Tiruppathur

Tiruppathur
—  town  —
Tiruppathur Location of Tiruppathur in Tamil Nadu and India
Coordinates	10°4′0″N 78°47′0″E / 10.06667°N 78.78333°E / 10.06667; 78.78333Coordinates: 10°4′0″N 78°47′0″E / 10.06667°N 78.78333°E / 10.06667; 78.78333
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District(s)	Sivagangai
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 82 metres (269 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 630211

Tiruppathur is one of the main towns in Sivagangai District, Tamil Nadu, India. It is capital town of Thiruppathur taluk.It is located near Karaikudi.

Geography

Thiruppathur is located in Sivagangai district on the Madurai - Tanjore Highway. Earlier it was a small village in Ramanathapuram District. It was changed from Panchayat to town panchayat. The city is connected only by Roadways. The Virusuliyar River flows through Kumangudi. Thiruppathur's Postal pincode is 630211 and Dialing code is 04577. It is 290 km from Coimbatore, 100 km from Trichy, 60 km from Madurai, and 400 km from Chennai, 50 km from Pudukkottai. Thiruppathur is located at 10°04′N 78°47′E / 10.07°N 78.78°E / 10.07; 78.78.[7] It has an average elevation of 82 metres (269 feet).

Tourism

Places of Interest:

1. Vettangudi Birds Sancentury
2. Pillaiyarpatti Temple
3. Piranmalai hills
4. Tirumayam fort
5. Marudhu brothers memorial place
6. Siravayal Jallikattu

Education

As on 2010 there is only one Art and Science college is Tiruppathur. The college name is called APSA College.

Secondary education

LIMRA Mat.Hr.sec school(Co-Ed)'......................AP Govt Hr Seconday School - (Boys) NM Girls Hr Seconday School - (Girls) APSA Matric Hr Seconday School - (Co-Ed) Baba Amir Badhusa Matric Hr Seconday School - (Co-Ed)