Gangavalli taluk

Gangavalli taluk is a taluk of Salem district of the Tamil Nadu state of India. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Gangavalli.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Gangavalli had a population of 161,185 with 80,634 males and 80,551 females. There were 999 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 65.4. Child population in the age group below 6 was 8,163 Males and 7,302 Females.[1]

Thammampatti
Dharma Nagar
City
Thammampatti
Located in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11°26′17″N 78°29′01″E / 11.43806°N 78.48361°E / 11.43806; 78.48361Coordinates: 11°26′17″N 78°29′01″E / 11.43806°N 78.48361°E / 11.43806; 78.48361
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 24,000
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 636113
Telephone code 91-4282
Vehicle registration TN-77

Thammampatti (also called Dharma Nagar Town Panchayat) is a special-grade town with panchayat (local government) status in the Salem District, in the state of Tamil Nadu. Thammampatti is situated between the Pachamalai and the Kolli Hills. The River Swetha flows through this town and joins the River Vasista to form the River Vellar, which empties into the Bay of Bengal at Parangipettai (a.k.a. Port Novo).

According to the national 2011 Census of India, Thammampatti had a voter population of 24,000 with 6,000 houses.[2] The current population is around 30,000. The literacy rate was 66%, with a male literacy rate of 74% and a female literacy rate of 58%.[2] The main industry in the area is agriculture, particularly cultivation of tapioca, with more than 50 tapioca-processing mills.

Thammampatti is known for Jallikattu, a bull-riding sport also practiced in the Tamil Nadu cities of Alanganallur and Pudukottai.

Worship

Temples

The most-notable temples in Thammampatti are the Kashi Vishwanathar Aalayam and the 700-year-old Sri Ukra Khadali Narasimha Swamy temple. Other temples include:

  • Sri Shivoham Subaramaniya Swamy Temple (lord Shiva)
  • Sri Mariyamman Temple
  • Sri Sakthi Venayagar Temple
  • Sri Mariyamman Temple (Bazzar Street)
  • Samayapuram Marriamman Kovil (Ulipuram)
  • Samayapuram Marriamman Kovil (Vembarasu)
  • Vembarasu Vinayagar Temple (Ulipuram Vembarasu Stop)
  • Sri Prasanna Perumal Temple (Adivaaram)
  • Sri Kanika Parameswari Temple
  • Vera Anjaneyar Temple
  • Sri Durgai Amman Temple
  • Ettadiyaan Kovil
  • Periyaswami Kovil
  • Meenakshi Amman Temple
  • Kundruthorum Kumaran Sri Bala Thandayuthapani Swami Temple (Thirumankaradu)
  • Sri Angalamman Temple
  • Sri Iyyappa Swamy Temple (Nagiampatti)

Mosques

  • Jamia Masjid (Bazaar Street)
  • Eidgah Masjid (Bus Stand Back Side)

Hospitals

  • Government Hospital, Trichy main road, Thammampatti

Educational institutions

Government schools

  • Government Boys Higher Secondary School
  • Government Girls Higher Secondary School
  • Panchayath Union Middle School (Thammampatti Main)
  • Panchayath Union Middle School (Gandhi Nagar)
  • Panchayath Union Primary School (Udayarpalayam)
  • Panchayath Union Primary School (Pananthoppu)
  • Panchayath Union Primary School (Sekkumedu)
  • Panchayath Union Primary School (Soappumandi)
  • Panchayath Union Primary School (Nagiampatti)
  • Panchayath Union Primary School (Jangama samuthiram)
  • Government Sub Library (Thammampatti)
  • Thiruvalluvar Library (Gandhi Nagar)
  • Panchayath Union Primary School (Ulipuram)
  • Panchayath Union Secondary School (Ulipuram)
  • Panchayath Union Primary School (Pudhur)
  • Panchayath Union Secondary School (Pudhur)

Private schools

  • Aim Matriculation Higher Secondary School
  • Bharathi Matriculation Higher Secondary School. It is one of the first English medium school in Attur Taluk, founded in the 1970s by the late Dr. Rajagopal's Visionary revolution.
  • Lucky Matriculation School
  • Swamy Vivekanandha Nursery and Primary School
  • Sri Ramakrishna Nursery and Primary School
  • Swamy Vivekanandha Vidyalaya Matriculation School
  • Vidhya Amritha's Public School (CBSE)
  • RSR Public School (CBSE)
  • Saraswathi Matriculation School (Ulipuram)

Colleges

  • Google net computer Education Center (projects for final year students)
  • Space Computer Education
  • Annai Theresa Arts & Science College
  • Annai Theresa College of Education (B. Ed.)
  • Sri Venkateswara ITI, Nursing and Catering College
  • AR Nursing College
  • CSC Computer of College
  • Super Computer Centre
  • RSR Arts & Science College, Education (B. Ed.), ITI, Nursing and Catering College, Computer Education

List of areas in Thammampatti

  • Udayarpalayam
  • Ulipuram
  • Ulipuram Vembarasu
  • Gandhi Nagar
  • Indira Nagar
  • Koneeripatti
  • Valakkombai crossroad
  • Jothi Nagar
  • Pananthoppu
  • Sandai pettai
  • Palakkarai
  • Aakragharam
  • Nagiampatti crossroad
  • Sekkumedu
  • Soappumandi
  • ATC Nagar
  • Thanner Pandhal
  • Uppathukaadu
  • Kongu Nagar
  • Teachers Colony
  • Thendral Nagar
  • Valluvar Nagar (Selva Nagar)
  • Selvapuram
  • Seppalakkadu

References

  1. ↑ "Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011" (PDF). Census Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=686692
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