Karisalkalampatti is a village in Near sivarakkottai NH7 Main road Thirumangalam Taluk in

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of the

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n state of

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. It is located about 9 km from Thirumangalam, 30 km from

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and 520 km from State capital

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. As of 2011, the village population about 1158.

Geography

The latitude and longitude of this village is 9°76’ N and 77°96’E respectively and the

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(MSL) is 121m. This village is situated on the banks of river Gundar, a distributary of the river

Vaigai The Vaigai is a river in the Tamil Nadu state of southern India; it passes through the towns of Theni, Dindigul and Madurai. It originates in Varusanadu Hills, the Periyar Plateau of the Western Ghats range, and flows northeast through the ...

. The average maximum and minimum temperatures are of 40 °C and 27 °C. This village gets major

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during the

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period. The average annual rainfall received in the village is 40.95 cm.

Demographics

According to 2011 census, Karisalkalampatti had population of 1158, 589 male and 569 female for a sex-ratio of 966 females for every 1,000 males, which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. 142 were under the age of six. Schedule Caste accounted about 39 and there were no Scheduled Tribes. The average literacy of the village was 71.06%, compared to national average of 72.99%. The village had a total of 326 households. There were 683 workers, including 88 cultivators and 379 agricultural laborers. According to the religious census of 2011, Karisalkalampatti had 99%

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and 1%

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three castes thevar 48℅ vadugan 50℅ thalith 2%

Politics

As per the constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Karisalkalampatti village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Karisalkalampatti village falls under Tirumangalam assembly constituency is part of

Virudhunagar (Lok Sabha constituency) Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency ( ta, விருதுநகர் மக்களவைத் தொகுதி) is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India. Assembly Segments Vi ...

Economy

Surrounding cultivate lands are the main places for the

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activities. Crops like

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, kambu and green dal are cultivated here.

Educational institutions

P.U.M.S which provides primary education to students. Of kothari publishe school sivarakottai located on NH-7 Madurai Highway Road, yet to be opened. Dr. M.S. Udayamurthy Teacher Training Institute(Venkatachalampuram Pullambady Thirumalapady Rd Trichy) which act as a training institute to nearby villages.

Transportation

Regular bus services are operated on daily basis from Tirumangalam and

. Also auto services available from sivarakottai. Nearest Airport is

Madurai International Airport Madurai Airport is a customs airport serving Madurai and its adjoining districts in Tamil Nadu, India. It is the 36th busiest airport in India, both in terms of passengers handled and aircraft movement. The airport is located near State Highwa ...

just 15 km from the Village.

Surrounding areas

Sengapadai Sengapadai is a village southwest of Madurai city and 10 km southwest of Thirumangalam. The village was created by Koon Pandiyan, a Pandiya King, created the village as a military base on the banks of Gundar River, a distributary of Riv ...

(3 km)
Sivarakkottai
(4 km)
Rayapalayam
(4 km), Puliampatty (5 km)
T. Pudupatty
(6 km) are the nearby Villages to Karisalkalampatti. Karisalkalampatti is surrounded by Tirumangalam Taluk towards North, T.Kallupatti Taluk towards west,

Kariapatti Kariapatti is a town Panchayat city in district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. The Kariapatti Town Panchayat has population of 18,984 of which 9,439 are males while 9,545 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. The Kariapa ...

Taluk towards East, Chellampatti Taluk towards South.

Climate

Karisalkallampatti has a tropical wet and dry climate ( Köppen: Aw). The hottest part of the year is late May to early June, known regionally as ''Agni Nakshatram'' ("fire star") or as ''Kathiri Veyyil'', with maximum temperatures around . The coolest part of the year is January, with minimum temperatures around . The village gets most of its seasonal rainfall from the northeast

monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscil ...

winds, from mid–October to mid–December. Prevailing winds in this are usually southwesterly between April and October and north-easterly during the rest of the year. Historically, karisalkalampatti has relied on the annual rains of the

monsoon season The wet season (sometimes called the Rainy season) is the time of year when most of a region's average annual rainfall occurs. It is the time of year where the majority of a country's or region's annual precipitation occurs. Generally, the sea ...

to replenish water reservoirs, as no major rivers flow through the area.

References

External links

Karisalkalampatti, Madurai District
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