Aravakurichi

Aravakurichi
— city —
Aravakurichi Location of Aravakurichi in Tamil Nadu and India
Coordinates
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District(s)	Karur
Population	11,273 (2001^[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 174 metres (571 ft)

Aravakurichi (Tamil: அரவக்குறிச்சி) (also spelt as Aravakurichi) is a panchayat town in Karur district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Politics
4 VIP
5 Education
6 CHURCH
7 Temples
8 Rivers
9 How to Reach
10 References

Geography

Aravakurichi is located at .^[1] It has an average elevation of 174 m (571 ft).

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Aravakurichi had a population of 11,273. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Aravakurichi has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the males and 45% of females literate. 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
It is situated in Kanyakumari-Hosur Main Road NH7

Politics

Aravakurichi (State Assembly Constituency) is part of Karur (Lok Sabha constituency).^[3]

VIP

Thiru K.sellappan - Retired Forest Dept
Thirmathi P.Gomathi - Retired Union staff
Thiru E. Balagurusamy - former Vice Chancellor Anna University
Thiru C. Subramaniam - former Vice Chancellor Tamil University
Thiru Ayyavu - former HOD of the Vocational Department in High School Aravakurichi
Thiru Vellai Kannu - Retired teacher in Govt Higher Sec School Aravakurichi
Thiru Kesavan - Retired teacher in Govt Higher Sec School Aravakurichi
Thiru Sethupathi - Retired teacher in Govt Higher Sec School Aravakurichi

Education

One Govt Hr sec school and Girls High School. Few Private Schools are there.
Government Teacher Training Institute for Women in Chinna Dhara Puram (10 km).
Valluvar arts and science college in seethappatti colony kodayur village.
Arumugam Academy Matriculation Higher Secondary School.

CHURCH

St.Xavier church

Temples

There are lot of temples in and around. The famous temples are

Eswaran Temple
Mariamman Temples
Sunakkapalayam Mariamman Temple (8 km from Aravakurichi)
Subramaniyam Temple
JUMMA MASJID BIG MOSQUE"
Church

Rivers

NalKanchi river
Amaravathi river(4 km from Aravakurichi)

How to Reach

By Bus: Karur to Dindigul Via NH 7 (28 km from Karur)
Nearest Railway Junction:Karur - 28 km and Dindigul 48 km
Nearest Airport: Trichy (100 km), Madurai(128 km) and Coimbatore (120 km)

References

^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Aravakurichi
^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies". Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-11.