Thuraiyur
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Thuraiyur is a town and a municipality
in Tiruchirappalli district
in the India
n state
of Tamil Nadu
. Thuraiyur Municipality - It was upgraded to III Grade Municipality from Town Panchayat on 17.01.1970. It was upgraded to II Grade Municipality in May 1998.
and Banglore in search of greener pastures like high end software services and information technology.
Maruvathur comprises 60% educated people. This village has facilities for higher education. The major economy of this village depends on Agriculture. The major food crops are Rice, Sugar cane, Onions, Banana, Coconut trees and Lemon Trees. This village is surrounded by Pachamalai. So always a cool type of climate is available throughout the year. This village is having good internal architecture such as cement roads, water facilities, current facilities, Telephone facilities, Mobile towers, Post office, Internet availabilities and Trasportations.
The total population of this village is 10000. 50% of the people are farmers, 25% are self-employed, 25 are professionals who are working in nearby towns and cities. This village is having facility for higher educations. The major economy of this village is depend upon Agriculture. The major food crops are Rice, Sugar cane, Onions, Banana, Coconut trees and Lemon Trees. This village is surrounded by Pachamalai. So always a cool type of climate is available throughout the year. This village is having good internal architecture such as cement roads, water facilities, current facilities, Telephone facilities, Mobile towers, Post office, Internet availabilities and Trasportations.
Buses are available between Thuraiyur to Sellipalayam route for every 10 minutes from 5:00 AM to 10:00 PM.
STD Code: 04327
Pin Code: 621010
There is a famous Cricket team in Narasingapuram called as "Narasingapuram Cricket Club"(NCC). NCC organises cricket tournaments once in a year during January month. It's a great tournament about 30 teams from nearby villages participate.
Narasingapuram still famous for Agricultural Dependence and great Cultural Values.
Visit the following link for more detail: http://www.wix.com/radhamvp/narasingapuram
There is famous Cricket team, volley ball team, kabadi team. Every year there will be tournaments for cricket, volley ball and kabadi.
by arunkumar #949, rice mill street..
This temple is said to be constructed by the grandson of Karikala Chozhan. The kings are later named as Karuppannar and Veeraswamy and they are worshiped in the temple. Musical pillars are available. Hundreds of devotees take part in the Girivalam procession around the Perumalmalai hillock on all full-moon days. Though only an elementary school (i.e. Gandhiya Manya Elementary School) is located in this village, many have graduated degrees from colleges.
Also Thuraiyur is famous for its Nandhikeshuvarar aalayam, (a shiva temple) and a Vishnu temple which were built many centuries before.
Sowdambika Matriculation Hr Sec School, was established in 1985. At present, this school served as the best school in district level.
Zamindhar Hr Sec School' is a well known institute. Kamaraj, the famous Tamil politician of the 1960s, during his initiative to educate the unprevileged and downtrodden Tamil people, funded Thuraiyur Zamindhars to start this school. Majority of the existing population of Thuraiyur and the neighbouring villages are alumni of this institute. This school is also renowned for encouraging students towards sports.This school got lot of awards for sports,NCC,NSS,JRC and other activity.
Sengunthar Hr Sec School,Raghavendra Matriculation School,Vimala Matriculation School,Sowdambika Hr.Sec.School and Infant Jesus Matriculation and also the Great C.S.I higher secondary school(lol):p are the other Schools in Thuraiyur.
Jayaram engineering college and Nehru memorial college are located 7 km and 12 km from Thuraiyur respectively. Nehru College was started by a local businessman who was a great visionary and philanthropist. Apart from the above colleges, Imayam and Sudharsana colleges are located within 5 km distance.
jayaram polytechnic collegeare also located at 8 km away from thuraiyur.
, rainwater from the nearby hills fill the Periya Eri (bigger lake) that is used to irrigate the surrounding agricultural lands. When the lake reaches its maximum level, safety valves are opened to drain the excess water into the neighbouring Teppakulam (Pool belonging to a Hindu worship place) through an underground canal. Another underground canal also runs through the heart of the town from Periya Eri to Chinna Eri (smaller lake), to irrigate the fields located to the south of Thuraiyur.
, Karur
and Salem. Thuraiyur is also well connected to the neighbouring villages by mini buses.
The nearest railway station and airport is located in Trichy. There are direct buses available to Coimbatore
also, else one can take a bus to Trichy or Salem and ten take a train/bus to Coimbatore. People can find lots of mini buses from Thuraiyur town to reach all villages in time.
The new by-pass connecting perambalur road and (musiri - thuraiyur) branch road improves transportation and it also reduces travell time and traffic jam inside the town. Heavy vehicles such as goods carrying lorries, vans, cars can use this way to reach (musiri - thuraiyur) branch road in time.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Tiruchirappalli district
Tiruchirappalli district
Tiruchirapalli District , also known as Tiruchchirapalli District or Trichy District, is located along the Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu, India...
in the India
India
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n state
States and territories of India
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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...
. Thuraiyur Municipality - It was upgraded to III Grade Municipality from Town Panchayat on 17.01.1970. It was upgraded to II Grade Municipality in May 1998.
Economy
Two decades ago agriculture was the main occupation of people. Paddy and Cholam are the predominant crops. But now, the indigenous economy of this town is based on agricultural products and jewellery. Thuraiyur's economy has witnessed a significant role played by the handloom manufacturers. With the advancement of powerlooms, it has lost its significance. But still, handloom is one of the main occupation among the people of Thuraiyur. Also many present generation youngsters are leaving this town to metropolitan cities like ChennaiChennai
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...
and Banglore in search of greener pastures like high end software services and information technology.
Maruvathur
Maruvathur, a clean ecological village is located 9 km North to Thuraiyur. This village is surrounded by Venkadathanur, Sengaatupatti, Kirambur, Sellipalayam, Renganathapuram and Krishnapuram. This village comprises kind hearted peoples. Maruwathur consists of many temples such as Palamalayan temple, Paleytha temple, Poonatchi Temple, Kamatchi temple, Perumal temple, Murugan temple and Mariamman temple. The Panjamuga Anjeneyar temple situated in Lord Perumal temple is famous for its architecture. You can see a few a few statues like this in World.Maruvathur comprises 60% educated people. This village has facilities for higher education. The major economy of this village depends on Agriculture. The major food crops are Rice, Sugar cane, Onions, Banana, Coconut trees and Lemon Trees. This village is surrounded by Pachamalai. So always a cool type of climate is available throughout the year. This village is having good internal architecture such as cement roads, water facilities, current facilities, Telephone facilities, Mobile towers, Post office, Internet availabilities and Trasportations.
The total population of this village is 10000. 50% of the people are farmers, 25% are self-employed, 25 are professionals who are working in nearby towns and cities. This village is having facility for higher educations. The major economy of this village is depend upon Agriculture. The major food crops are Rice, Sugar cane, Onions, Banana, Coconut trees and Lemon Trees. This village is surrounded by Pachamalai. So always a cool type of climate is available throughout the year. This village is having good internal architecture such as cement roads, water facilities, current facilities, Telephone facilities, Mobile towers, Post office, Internet availabilities and Trasportations.
Buses are available between Thuraiyur to Sellipalayam route for every 10 minutes from 5:00 AM to 10:00 PM.
STD Code: 04327
Pin Code: 621010
Narasingapuram
Narasingapuram is a beautiful village located 9 KM away from Thuraiyur, Trichy District. Also this village is famous for temples. The temples are Karuppanna Swamy (near to Pachamalai), Venkatajalapathy Temple, Ganesha Temple and Mariamman Temple. Another temple small mount temple god murugan is located this village here famous fastival on celebrate in May. The total population of this village is 6,000. Buses from Thuraiyur to Narasingapuram via PerumalPalayam are available once an hour from 5.30 a.m. to 9.45 P.M.There is a famous Cricket team in Narasingapuram called as "Narasingapuram Cricket Club"(NCC). NCC organises cricket tournaments once in a year during January month. It's a great tournament about 30 teams from nearby villages participate.
Narasingapuram still famous for Agricultural Dependence and great Cultural Values.
Visit the following link for more detail: http://www.wix.com/radhamvp/narasingapuram
Sikkathambur
Sikkathambuer is one of the most beautiful village. Located 7 km away from Thuraiyur, Trichy District. Also this village is famous for temples. The temples are mariyamman kovil, perumal kovil, chinna mari and priya mariyamman kovil, saamayi kovil located in green field. Marudhai veeran kovil, pattavan kovil. There is a famous sports stadium called sikkathambur chinnasamy stadium.There is famous Cricket team, volley ball team, kabadi team. Every year there will be tournaments for cricket, volley ball and kabadi.
by arunkumar #949, rice mill street..
Kanapadi
Kanapadi is one of the most beautiful villages. It was located 14 km away from thuraiyur, Trichy District. It was fully surrounded by mountains, it has falls named as vellamani falls and it consists of many famous temples such as koggudiyan temple, perumal temple which situated in the middle of pachamalai hills and it has river which was the entrance of kanapadi. There was a river which always contains water even in summer season it was just behind to karrupu temple. The name nadupatti has been changed as "Kanapadi". The main people situated here is scheduled tribe 'Malayali'.Great Temples in Thuraiyur
Thuraiyur is also famous for the temple Prasanna Venkatasalapathi, situated in the Thuraiyur-Perambalur road. Prasanna Venkatasalapathi temple lies at the top of Perumalmalai that lies 960 feet above ground level in Pachamalai hills, 3 km from Thuraiyur in Tiruchirappalli district.A fine BT road is provided in that hill, so that cars and light vehicles can straitaway reach the top of the hill.It's a fine tourist and picnic spot also.This temple is said to be constructed by the grandson of Karikala Chozhan. The kings are later named as Karuppannar and Veeraswamy and they are worshiped in the temple. Musical pillars are available. Hundreds of devotees take part in the Girivalam procession around the Perumalmalai hillock on all full-moon days. Though only an elementary school (i.e. Gandhiya Manya Elementary School) is located in this village, many have graduated degrees from colleges.
Also Thuraiyur is famous for its Nandhikeshuvarar aalayam, (a shiva temple) and a Vishnu temple which were built many centuries before.
Education in Thuraiyur
Viji Bharathi Matriculation School,was established in 2006. This school achieved fame in a very short period by implementing innovative and creative methods in teachingSowdambika Matriculation Hr Sec School, was established in 1985. At present, this school served as the best school in district level.
Zamindhar Hr Sec School' is a well known institute. Kamaraj, the famous Tamil politician of the 1960s, during his initiative to educate the unprevileged and downtrodden Tamil people, funded Thuraiyur Zamindhars to start this school. Majority of the existing population of Thuraiyur and the neighbouring villages are alumni of this institute. This school is also renowned for encouraging students towards sports.This school got lot of awards for sports,NCC,NSS,JRC and other activity.
Sengunthar Hr Sec School,Raghavendra Matriculation School,Vimala Matriculation School,Sowdambika Hr.Sec.School and Infant Jesus Matriculation and also the Great C.S.I higher secondary school(lol):p are the other Schools in Thuraiyur.
Jayaram engineering college and Nehru memorial college are located 7 km and 12 km from Thuraiyur respectively. Nehru College was started by a local businessman who was a great visionary and philanthropist. Apart from the above colleges, Imayam and Sudharsana colleges are located within 5 km distance.
jayaram polytechnic collegeare also located at 8 km away from thuraiyur.
Irrigation
Thuraiyur is one of the very few towns in Tamilnadu to have a high grade water management system in place. During the MonsoonMonsoon
Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea...
, rainwater from the nearby hills fill the Periya Eri (bigger lake) that is used to irrigate the surrounding agricultural lands. When the lake reaches its maximum level, safety valves are opened to drain the excess water into the neighbouring Teppakulam (Pool belonging to a Hindu worship place) through an underground canal. Another underground canal also runs through the heart of the town from Periya Eri to Chinna Eri (smaller lake), to irrigate the fields located to the south of Thuraiyur.
Transport
Thuraiyur is well connected by road to Trichy, Namakkal, PerambalurPerambalur
Perambalur is a district headquarters and a taluk and municipality in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Perambalur District came in to existence after trifurcation of Tiruchirappalli district with effect from 30.09.1995.- Geography :...
, Karur
Karur
Karur is a large town and a municipality in Karur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu situated on the banks of Amaravati. Karur district was formed on 30 September 1995 by trifurcating Tiruchirappalli district. It is the administrative headquarters of Karur District. Karur has a very long...
and Salem. Thuraiyur is also well connected to the neighbouring villages by mini buses.
The nearest railway station and airport is located in Trichy. There are direct buses available to Coimbatore
Coimbatore
Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....
also, else one can take a bus to Trichy or Salem and ten take a train/bus to Coimbatore. People can find lots of mini buses from Thuraiyur town to reach all villages in time.
The new by-pass connecting perambalur road and (musiri - thuraiyur) branch road improves transportation and it also reduces travell time and traffic jam inside the town. Heavy vehicles such as goods carrying lorries, vans, cars can use this way to reach (musiri - thuraiyur) branch road in time.