Ulagampatti

Ulagampatti
Ulagampatty
Village
Ulagampatti
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Ulagampatti
Ulagampatti (India)
Coordinates: 10°19′54″N 78°31′10″E / 10.331639°N 78.519444°E / 10.331639; 78.519444Coordinates: 10°19′54″N 78°31′10″E / 10.331639°N 78.519444°E / 10.331639; 78.519444
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga district
Government
 • Body Ulagamapatti Panchayat Union
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 630410
Telephone code 04577
Vehicle registration TN-63
Lok Sabha constituency Sivaganga
Civic agency Ulagamapatti Panchayat Union
Avg. summer temperature 35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 22 °C (72 °F)

Ulagampatti (Tamil: உலகம்பட்டி) is a village located in Tiruppathur Taluk in Sivagangai District, Tamil Nadu State, India.

It is also called the villages of Nagarathar's due to the majority of the Nagarathar's population.

Pin code: 630410 .

The nearest town is Ponnamaravathi, located 8 kilometers away. The nearest railway station is Manapparai, located 50.5 kilometers away.

Ulagampatti village has all the important facilities like bank Indian Bank, Post office, Police Station , Lord Siva and Murugan Temple (Ulaganatha Swami Temple and Murugan Gnaniyar Madam) and Elementary School , etc.

Temples in Ulagampatti include:

  • Ulaganatha Swami Temple (one of the oldest temples)
  • Gnaniyar Madam
  • Aanginayar / Hanuman Kovil
  • Nambaiyya Temple
  • Pillaiyar Temple
  • Ulagampatti Shirdi Sai Baba Temple
  • Perumal Temple

Economy

The main economic activity in Ulagampatti is agriculture. There is not much industrial activity in this village. There is a small-scale rice milling factory located near the post office. Recently the government has expanded the road facilities connecting Ulagampatti to the National Highways.

About Nagarathars

Nagarathar business people are Hindus, predominantly originating in the Chettinad region of Tamil Nadu. They have been trading with Southeast Asia since the heyday of the Chola empire, but in the 19th Century they migrated to countries throughout Southeast Asia. (See Tamil diaspora)

Nagarathars, (also known as Chettiars), were an important trading class of 19th and 20th century South East Asia and spread to Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Java, Sumatra, and Ho Chi Minh City. Changing political and economic situations since that time have caused many of these communities to disappear as their members returned to India or sought other, more hospitable homes.

Chettiars were traditionally involved in occupations like moneylending and wholesale trading. Banks established by Chettiars include the now defunct Bank of Chettinad, and the now ICICI merged Bank of Madura founded by Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar (an architect par excellence, textile don, highly principled educationist and philanthropist), Indian Overseas Bank founded by Shri. M. Ct. M. Chidambaram Chettiar, and Indian Bank founded by Raja Annamalai Chettiar. Nagarathars are known for their philanthropy; building temples, and schools and maintaining them throughout Asia.

Transportation

Ulagampatti is well connected by Roadways. State Government TNSTC and private companies operate frequent bus services between Ulagampatti and Ponnamaravathi (8 km), Thuvarankurichi (19 km), Singampunari (24 km), Kottampatti (26 km) Tiruchirappalli (71 km), Madurai, Dindigul, Coimbatore, Rameswaram.

Facilities

Ulagampatti Postal Services

Ulagampatti is a Sub Post Office with PIN CODE 630410 and supports the following neighbouring Branch(B.O) post offices. Ulagampatti S.O, Kattukudipatti B.O, Kilavayal B.O, Mandakudipatti B.O, Neduvayal B.O, Tiruvalandur B.O, V.Pudur B.O, Varapur B.O.

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