Kalipatti

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Kalipatti
Kalipatti
State - District(s)	Tamil Nadu - Namakkal
Coordinates	11.48° N 78.03° E
Area - Elevation	- 224 m
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001) - Density	17,125 -

Mallasamudram is a panchayat town in Tiruchengode Taluk, Namakkal district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Panchayat Union has a Block Developmernt Officer (Ph.: 04288-238 144) and an Asst. Engineer, Electricity Board: 110 KVSS (Ph.: 04288-238153).

Mallasamudram is about 25 km from Salem on the Salem - Tiruchengode Road, via Attayambatti. The major occupation of the people is textiles (mainly, weaving), followed by agriculture. The gada, dhothis and towels are some of the famous products of the village; these are being promoted by the Tamil Nadu Export Promotion agency. There is a famous Shiva Temple, "Soleeshwaran", of the Chola Era. The weekly shandy held each Wednesday, attracts the villagers from nearby areas such as Sooryakoundampalayam, Ramavaram, Kollapatti, Vaiyappamalai, Kalipatti etc. There are Elementary, Primary, Secondary as well as Higher Secondary Schools in Mallasamudram. Mallasamudram is the home town of the "MAHENDRA EDUCATIONAL TRUST", which runs 16 educational institutions, including two top ranked engineering colleges. The Bharat Matriculation School (Middle) and Sri Ramakrishna Matriculation School (Middle) are the Secondary Schools. The Aided Elementary School, Kalipatty; Panchayat Union Elementary School, Mallasamudram; Panchayat Union Elementary School, Krukkalam Palayam; Panchayat Union Elementary School, Kottai Medu; Panchayat Union Elementary School, Venkadesa Puri; Panchayat Union Elementary School, Harijan Coloney; Panchayat Union Elementary School, Kalipatty; Panchayat Union Elementary School, Koliapatty Panchayat Union Elementary School, Nanduvanam are the Primary Schools at or near Mallasamudram. Recently, an engineering college has been started in the private sector.

Some of the important places nearby are: Akkammapettai (15 km); Sankari Durg (15 km); Konganapuram (15 km); Ilampillai (12 km); Attayyampatti (5 km); Rasipuram (13 km); Vaiyappamalai (8 km); Tiruchengodu (20 km); Velakavundanpatti (15 km);Makkalpudur (17 km; Salem (25 km). The nearest Airport is at Salem (25 km). The Coimbatore Airport as well as Tiruchirapalli Airports are about 100 km from the village. The village is serviced by broadcasting station from Trichi (radio) and Cable TV Station from Salem.

[edit] Geography

Mallasamudram is located at 11.48° N 78.03° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 224 metres (734 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Mallasamudram had a population of 17,125. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Mallasamudram has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 53%. In Mallasamudram, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.