Unjalur is a panchayat town situated in Erode district in the

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. Unjalur is located about 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 ...

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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 ...

, which is known for the Mahudeswarar, Veera Narayana Perumal and Brama Deva temple. The town is located on the banks of the river

Kaveri The Kaveri (also known as Cauvery, the anglicized name) is one of the major Indian rivers flowing through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The Kaveri river rises at Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri range in the Western Ghats, Kodagu dis ...

and connected by road and rail.

Demographics

According to the India population census 2011, Unjalur Town Panchayat has population of 2,482 with 1,235 males and 1,247 females. Literacy rate of Unjalur city is 80.77% higher than state average of 80.09%. Female Sex Ratio is of 1010 against state average of 996. In Unjalur, Male literacy is around 90.37% while female literacy rate is 71.54%.

Economy

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is the mainstay with rice, sugarcane and turmeric being the major crops cultivated in the region.

Places of interest

Kaveri river banks Unjalur is known for its proximity to the river

. Two river-banks provide picture-perfect settings for visitors. A canal for irrigation runs in parallel to the river Kaveri near Unjalur.

Schools

* Government Higher Secondary School, Unjalur * Priyadharshini Nursery and Primary School, Unjalur

Temples

Nagaeswara swamy temple The Temple was constructed nearly 500 years ago by Pandiya kings dedicated to god

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. This temple is under the control of Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department. Sellandi amman Kovil Located near bank of river Kaveri. Adhishtanam of Sri Seshadri Swamgal A Sookshma-Samadhi of Sri Seshadri Swamigal of Tiruvannamalai also known as an 'Adishtanam' is located in Unjalur, pujas and abhishekams are performed on a daily basis. The Aradhanai of Sri Seshadri Swamigal is conducted here once a year, on a grand scale that lasts for a week in the Tamil month of Margazhi (Dec-Jan) by the Seshadri Swamigal Association, Coimbatore. Raghavendra Matham Place of worship dedicated to Sri Raghavendra Swami is located in agraharam of Unjalur also known as Brindhavanam. The Brindhavanam has sannidhi's dedicated to god

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and

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. The Temple has a gigantic

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at its entrance. Mariamman Temple Temple dedicated to

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, the 'Grama-Devatha' is the other temple located in the vicinity of the agraharam. A large statue of the presiding-deity Ellai Mariamman is located adjacent to the temple.

Transport

Unjalur is located on the Erode - Tiruchirappalli railway line. The Chennai Egmore - Mangaluru Central express halts at Unjalur regularly. Other passenger and fast-passenger trains stop at this station. Unjalur can be reached by road. It is 32 km from Erode and 6 km from Kodumudi on SH-84. One can also detour at Velayudhampalayam on the Salem-

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 ...

stretch of NH-7 and travel till the Noyyal-intersection on SH-84 to reach Unjalur. Nearest airports are at

Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli () ( formerly Trichinopoly in English), also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with bein ...

(112 km) and

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(132 km).

References

{{reflist Villages in Erode district