Poovaipalayam

Poovaipalayam, also called "Sithakkaattur" (population approximately 700 in 2009) is a village in Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, India which is surrounded by mountains. It is 8 km from the nearest town Vedasandur and 22 km from the district headquarters (Dindigul). The villagers are primarily farmers who grow drumsticks, onion, chili peppers, gooseberry, tomato, eggplants, tobacco and lentils. The villagers belong to the Kongu Vellala Gounder community. Poovaipalayam village is under Oddancatram taluk and same constituency. Edited By Rajasekar Vellaisamy

Poovaipalayam SITHAKKATTUR
Village கிராமம்
Poovaipalayam Location in Tamil Nadu, India Poovaipalayam Poovaipalayam (India)
Coordinates: 10°31′51″N 77°53′55″E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Dindigul district
Government
• Type	Tamilnadu
• Body	Village
Population  (2009)auto
• Total	700
Languages
• Official	Kongu Tamil,Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	624710
Telephone code	04551
Sex ratio	55 percent/45 percent ♂/♀
Website	https://www.instagram.com/rajasekarsamy/

Geography

Located at 10.5300 N, 77.9500 E,[1] Poovaipalayam is approximately 2500 km from New Delhi, 1350 km from Mumbai, 450 km from Chennai, 360 km from Bangalore and 140 km from Coimbatore,80 km from Madurai.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Poovaipalayam had a population of 700. Men constitute 55 percent of the population and women 45%. Poovaipalayam has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; male literacy is 81 percent, and female literacy is 61 percent. In Poovaipalayam, two percent of the population is under six years of age.

Transportation

Poovaipalayam does not have public transportation directly connecting, people are using those our own vehicle the village to the outside world; the nearest public transportation is one km away from the Village.

Temples

There are several Hindu temples in the area:

• Sri Vinayakar Temple
• Sri Kuppanna Swamy Temple
• Sri Kannimar Temple(Main God)
• Sri Karumalai Perumal Temple (at the top of the Karumalai)
• Sri Kallambarai Kannimar Temple(Sengattu Thottam)

Banks

• Indian Overseas Bank Saalaiyur Naalroad
• Bank of India Puliyamarathukottai
• State bank of India Vedasandur
• Tamil Nadu mercantile bank Vedasandur
• Canara bank Vedasandur
• Karur vysya bank Vedasandur
• Indian bank Vedasandur

Education

There is one elementary school in the village. (Closed Permanently)

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mirialguda
2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.