Sivagiri 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 Erode district in the

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. Sivagiri has an average elevation of . It is located to the south of

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 ...

, to the north-west of

Karur Karur () is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Karur is the administrative headquarters of Karur district. It is located on the banks of River Amaravathi, Kaveri and Noyyal. Karur is well known for the export of Home Textile products to ...

, to the west of

Namakkal Namakkal () is a special grade municipality and the headquarters of Namakkal district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the first ISO 14001-2004 certified municipality in Asia for environmental management, specifically the provision a ...

,32 km(20mi) north east of

kangeyam Kangeyam () is a town and municipality in Kangeyam Taluk of Tiruppur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated on National Highway 81. Kangeyam is an economic center in Tamil Nadu. The main commercial interests of the municip ...

and to the east of

Tiruppur Tiruppur or Tirupur ( ) is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Tiruppur is the administrative headquarters of Tiruppur district and the fifth largest city as well as an urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu. Located on the banks of Noyyal Ri ...

. Sivagiri means "

Shiva Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...

's peak", also called as Kanagagiri, which might have been derived from the hill with a Shiva temple located in the town.

Demographics

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, Sivagiri had a population of 35,285. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Sivagiri has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 65%. In Sivagiri, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

The economy of the town is dependent on the

agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...

and

textile industries The textile industry is primarily concerned with the design, production and distribution of yarn, cloth and clothing. The raw material may be natural, or synthetic using products of the chemical industry. Industry process Cotton manufactur ...

(mostly

handloom A loom is a device used to weave cloth and tapestry. The basic purpose of any loom is to hold the warp threads under tension to facilitate the interweaving of the weft threads. The precise shape of the loom and its mechanics may vary, but th ...

s).

Culture

*During Tamil month Masi Magam (Feb-Mar) is an auspicious day for celebrating Pongal festival to Arulmigu Kamatchi Amman, Sivagiri. Devotees would take Cauvery Theertham for Abhishekam. Later evening, devotees would bring Pongal a banana to give it to Amman. This is one of the huge festivals occurring every year in February – March. *Generally, in the month of April, a large Ratha Yatra festival is celebrated in Velayudha Swami temple every year.

Transport

Sivagiri is connected by two state highways passing through the town: * SH84A connecting

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Modakurichi Modakurichi is a Panchayat town and Taluk headquarters in Erode district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. It is located as a suburb of Erode City, at a distance of 15 km from Erode City Central Bus Termin ...

Vellakoil Vellakovil is a municipal town in Kangeyam taluk of Tirupur District, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on National Highway 81 between Trichy and Coimbatore. The town is spread in an area of 64.75 km2. As of 2011, the town ...

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Mulanur Mulanur is a panchayat town under in Dharapuram taluk in Tirupur District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Geography Mulanur is located at . It has an average elevation of 238 metres (780 feet). Mulanur is located on SH21, which ...

. * The

Arachalur Arachalur is a panchayat town in Erode district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is situated 22 kilometres from Erode and an important junction on SH 37 en route to Dharapuram and other important small towns like Kodumudi and Chennimalai. ...

- Thamaraipalayam-

Kodumudi Kodumudi is a panchayat town and taluk headquarters of Kodumudi taluk in erode district at state of Tamil Nadu, India. Kodumudi has an average elevation of 144 metres (472 feet). Also Kodumudi is an tourism spot. The holy Kaveri river ...

road passes through the town. Sivagiri is connected with Erode and Karur, the neighboring towns by local transports. The town has one bus stand. It has frequent bus services to

Muthur Muthur is a panchayat town in Vellakovil block which comes under Kangeyam taluk in Tirupur district, Tamil Nadu, India. Demographics The Muthur Town Panchayat has population of 13,212 of which 6,588 are males while 6,624 are females as per rep ...

Vellakovil Vellakovil is a municipal town in Kangeyam taluk of Tirupur District, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on National Highway 81 between Trichy and Coimbatore. The town is spread in an area of 64.75 km2. As of 2011, the town ...

and

Chennimalai Chennimalai is a town in Erode district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is popularly known as the 'Handloom Town'. History Kodumanal is a village located near Chennimalai in the Erode district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was once ...

Education

The Bharathiyar University College of Arts and Science is located here, run by the Government of Tamil Nadu. It has the SSV Matriculation Higher Secondary School and government schools for both boys (Sivagiri) and girls (Ammankovil).

References

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