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Tenkasi Tenkasi is a town and headquarters of the Tenkasi district in Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Being one of the most significant spiritual and cultural places in South Tamilnadu,Tenkasi houses The Kutraleeshwarar temple (Chitra Sabha), one of the ...

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, postal_code = 627418 , area_code_type = Telephone code , area_code = (91)4634 , registration_plate = TN-76,TN-72 , website = {{URL, municipality.tn.gov.in/Tenkasi , footnotes = Karuthapillaiyur is a village in the district of Tenkasi near Ambasamudram, Tamil Nadu, India.

Etymology

The Name Karuthapillayur is an evolution from the mixing of three words "Karthar" "Pillai" "oor". Karthar pillai oor means (Lord Jesus's Children) village in tamil . the name of the village basically meant, A Black statue lord ganesh village.

Geography

The village is located 30 km south of Tenkasi town. This village is surrounded by many villages and hamlets like

Poovankurichi Poovankurichi or Poovan Kurichi is a hamlet situated in the district of Tirunelveli near Ambasamudram, Tamil Nadu, India. ''Poovan'' means "wind" and ''kurichi'' means "mountain or a place located near a mountain". Geography Poovankurichi is ...

Sivasailam Sivasailam (Sivasaailam per the Indian census) is a village located on the bank of River Gadananathi River in Tenkasi taluk, Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, India. The census village code is 642940. The postal code is 627412. The spoken language ...

, Mela Ambur, Kalyanipuram. The spoken language in this area is

. Karuthapillaiyur is located on the bank of Kadananathi River (Kadana Nadi), The area is surrounded by mountains and hills which are part of the Western Ghats. The village has many paddy fields, mango orchards, vegetable gardens, palm trees and tall coconut trees.

Transportation

Bus and train are the major transport methods. The nearest railway station is in Kizha Ambur, 5 km from the village. Another railway station is in

Alwarkurichi Alwarkurichi is a panchayat town in Tenkasi district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Location Alwarkurichi is a small town 35 km or 45 Min travel from west of Tirunelveli town and 25 km from Tenkasi town. Located near western ...

, 7.5 km from the village. Villages in Tenkasi district