Ganguvarpatti
| Ganguvarpatti Genguvarpatti | |
|---|---|
| city | |
  Ganguvarpatti | |
| Coordinates: 10°10′07″N 77°41′34″E / 10.16861°N 77.69278°ECoordinates: 10°10′07″N 77°41′34″E / 10.16861°N 77.69278°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Theni |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 10,569 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Genguvarpatti is a panchayat town in Theni district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
Genguvarpatti As of 2001 India census,[1] Genguvarpatti had a population of 10,569. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Genguvarpatti has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 47%. In Genguvarpatti, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Culture
The people here are well cultured. They maintain good standards in their life.
Climate and Occupation
The climate will be normal and usual like other places even though its located in the foot of Kodaikanal hills. But there will be good circulation of water resources.The rivers that cross this village are Manjal river and Vaigai river. In the monsoon, the village receives a good rainfall and the water resources are well enough to cultivate crops throughout the year.They are performing a well planned irrigation here.
The basic backbone for the people of Genguvarpatti is Agriculture. Most of them will be highly engaged in cultivating paddy,sugarcane,cotton and more.
During 60s and 70s the Social welfare Board having HQ at Madurai used to run 'primary health centre' at this village catering to the minor non emergent needs of ganguvarpatti, kamakka patti, g kallupatti, thummalapatti and outskirts of devadanapatti. The village nurse [whom the villagers affectionately refer as 'doctaramma' used to attend to pre natal, delivery and post natal needs of all the female villagers there. One Lalithakumari was there during 1959-63 who had attended to more than 800 deliveries there. That period was really a golden period both interms of village unity and climate itself. Nostalgic recall of village visit to kamakshi amman temple at devedanapatti hilliock is worth recalling any day.
References
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 2008-11-01.