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Omalur
Omalur is a panchayat town and headquarters of Omalur taluk in the Salem District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated on the National Highway 7 between 11° 73333" latitude and 78° 06667" longitude. It has a population of about 13,600. Agriculture, leather and handloom textiles are the major businesses. History In 14th century, Omalur Kottai (Fort) was built. The Madurai Nayaks ruled, Omalur regionthe Gatti Mudalis were the made in-charge of Omalur, Taramangalam and others. The Gatti Mudalis's rule extended east–west from Thalaivasal to Dharapuram and north–south from Omalur to Karur. After the fall of the Vijayanagara Empire, the Gatti Mudalis became the Palaiyakkarar of Omalur under Tirumalai Nayak of Madurai in 1623. In 1660, Chikka Deveraja conquered Sankagiri, Thoppur and Omalur. In 1667, the Gatti Mudalis lost Omalur to Mysore. In 1688–89, Chikka Deva Raya, the king of Mysore, felt strong enough once again to invade Baramahal and the whole dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salem District
Salem District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The district is now divided into Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Namakkal as individual districts. Salem is the district headquarters and other major towns in the district include Mettur, Thammampatti, Attur, Omalur, Sankagiri and Edappadi. That Salem dates to at least two thousand years ago is evident from the discovery of silver coins from the Roman Emperor Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (37–68 CE) found by Koneripatti of Salem in 1987. It was ruled by Mazhavar King Kolli Mazhavan and kings Adhiyaman and Valvil Ori of Sangam age. It is part of Mazhanadu, a vast region that dates to the second century BCE. Salem was the largest district of Tamil Nadu. It was bifurcated into Salem and Dharmapuri districts in 1965 and Namakkal district in 1997. Now Salem has been developed a lot by building many bridges and is considered to be the smart city. Salem is famous for cultivating mangoes. Politics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salem (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Salem is a parliamentary (Lok Sabha) constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 15 of 39. History Since 1952, the Salem parliament seat was held by the Indian National Congress eight times (1952, 1957, 1962, 1984, 1989, 1991 and 2004), by the ADMK four times (1977, 1991, 2009 and 2014), by DMK three times (1967, 1971 and 1980), and once each by an independent (1998) and the Tamil Maanila Congress (1996). Assembly segments Salem Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: Before 2009: 1. Salem I ( defunct) 2. Salem II (defunct) 3.Omalur 4. Yercuad (ST) (Moved to kallakurichi in 2009) 5. Veerapandi 6. Panamarathupatti (defunct) Members of the Parliament Election results General Election 2019 General Election 2014 General Election 2009 General Election 2004 General Election 1999 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salem, Tamil Nadu
Salem (), is a major city in Salem district, located on the banks of Thirumanimutharu river in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Salem is the List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, sixth largest urban agglomeration and metropolitan city in the state by population next to Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli and Tiruppur and the sixth largest city in Tamil Nadu by area covering . History Early period During the third century BCE, there was period of Bogar – a notable Tamil Siddhar and at that time Jainism and Buddhism arrived. Around the beginning of the common era, the existence of a culturally and economically advanced society in Salem two thousand years ago is evident from the discovery of silver coins of the Roman Emperor Nero, Tiberices Claudices Nero (37–68 CE) in Koneripatti of Salem in 1987. Later Pandya dynasty started ruling the region around Salem. Later Pallava dynasty rises in Salem. After that Mahendra Varma Pallava came to Salem and Saivite pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omalur Taluk
Omalur taluk is a taluk of Salem district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India .... The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Omalur. Demographics According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Omalur had a population of 494,861 with 259,550 males and 235,311 females. There were 907 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 60.1%. Child population in the age group below 6 was 25,502 Males and 23,203 Females. References Taluks of Salem district {{Salem District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muthunaickenpatti
Muthunaickenpatti is a panchayat village in Omalur taluk, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. It is the second most populous village in Omalur taluk. Geography Muthunaickenpatti is located at . It has an average elevation of 278m(912 ft). The closest town is Omalur 5 km away and 16 km away from the district headquarter Salem. The Lake Nainathaal is located in Muthunaickenpatti. Demographics As of 2011 census, Muthunaickenpatti has a total population of 13192 people with 6976 males and 6216 females with 10.01% of population are under the age of 6. The average sex ratio The sex ratio (or gender ratio) is usually defined as the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. Many species d ... is 891 and the child sex ratio is 901. The average literacy rate of 64.44% with males constituting 72.60% and females constituting 55.28%. It has 3473 househ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sankagiri
Sangagiri or Sankagiri is a panchayat town in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated on the National Highway 544, on the Coimbatore - Salem section. Sangagiri is known for Sangagiri fort, lorries and lorry building industries. It is the headquarters of Sangagiri revenue district comprising Edappadi. It is also headquarters of Sangagiri educational district. Etymology Sangagiri, pronounced as San-ga-giri in Tamil. Sangu means conch and Giri means hill. History In sangam age, Sangagiri was comes under Mazhanadu. It was also called as Kundrathur. Sangagiri Fort was built in the 15th century by the Vijayanagar empire. It was later under the control of Dheeran Chinnamalai and Tippu Sultan before the British annexed it to their territory. Dheeran Chinnamalai was hanged by the British at Sangagiri Fort on 31 July 1805. The fort later served as a British tax storage facility for Kongu Nadu and the town developed around it. Geography Demographic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses include censuses of agriculture, traditional culture, business, supplies, and traffic censuses. The United Nations (UN) defines the essential features of population and housing censuses as "individual enumeration, universality within a defined territory, simultaneity and defined periodicity", and recommends that population censuses be taken at least every ten years. UN recommendations also cover census topics to be collected, official definitions, classifications and other useful information to co-ordinate international practices. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in turn, defines the census of agriculture as "a statistical operation for collecting, processing and disseminating data on the structure of agriculture, covering th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Ramalinga Sowdeswari Amman
Sri Ramalinga Sowdeshwari Amman (Tamil: ஸ்ரீ ராமலிங்கசௌடேஸ்வரி அம்மன், Kannada: ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮಲಿಂಗ ಚೌಡೆಸ್ವಾರಿ ದೇವಿ), commonly abbreviated to Sowdeshwari, is a Hindu folk deity, regarded by adherents to be a regional form of either Mahadevi or Parvati. She is considered to be the Kuladevata of the Devanga people. Nomenclature This goddess is worshipped in three forms: Shakti, Chamunda, and Jyothi. Her other names are Banashankari, Chandi, Chowdamba, and Choodambigai. Legend According to the Devanga Purana, the sage Devala is regarded to be the progenitor of the Devanga community. An incarnation of Manu, he is believed to have emerged from the third eye of Shiva to create clothing, and to teach weaving to the world. When Devala returned after obtaining threads from Vishnu, a group of five rakshasas, Vajramushti, Dhoomravakra, Dhoomratchasa, Chithrasena, and Panchasena, attacked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mudaliar
Mudaliar (alternatively spelled: Muthaliar, Mudali, Muthali, or Moodley ) is a Tamil title and surname. As title, it was historically given to high-ranking military officers and their descendants. The surname is most prevalent among Tamils from Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. Descendants of Tamil colonial migrants also bears variants of the name in countries such as South Africa, and else where in the Tamil diaspora. The title was primarily used by the communities like the Agamudaiyar, Karaiyar, Sengunthar and Vellalars. Other communities adopted it as means to present themselves as superior to the social status which they actually held. Etymology The title is derived from the Tamil word ''muthal'' or "muthar" meaning ''first'' with the suffix ''yaar'' denoting ''people''. The title is used in the same sense as simply meaning ''headman''. See also * Ceylonese Mudaliyars Mudali (or Mudaliyar) was a colonial title and office in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) which was part of the native ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chikka Deva Raya
Chikka, short for Chikka Text Messenger, was an Internet-based instant messaging application that supports free SMS or text messaging between online users and offline mobile subscribers. Chikka was released by Chikka Philippines, Inc. in the early 2000 and eventually established its connection with the country's network operators Smart Communications (2001), Globe Telecom (2002) and Sun Cellular (2004). With up to billions of messages being exchanged between online and mobile communities worldwide through Chikka, it is probably the world's first commercially successful integration of web and mobile utilities. Headquartered in Pasig, Chikka Philippines powers other services for mobile instant messaging and email accessible via SMS, mobile payment systems utilizing airtime credits, Free-Reply SMS as an option for prepaid mobile subscribers in need of "top-up," mobile-enabled auctions, matchmaking and social networking as well as text, voice and visual mobile content. The company's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thoppur
Thoppur(தொப்பூர்) or Thoppur Ghat(தொப்பூர் கணவாய்) is a hill town in Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu, India.It lies between the city of Salem and the city of Dharmapuri on National Highway 44, at its junction with Mettur Dam Road ( SH 20). It is north of the city of Salem and south of the city of Dharmapuri. Thoppur is known for the Thoppaiyaru Dam, Anjaneyar Koil (Mutthampatty), Rope Winch, and Perumal Kovil (on Vanagunda Hill). Thoppur is the home of the Muslim holy shrine, Hazrath Syed Shah Vali Ulla (known as Thoppur Dargha). Transport Thoppur lies on National Highway 44, a major north-south highway in India. It is also the terminal point of State Highway 20 which connects to the town of Mettur and the city of Erode. The NH-44 , road between Dharmapuri Dharmapuri is a special grade town in the north western part of Tamil Nadu, India. It serves as the administrative headquarters of Dharmapuri district which is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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