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Coordinates: 9°31′N 78°06′E / 9.52, 78.1 Aruppukottai is a town and a municipality in Virudhunagar district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Sri Ramana Maharishi was born in Tiruchuli near Aruppukottai town. The name evolved from 'Arumbu Kottai' which means Fort of Jasmines. The small villages & towns surrounding Aruppukottai are famous for production of Jasmine flowers. Now it is also fondly called as USA (United Streets of AruppukottaiMathusoothanan (talk) 14:33, 20 November 2007 (UTC)) Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ...
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Virudhunagar District is an administrative district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. ...
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Virudhunagar District is an administrative district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. ...
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Tiruchuli is a village about 35 kilometers from Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India and is considered to be a very holy place and is the birth place of Sri Ramana Maharishi who is considered to be the most revered saint in the recent years. ...
Geography
Aruppukottai is located at 9.52° N 78.1° E.[1] It has an average elevation of 97 metres (318 feet). This article is about the unit of length. ...
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Demographics As of 2001 India census,[2] Aruppukottai had a population of 83,999. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Aruppukottai has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 54% of the males and 46% of females literate. 9% of the population is under 6 years of age. Prominent groups in this town are Nadar, Mukkulathor, Saliyar, Devanga chettiyar, Naidu and Mudaliars. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous...
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Mudaliars also Mudaliyars , Mudali, Moodley is a caste title used by people belonging to various castes originally from Tamil Nadu and in the Tamil diaspora. ...
Economy Aruppukottai acts mainly as an Educational and Commercial hub for the surrounding villages. It is noted for its cotton industries mainly spinning mills and limestone industries. For other uses, see Cotton (disambiguation). ...
Major employers are Spinning mills, Weaving sectors (Handloom & Powerloom), Rice Mills, and Government sector.
Aruppukottai was once known for its handloom weaving industry. Nowadays, we can hardly see any in-house handloom machines (Thari in Tamil) except for few pure Kanchipuram silk handlooms. Weaving industry in Aruppukottai serves mainly the Tamilnadu Governments Free Waistie, Saree Campaign. Agriculture is also a main concern in surrounding areas. A Turkish woman in Konya works at a traditional loom. ...
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Temples - Vazhavandaman Temple
- Malaiarasan Temple
- Nadar sivan temple
- Ramar Temple
- Vinayagar Temple
- Sivan Temple
- Muthumariamman Temple
- Ayirangan Mariamman Temple
Education Colleges - Sree Sowdambiga College of Engineering
- Sree Sowdambiga Polytechnic
- Devangar arts college
- Saiva Bhanu Kshatriya (SBK) arts college
Schools - Devangar Higher Secondary School
- SBK Higher Secondary School
- SBK Girls Higher Secondary School
- Sree Sowdambika Convent Matriculation School
- SBK K.S.S. Thiyagarajan Memorial Matriculation School
- Saliyar Mahajana Higher Secondary School
- Junior Cambridge English Medium School
- CSI Higher Secondary School
Transportation Aruppukottai acts as a hub connecting Madurai, Thoothukudi, Virudhunagar, and Ramanathapuram. Virudhunagar town, which is well connected by roads, is 16 km from Aruppukottai. Madurai, the second biggest city in TamilNadu by population, is only 59 km away. NH 45-B, an important freight-route, connecting Madurai and Thoothukkudi[4 way road] runs through Aruppukottai. , Madurai (Tamil: , IPA: ) is a city and a municipal corporation with a city population of 922,913 according to 2001 census. ...
, Thoothukudi (Tamil: ) also known as Tuticorin, is a city and a municipality in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ...
, Virudhunagar is a city and a municipality in Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ...
Ramanathapuram , also known as Ramnad, is a city and a municipality in Ramanathapuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ...
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There are many private bus operators who ply the routes to nearby villages. Madurai is one of the most profitable competitive destinations.
1. Jayavilas 2. Chandra Transport 3. Shanmugam Transport 4. Jaya Roadways 5. Amarnath Travels
Railways Aruppukottai has one non working Railway station. Since this station is on meter gauge right now only one train operation. No one coming forward to make it broad gauge so that it will be connected to rest of tamilnadu, no even Project Unigauge. Thousands of people are travelling to Madurai, it is better to have metro train every 30 mins. Unigauge is a project of Indian Railways to convert most of its lines from four different and incompatible gauges to mostly broad gauge. ...
Current issues Although it's one of the main routes for connecting the Southern Tamilnadu with Madurai city, the road facilities within the town are poor. Roads are very narrow and riddled with potholes.
There was a chronic shortage of drinking water until the year 2005. After plan to bring water from Tamirabarani river has been successfully implemented, this shortage has eased to a great extent.
Although the towns schools produces a lot of top tier students who graduate in top Professional Schools every year, it still lacks any development in industrial sector.Even now one can see a student from Aruppukottai in all top professional colleges. All of them migrate to cities. This can be attributed to the lack of natural resources and water scarcity, or to the urbanization in general. These may be reasons for slow development.
Festivals Every year Chithirai pongal festival is celebrated here. It features month long exhibition, people carrying fire pots walking on fire and many. During this period many migrated families too return to participate the celebration. Car festival is celebrated on month of june end or july first week. People go with family to temple and enjoy the festival.
References - ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Aruppukottai
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
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