Sivalarpatti
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Sivalarpatti is a village in Thoothukudi
Thoothukudi
Thoothukudi , also known as Tuticorin, is a port city and a Municipal Corporation in Thoothukudi district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Thoothukudi is the headquarters of Thoothukudi District....

 district in the state of Tamil Nadu
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...

. Sivalarpatti is about 65 km from Madurai
Madurai
Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...

 and 21 km from Aruppukottai. This village which comes under Vilathikulam
Vilathikulam
Vilathikulam is a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a small town near the southern tip of mainland India....

 taluk.

Geography

The climate is usually hot, with rains during September - November. Temperatures during summer reach a maximum of 40 and a minimum of 25 degrees Celsius. Winter temperatures range between 25 and 19 degrees Celsius. The average annual rainfall is about 75 cm.

Transport

This village is well-connected with road transport and have frequent buses to the important adjacent towns like Aruppukottai, Vilathikulam
Vilathikulam
Vilathikulam is a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a small town near the southern tip of mainland India....

, Nagalapuram, Pudhur, Pandalkudi, Madurai
Madurai
Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...

 and Thoothukudi
Thoothukudi
Thoothukudi , also known as Tuticorin, is a port city and a Municipal Corporation in Thoothukudi district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Thoothukudi is the headquarters of Thoothukudi District....

. Apart from this, There is one bus named AMARNATH TRAVELS is running to the Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

 daily.

Occupation

Agriculture is the important occupation of this village people. Red chillies, Sunflower
Sunflower
Sunflower is an annual plant native to the Americas. It possesses a large inflorescence . The sunflower got its name from its huge, fiery blooms, whose shape and image is often used to depict the sun. The sunflower has a rough, hairy stem, broad, coarsely toothed, rough leaves and circular heads...

 seeds are some of the important cultivated crops in this village and its surrounding areas. Matchbox making is also the important occupation here.

Education

School facilities are not well in this village. Only one primary school is located in this village on the road side. Apart from this, Government high school is located in pudhur, which is above 2 km from this village. The students of this village prefers on the other area schools which are located in Aruppukottai and Virudhunagar
Virudhunagar
Virudhunagar is a municipality in Virudhunagar district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.In the beginning of 20th century AD, Virudhupatti was one among the six important places of Ramanathapuram District. Due to the rapid growth in the field of Trade and Education, it was renamed as...

. The nearest college which is loacted near to this village is Sree Sowdambiga College of Engineering which is about 15 km from this village.

Politics

This village which comes under Vilathikulam
Vilathikulam
Vilathikulam is a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a small town near the southern tip of mainland India....

state legistative assembly and under Thirunelveli for lok sabha member of parliament election.

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