Thandukkaran Palayam is a village located in
Tirupur district
Tiruppur District is one of the 38 districts of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, formed in 22 February 2009. Dharapuram was the largest taluk by area in the district. The district is well-developed and industrialized. The Tiruppur banian indus ...
of
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...
in
India
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. It is located exactly in between
Avinashi and
Punjai Puliampatti
Punjai Puliampatti is a municipality in the Erode district of Tamil Nadu, India.
Geography
Punjai Puliampatti is a municipal town in the northwest of the Erode district. It belongs to the Sathyamangalam taluk and Bhavanisagar state assembly ...
.
Agriculture is the main occupation of this village. Although garment making also plays a vital role in the development of this village. The village is also known for its silk weaving, although that industry is declining as silk weaving jobs have moved into cities.
Residents are mostly
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 ...
gounders with a few small communities of Brahmins, Chettiar's, etc.
The Lakshmi Narashima Perumal temple, Sri Ramalinga Sowdeswari Amman Temple and Chitthammal, Konammal temple are located in this village.
One Panchayat union school, opened by the late Chief Minister Kamaraj is running in this village. Many entrepreneurs in the village started their education from this school.
SNR groups Marriage Hall also located in this village. The actor
Sivakumar married Lakshmi at this hall.
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
is the dominant language used by the local population.
Villages in Tiruppur district
Narasimha temples
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