Savandapur is a
panchayat
The Panchayat raj is a political system, originating from the Indian subcontinent, found mainly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. It is the oldest system of local government in the Indian subcontinent, and historical ment ...
in
Gobichettipalayam taluk
Gobichettipalayam taluk is a taluk of Erode district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Gobichettipalayam. Recently, this taluk together with Sathyamangalam Taluk was reorganised to form Nambiyur Talu ...
in
Erode District 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 ...
state, India. It is about from
Gobichettipalayam
Gobichettipalayam () is the Selection grade municipality in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Gobichettipalayam taluk. It is situated at the center of the South Indian Peninsula, from the district headqua ...
and from district headquarters
Erode
Erode () is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Erode is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in the state, after Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Tiruppur and Salem. It is also the administrative headquarters of the E ...
.
Location
Savandapur is located on the banks of
River Bhavani with
Athani located on the other side of it. There are two bridges across the river that connect Savandapur with Athani. Savandapur lies along the major district road (MDR) connecting
Gobichettipalayam
Gobichettipalayam () is the Selection grade municipality in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Gobichettipalayam taluk. It is situated at the center of the South Indian Peninsula, from the district headqua ...
with
Anthiyur
Anthiyur is a taluk (Anthiyur taluk) and panchayat town in the Erode district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
Geography
Anthiyur is located at . It has an average elevation of . It is located at about 18 km from Bhavani, 30 km from ...
.
Demographics
It has a population of about 3,743 with over 1,325 households.
Kongu Vellalar
Kongu Vellalar is a community found in the Kongu region of Tamil Nadu, India.
Etymology
The Vellalar of the Kongu country came to be known as Kongu Vellalar. They are also known by names such as "Bupaalan", Gangavamsam, Kudiyaanavar and Vi ...
families maintain a dominant position in the village and the surrounding area.
Temples
The famous
Pariyur Kondathu Kaliamman
Kondathu Kaliamman Temple is an Amman temple located at Pariyur near Gobichettipalayam in Tamil Nadu, India. There are other temples, namely Sri Amarapaneeswarar Temple, Sri Adinarayana Perumal Temple and Sri Angalamman Temple nearby.
Histor ...
temple is from Savandapur. The other famous temples in and around Savandapur are Karungaradu Murugan Temple, Arulmigu Selliandi Amman Temple, Arulmigu Poonthottathu Aiyan Temple, Arulmigu Vinayagar and Selva Mariamman Temple, and Arulmigu Vayal Karuppsamy Temple.
References
{{Erode district
Villages in Erode district