Aravakurichi
Aravakurichi அரவக்குறிச்சி Aravai | |
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city | |
Aravakurichi Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
Coordinates: 10°46′N 77°55′E / 10.77°N 77.92°ECoordinates: 10°46′N 77°55′E / 10.77°N 77.92°E | |
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Karur |
Elevation | 174 m (571 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 11,273 |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 639201 |
Telephone code | 04320 |
Vehicle registration | TN-47 |
Website |
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Aravakurichi (also spelt as Aravakurichi) is a panchayat town and a Taluk headquarters in Karur district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Aravakurichi is well known in Tamil Nadu as a majormarket for Moringa oleifera Vegetable (Commonly known as Drumstick). .
Geography
Aravakurichi is located at 10°46′N 77°55′E / 10.77°N 77.92°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 174 m (571 ft).
Demographics
As of 2001 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.
The [Taluk] town is situated just off the Varnasi - Kanyakumari National Highway 7 (India).
Economy
Aravakurichi is a Taluk Headquarters and majorly an agricultural market place. Aravakurichi is India's major market for Moringa oleifera (a vegetable also known as "drumstick").[3] Aravakurichi is also a center for agricultural motor, pumps, equipment and spares. Also the place is major truck stopover for the trucks that ply on the National Highway 7,which connects between Hyderabad, Bangalore, Salem and Madurai, Kanniyakumari.
Aravakurichi was the confluence point for the three major undivided (till 80's) major districts Trichy, Coimbatore and Madurai districts while the town itself was part of old Trichy District, while the other two districts borders were within 7 km and 30 km respectively.
Bus Depot
The long-time dream of the Aravakurichi region to have a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation bus depot is becoming a reality. The depot under construction at Aravakurichi at a cost of Rs. 99.50 lakh is all set to be inaugurated in December.
Even from the days Aravakurichi and Karur were part of the Tiruchi district, people in the region have been demanding an STC bus depot at Aravakurichi since the town lay on the crucial link connecting Madurai and the Deep South with Erode and Salem regions extending to Bangalore and beyond.
Besides Aravakurichi region people, in particular the traders and businesspersons belonging to Pallappatti, have been carrying on trading activities throughout India for several decades now and so had been demanding proper road connectivity and support facilities in the region. One among them, good road connectivity, came about when the National Highways Authority of India built the four-lane roads connecting Kanyakumari/Tuticorin with Bangalore and Chennai a few years ago benefiting Aravakurichi-Pallappatti belt immensely.
Now, the other aspect of better road connectivity, establishment of a TNSTC bus depot, is all set to be achieved with the civil work on the depot progressing expeditiously at the site that was bought more than 30 years ago. During the late M.G. Ramachandran’s regime a 2.5-acre plot on the Aravakurichi-Pallappatti Road for establishing the depot was bought but nothing moved forward because of negligence of the demand by successive governments.
The issue was kept simmering by rival contestants in Assembly elections with all parties promising to pursue the matter but not all delivering on the issue. Only a barbed wire fence around the site reminded the passersby of the depot plan.
Only during the present regime, the demand was dusted, drawn from cold storage, revised and given proper shape before the nod was given by the Chief Minister Jayalalithaa for building a depot at a cost of Rs. 99.5 lakh.
Politics
Aravakurichi (State Assembly Constituency) is part of Karur (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]
- E. Balagurusamy - former Vice Chancellor Anna University
Education
- Govt Higher secondary school
- Government Girls High School.
- Arumugam Academy Matriculation Higher Secondary School.
- BSP Nursery and Primary School
- Government Teacher Training Institute for Women in Chinna Dhara Puram (10 km).
- Valluvar arts and science college in seethappatti colony kodayur village.
- Kongu Hi-Tech Polytechnic College, Thadakoil.
Hospitals
- Government Hospital, Aravakkurichi.
- Sugam Hospital,Aravakurichi
Church
St.Xavier church RC Church CSI Church
Temples
- Subramaniyam Temple
- Eswaran Temple
- Mariamman Temple
- Pillayar Temple
Masjid (Pallivasal)
- Jumma Masjid Big Mosque
- Masjidul Abrar Chinna Pallivasal
Darga
- Kayalabava Darga
- Muthubava Darga
- Kareembava Darga
- Syedbava Darga
- Malayalathamma Darga
Rivers
- NalKanchi River
- Amaravathi River(4.km from Aravakurichi)
- Noyyal River (Anjur panjayath)
- kudagu river
Banks
- Bank of Baroda
- State Bank Of India
- State Bank Of India- kovilur
- Pallavan Bank
- Karur Vysya Bank
- Canara Bank
- TDCC Bank
- Central Bank of India - Malaikovilur
Jwellers
- VRK Jwellers [Opp. Murugan Kovil]
PRINTERS
- HABEEB PRESS
- MATHI GRAPHICS
- THOORIGAI PRINTERS
Water Purifier RO & UV Systems Sales and Services
- WATER PURE SYSTEMS [Opp to SBI Bank]
Grocery shops
- Alvin Stores
- Sri Kalaivani Stores
- MKA Stores
- Karuppusamy Nadar Stores
- Dhandapani Stores
Fancy Stores
- mariyappa store
- yaseen store
Bakery
- Sabari Iyyengar
- AVM Bakery
- Ramesh Bakery
- Nice Bakery
Fruit Shop
- Jeyam fruit Shop
ATM
- State Bank of India(2 ATM's)
- Bank of Baroda
- Karur Vysya Bank
- Axis Bank
- City Union Bank
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
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- ↑ 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. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article2101825.ece is drumsticks time in Aravakurichi area - The Hindu
- ↑ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-11.