
- Sri Kalli amman Kovil.
- Sri Karuppasamy kovil.
- Mottai pillayar kovil.