Pallapatti, Karur
| Pallapatti | |
|---|---|
| panchayat town | |
| Nickname(s): Palli-Ma-Nagar | |
  Pallapatti Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 10°43′52″N 77°54′35″E / 10.731111°N 77.909722°ECoordinates: 10°43′52″N 77°54′35″E / 10.731111°N 77.909722°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Karur |
| Elevation | 174 m (571 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 30,624 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 639205, 639207 |
| Telephone code | 04320 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-47[1] |
Pallapatti is a panchayat town in Karur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Demographics & Culture
As of Census 2011,[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=689230 (www.censusindia.gov.in)Population of Pallapatti is 30,624. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Pallapatti has an average literacy rate of 82%, it is higher than the national average of 74.04%. In Pallapatti, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. The main religion followed in Pallaptti is Islam.It is having 99% People of Muslims and Remaining 1% is of Hindus and Christians.People of Pallapatti are well known for establishing business and trade all over India.
Climate
The highest temperature is obtained in early May to early June usually about 34 °C, though it rarely exceeds 38 °C for a few days. Average daily temperature during January is around 23 °C, though the temperature rarely falls below 17 °C.
The average annual rainfall is about 855 mm. The city gets most of its seasonal rainfall from the north-east monsoon winds, from late September to mid November.
Festivals
- Ramzan and Bakr-Id are the festivals that greatly celebrated here. People use to gather in 'Eidgah' to perform the Salat al Eid (Eid prayers) for Eid ul-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.
- Those who stays in different part of the country also use to take part in these celebrations with their family.
- One of the other Local festival which celebrated here for more than week is Shiaikh Abdul Kadir Oli-ul-ah Uruse, This festival celebrate at evening to till Morning 3 O'clock, Much of Temporary Shops and Amusements Setup for this festival, This festival only entertainment for Pallapatti.
Highlights
- As 99% of people are Muslims, Islamic codes and Values are highly maintained.
- No Theater or Wine-shop inside the town
- Most of the Education Institutions and Offices remain holiday on Friday.
- Biriyani recipe is very common and very laudable.
- Delicious Sweet Boondi(also known as "cheru-mittai" in the locality) is a standard Pallapatti sweet made with ghee.
- very famous for mysore pak form haji mossa sweet
- islamic speach and isthima(bayan) held in pallapatti
How to Reach
Pallapatti is located in-between Karur and Dindigul. Karur to Pallpatti is of 37 km of travelling where as Pallapatti to Dindigul is of 47 km.
- Bus: There is a frequent bus transport between Karur busstand to Pallapatti between 03:30 hrs to 23:40 hrs and from Dindigul busstand also there is a frequent transport between 04:00 hrs to 23:00 hrs.
- Nearest Railway Station: Karur - 37 km and Dindigul 47 km
- Nearest Airport: Madurai Airport 131 km, Tiruchirappalli International Airport 135 km and Coimbatore Airport 133 km
List of Mosque (Masjid)
1. West masjid (Pallapatti Marcus),
2. East masjid
3. North masjid
4. South masjid
5. Shanagar masjid
6. Al-Juha
7. Habib Nagar masjid
8. Jannathul Firdose masjid
9. Small masjid
10.Masjid-e-Meeran (Chellu Kadu masjid)
11. Jaamia masjid
12. Muhammedia masjid
13. Abubakar masjid
14. Bus stand masjid.
15. Big masjid
16. Dhaarus Salaam Masjid,
17. Haji Meera nagar masjid,
18. New Masjid
Educational Institutions
1. Pallapatti Higher Secondary School (Celebrated Diamond Jubilee)
2. Uswathun Hassana Oriental Arabic Higher Secondary School for Girls
3. CRESCENT Matriculation Higher Secondary School
4. USWATHUN HASANA ISLAMIC INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
5. Oxford Matriculation Higher Secondary School
6. Venus Matriculation School
7. Uswathun Hasana Oriental Arabic College.
8. Uswathun Hasana Haji Abdul Latheef womens College, (Affliated to Bharathidasan University)
9. Makdhumiya Arabic College.
10. M.V.M. Matriculation School.
11. Al-Haaj Piramary School. Etc.
List of Banks And ATM's
1. Union Bank of India
2. Indian Bank
3. Indian Overseas Bank
4. Bank of India
5. Axis Bank ATM
6. Karur Vysya Bank ATM
7. HDFC Bank ATM
8. City Union Bank ATM
9. State Bank Of India ATM
10. Laxmi Vilas Bank ATM
11. Canara Bank
12. Trichurapalli Bank
13. hdfc bank atm
14.icici bank atm