Thalaivasal is a village, block headquarter and State Assembly Seat in Salem district

Salem District

Salem District is a district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The city of Salem is the district headquarters. Other major towns in the district are Mettur, Omalur and Attur...

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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...

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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...

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Etymology

In Tamil

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 the word Thalai means Head and Vasal means entrance. Thalaivasal got its name because it was the entrance to Kingdom of Mysore

Kingdom of Mysore

The Kingdom of Mysore was a kingdom of southern India, traditionally believed to have been founded in 1399 in the vicinity of the modern city of Mysore. The kingdom, which was ruled by the Wodeyar family, initially served as a vassal state of the Vijayanagara Empire...

 and/or Hoysalas into the Attur

Attur

Attur is a town, municipality and capital of Attur Taluk in the Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.-Etymology:The name of the town derives from the word "Aaru", meaning "River" and "Oor", meaning "Town/City/village" - Vasishta Nadi...

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History

Hoysalas had invaded the Magadai

Magadai

Magadai or Magadai Mandalam was a Tamil dynasty that flourished during the 13th and 14th centuries near the modern-day Aragalur. Aragalurudaiya Ponparappinan Rajarajadevan, alias Magadesan, was the Bana chief who ruled this region around 1197...

 country head quartered at Aragalur

Aragalur

Aragalur is a village in Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is about 6 km from Thalaivasal and 70 km from Salem.-Etymology:...

 in 12th century CE. Tippu Sultan & Hyder Ali

Hyder Ali

Hyder Ali was the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India. Born Hyder Naik, he distinguished himself militarily, eventually drawing the attention of Mysore's rulers...

 seems to have visited places around Thalaivasal in 18th Century CE.

Government

Government entities include Panchayat Union, Sub-Registrar office, Police Station & Primary Health Care unit. Thalaivasal (93) is the State Assembly Seat and is reserved for Scheduled Caste,

Politics

Thalaivasal assembly constituency (SC) is part of KALLAKURICHI (Lok Sabha constituency)

Kallakurichi (Lok Sabha constituency)

Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu state in southern India. This constituency came in to existence following the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008....

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Geography

Vasishta Nadi

Vasishta Nadi

Vasishta Nadi, named after the Hindu sage Vasishtha, originates from Salem district, flows through Attur, Pattuthurai, Thalaivasal, Aragalur, Sitheri and Cuddalore district. This river flows in Tiruchirapalli and joins Sweata Nadi before flowing into the Bay of Bengal. Dams on the river are located...

 that originates from Salem district, flows through Attur, Thalaivasal and Cuddalore district. This river flows in Tiruchirapalli and joins Sweta Nadi before flowing into the Bay of Bengal. Vasishta Nadi flows on the sothern part of the village.

Borders

Ponnoli nagar, Veppanatham, varagur, Sivasankarapuram

Sivasankarapuram

Sivasankarapuram is a village located near Thalaivasal, 5 km far from Thalaivasal. Main business is agriculture and poultry form....

, siruvachur, Navakkuruchi, Pattuthurai

Pattuthurai

Pattuthurai/Pattudurai is a village in Tamil Nadu state in India. It is located in the Talavasal mandal of the Salem district. It is very nearby to Thalaivasal which is one of the biggest panchayat unions in the Attur taluk.- Geography :...

, Deviyaakurichi, Kaamakkaapaliyam

Kaamakkaapaliyam

Kamakkapalayam is a village in Salem district, Thalaivasal block in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.Kamakkapalayam is about four kilometres south of Thalaivasal towards Veeraganur.-History:...

, Thiyakanuor, Nathakkarai, Periyeari & Rayappanur (in Chinnasalem

Chinnasalem

Chinnasalem is a panchayat town in Viluppuram district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.-Demographics: India census, Chinnasalem had a population of 19519. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Chinnasalem has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of...

 block of Viluppuram district

Viluppuram District

Villupuram is one of the thirty districts which make up Tamil Nadu state situated on the southern tip of India. The district headquarters is located at Villupuram. Villupuram district came into existence on 30 September 1993 when it was created out of South Arcot district...

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Economy

Tuesday farmers market and also daily morning agriculture market to collect the daily farmers produce by whole sale dealers. Daily farmers market is the second largest vegetable market, (next to Ottanchatiram) in Tamil Nadu. All variety of vegetables will be available.

Transportation

Road: Thalaivasal is on National Highway 68

National Highway 68 (India)

National Highway 68 is a National Highway in India entirely within the state of Tamil Nadu. It runs between Ulundurpettai and Salem in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu for a total of . It connects with NH 7 and NH 47 at Salem. NH 68 connects NH 45 and SH 69 at Ulundurpettai.- Traffic :NH 68 is one...

. Trichy is also connected through Veeraganur. 24x7 Transportation is available as it is there in NH-68.
Train: Salem - Virudhachalam passenger, Salem - Chennai express.
Railways: Thalaivasal Railway station is located about 1 km from the village. Train routes are 1. salem-valapaddy-attur-thalaivasal-chinnasalem

Chinnasalem

Chinnasalem is a panchayat town in Viluppuram district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.-Demographics: India census, Chinnasalem had a population of 19519. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Chinnasalem has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of...

-virudhachalam-Villupuram-Chennai Egmore. 2.salem-valapaddy-attur-thalaivasal-virudhachalam.

Tourism

The Narasimha

Narasimha

Narasimha or Nrusimha , also spelt as Narasingh and Narasingha, whose name literally translates from Sanskrit as "Man-lion", is an avatar of Vishnu described in the Puranas, Upanishads and other ancient religious texts of Hinduism...

 Swami temple located here is quite famous and draws a significant amount of tourists. The Hoysala kings Narasimha I

Narasimha I

Narasimha I was a ruler of the Hoysala Empire. Apart from his victory over his overlord Chalukya Tailapa III which paved way for declaration of independence by his successor, his importance to historians is considered little....

 and his decedents have invaded Magadai

Magadai

Magadai or Magadai Mandalam was a Tamil dynasty that flourished during the 13th and 14th centuries near the modern-day Aragalur. Aragalurudaiya Ponparappinan Rajarajadevan, alias Magadesan, was the Bana chief who ruled this region around 1197...

mandalam in the 12th century. The travelers Bungalow at Thalaivasal was built prior to 1883 by Krishnama Naidu.

Education

• Pavendar Arts and Science College (Co-Ed) , Manivilundhan south Deviakurichi
• Pavendar Polytechnic Manivilundhan south
• Pavendar Matriculation school Manivilundhan south
• Bharathiyar Arts & Science College for Women
• Bharathiyar College of Education
• Bharathiyar Girls Matric Hr. Sec. School
• Bharathiyar Girls Teacher Training Institution
• Government Boys Higher Secondary School
• Mahakavi College of Education
• Panchayat Union Elementary School
• Tagore Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• Tagore State Board.
• Tagore Teacher Training Institution, Deviyakurichi.
• Maruthi Higher Secondary School.
• Tagore Institute of Engineering and Technology, Deviyakurichi.
• Maruthi Polytechnic.
• Govt High School, Deviakurichi.
• Bharathi Vidhyalaya Matric Hr Sec School, Siruvachur
• Govt high School,Siruvachur
• Classic Matriculation School ,siruvachur
• Bharathiyar college of engineering for women's
• Sri Venkateshwara Matriculation and High School,Thalaivasal