Devikapuram, also called ''Devigai'', is a town and a Panchayat board in

Tiruvannamalai district Tiruvannamalai district (previously known as Central Arcot, Tiruvannamalai Sambhuvarayar District) is the largest and one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu, in South India. It was formed in the year 1989 through the bifurcation of ...

, located in

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. The town is famous for handlooms, Silk weaving and ricemills, which process Arni Ponni rice. Located on the Polur - Sadras state highway, 45 kilometres from the city of Tiruvannamalai, also the district headquarters.

Location

Devikapuram is part of Tiruvannamalai district, Chetpet taluk, located in Polur-to-Chetput Road ( SH-115). It is part of Thondai mandalam. It is a quiet & calm village without any industry. People lead a pleasant life by doing agriculture and weaving. Devikapuram, the village is about 158 km(98 mi) South-West of Chennai. Also about 42 km West of Vandavasi (Wandiwash); 15 km East of Polur; 21 km South of Arani; 51 km North-East of Tiruvannamalai and 60 km South-East of Vellore. While going from Vandavasi, after Nedungunam comes Chetpet and in the same road towards Polur (West) comes Devikapuram. The Periyanaki amman temple located at north side of main road.

Demography

Devikapuram is a census town and most of the people are involved in textile business and Rice mills like its big neighbour Arni. Agamudaya Mudaliar, Sengundha Mudaliar,

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s are the prominent communities of the town.

Government and politics

Amenities

Nathan cable vision, Bsnl, Railwire, Tic fibre are the Internet Service Providers. KBC Wired And Wireless Broadband Communications (BSNL) are also available.

Economy

# Agriculture (Rice & Sugarcane) # Milk # Handloom & Power loom Silk saree production (extensively done by half of the population) #Cattle rearing Several commercial banks and ATMs are available.

Landmarks

# Periyanayagi Amman Temple #

Ponmalai Nathar Temple, aka Kanagagireeswar Ponmalai Nathar Temple, also known as Kanagagireeswar temple in Devikapuram is at a height of about 500 feet, from the mean sea level. It is thought to have been built approximately 1000 years ago during the reign of the Chola dynasty, Chola Kin ...

(on hill)

Transport

By Road

Devikapuram is located on State Highway 115.

This village has connecting bus from: *

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

(150 km) * Thiruvannamalai (50 km) *

Arni Arni may refer to: Municipalities * Arni, Tiruvannamalai, a town in Tamil Nadu, India * Arni, Maharashtra, in Yavatmal district, Maharashtra State, India * Arni, Karditsa, a municipality in the Karditsa regional unit, Greece * Arni, Aargau, a munic ...

(21 km) *

Polur Polur is a scenic town, divisional headquarters and a market center in Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu in India. Located at the foothills of Javvadhi hills, a popular section of Eastern Ghats, Polur is often regarded as ''Gateway of East ...

(14 km) and *

Vellore Vellore (English: ), also spelt as Velur (), is a city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Palar River in the northeastern part of Tamil Nadu and is separa ...

(60 km) *

Chetpet Chetput is a major town and a municipality in Tiruvannamalai district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Chetput's major economical activity is processing paddy and the town is home to one of the largest organised paddy exchange market of the s ...

(14 km) From Vandavasi: Chennai to Vandavasi (via Uthiramerur/Thennangur) – 128 approx km Vandavasi to Chetput – 27 km Chetput to Devikapuram – 12 km From Arani: Arani – 21 km From Polur: Polur to Devikapuram – 15 km Buses are plying to Devikapuram from Chennai ( CMBT )round the clock with Bus No.148( Direct Bus) and Bus No. 131(Via Kanchipuram). Town and mofussil buses from Arni, Chetpet and Polur are available.

Rail

* Polur is the nearby Railway station. Services have been resumed after the conversion of track. Trains arrives/depart to/from Katpadi, Vellore, Thiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Madurai, Nagarkoil and Mumbai, there daily two trains to tirupati .
Train details

Air

(Domestic & International) (150 km) * Bangalore (Domestic & International) (350 km)

Education

# Government boys school (Higher secondary) # Government girls school (High school) # Government elementary school # Cluny Matriculation school (Private) # RCM School (Elementary level) # Annamalaiar College of engineering

Hospitals

# Primary Health Center # Few private clinics

References

# https://web.archive.org/web/20111204022242/http://www.devikapuram.in/ # http://www.templenet.com/Tamilnadu/devikapuram.html # https://web.archive.org/web/20090517113402/http://www.omarunachala.com/devikapuram.asp # http://devikapuram.wordpress.com/ {{Reflist Villages in Tiruvannamalai district Cities and towns in Tiruvannamalai district