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Ethapur (Yethapur) is a
panchayat town
A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...
in Pethanaickenpalayam Taluk in 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 distri ...
in the 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 ...
, India
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. Ethapur also referred as "Vasishtronum" named by Vashista one of the Saptarishis (seven great Rishis).
Demographics
Indiacensus
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 incl ...
, Ethapur had a population of 10,054. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Ethapur has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 59%. In Ethapur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Police station
24*7 public service for the safety of the people nearby. Contact number: +91 04282 - 270100Landmarks
Sri Sambamoortheeswarar Temple Sambamoortheeswarar Temple is a saivite temple located at Yethapur. Presiding deity here is Lord Siva who is worshipped as Sambamoortheeswarar. Lord Siva is in suyambu form. His consort goddess Parvati is worshipped as Manonmani. A Vilvam tree is standing here for over 1000 years. This temple is one among the Panchaboodha Sthalam along the river Vashista and is known as Appu (Water) Sthalam. The temple has a three tier Rajagopuram. During the Tamil month of Masi Sun rays fall on the lord which is the specialty of this temple. Lord Murugan of this temple has unusual six faces (three facing front and three backside). Lord Vinayagar of this temple is worshipped as Pradhana Vinayagar. Chaturveda lingam, Pancha lingam and Jesta Devi are having separate shrines.
Education
Govt. Higher Secondary School The Yethapur Govt. Hr. Sec. School was started around 60 years back with the efforts of Alagiri Iyer family. The family donated the entire land on which the school stands and also built the main block of the school and donated these to the government.References
Cities and towns in Salem district {{SalemIN-geo-stub