| Pannaipuram | |||
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| Country | India | ||
| State | Tamil Nadu | ||
| District(s) | Theni | ||
| Population | 8,924 (2001[update]) | ||
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | ||
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Pannaipuram is a panchayat town in Theni district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located hill foot of "Western Ghats" and has very good literacy. Bommaiyaswamy (Shiva) Temple is located here. Most of the people in Pannaipuram are engaged in Cardamom cultivation in nearby Kerala hills.
Taluk : Uthamapalayam, District : Theni, Constitution : Cumbum(From 2011), Earlier it was Bodinayakkanur.
As of 2001[update] India census[1], Pannaipuram had a population of 8924. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Pannaipuram has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 56%. In Pannaipuram, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Panaipuram is birth place of the Indian music director Ilaiyaraja.