Kalambur
| Kalambur Aliyabad Suburban of Vellore city | |
|---|---|
| Town panchayat | |
| Nickname(s): Rice mill town | |
  Kalambur Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 12°38′17″N 79°13′07″E / 12.63806°N 79.21861°ECoordinates: 12°38′17″N 79°13′07″E / 12.63806°N 79.21861°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tiruvanamalai |
| Government | |
| • Body | Selection grade town panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 31,751 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Telephone code | 04181 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 25 |
Kalambur is a selection grade town panchayat in Polur taluk, Tiruvanamalai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu famous for its rice production. As of 2011 census, the town had a population of 31,751.
Etymology
Kalambur was once a battlefield known as "Por Kalam". Por Kalam has became "Kalam Por" on years, which was later called as "Kalambur". Old name for the town is 'Aliyabad'.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Kalambur had a population of 13,291.[1] Males constituted 49.6% of the population and females 50.4%.[1] Kalambur had an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 79%, and female literacy was 57%. In 2001 in Kalambur, 11% of the population was under 6 years of age.[2]
Education
The most important thing in Kalambur is education. The schools are:
- Subburaya Chettiyar Government Boys Higher Secondary school, which is the oldest school in the town.
- Government Girls Higher secondary school. It is the separate school for girls.
- Panchayat Union School (PONNAGAR) Kalambur.
- Panchayat Union School (CENTRAL) Kalambur.
- Panchayat Union School (MUSLIM), Kalambur.
- Panchayat Union School (NARIYAMPET), Kalambur.
- Panchayat Union School (AYYAMPET), Kalambur.
- Sri Ragavendira Nursery and Primary School.
- Sri Vivekananda Nursery and Primary school.
- Sri Ragavendira Matriculation Higher Secondary School.
- Pinkz Public School.
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Kalambur Govt. Boys School and Ponnagar school are the very oldest school and producing well talented students year by year. Unfortunately, District Branch Library of Kalambur is located in the border of the town so, Library is not effectively used by the people.
Agriculture
The land in Kalambur is a lush green. Majority of the population is engaged in agriculture. The town has two lakes which serve water to town and surrounding villages.
Temples
Kalambur has numerous temples with an important Shivan temple - Kasi Visuvanathar, Visalachi and Veera Anjineyar (Hanuman) temple. Shaneeshwaran temple is located about 1.5 km from Kalambur, is place named Yeri Kuppam, which falls under Kalambur Panchayat.
Economy
Kalambur is noted for rice production. The town has several rice mills. around 70 rice mills. The rice from Kalambur is supplied to other parts of Tamil Nadu and the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies. It is also exported to Singapore and Malaysia directly.
Based on the purification methods deployed here, Kalambur rices are having high quality and it is very good for health.
The town is also locally famous for its silk sarees.
Pollution
Due to more number of rice mills in and around the town, air is polluted. Rice mills emit polluted air containing carbon dioxide and other compounds of green house gas directly into the air. We can see the atmosphere turned into black every morning due to polluted air. People in the town are expecting some pollution filter methods to be used in the rice mills.
Transport
The town is well connected with roads and rails.District highways connecting Arani and Tiruvannamalai from the town.Another major road in the town is Santhavasal road which connects Vellore city and Padavedu.TNSTC buses ply to Chennai, Tiruvannamalai, Kancheepuram, Salem and other towns. Town buses ply between Arni and Polur.
In this town, Railway Station is located in the name of "Arni Road" Station Code: ARV. Arni city is easily accessible through this station. previously it was meter cage now it was changed to broadcage. Nowadays in Kalambur the people's are well educated and employed in other states also so these people can easily travel through these rail facilities to Mumbai, Tirupathi, Puducherry, Bengaluru, Vellore, Villupuram, Bhuvaneshwar, Kharagpur, Mannargudi, Cuddalore and many other cities
Health
Kalambur has a Govt. Upgraded Health Centre and a Govt. Veterinary Hospital. There are many private clinics around the town. PHC is providing service for 24 hrs.
Theatre
- Meenakshi Theatre Qube DTS.
Festival
Almost entire peoples of this town celebrates, Tamil New Year's Day, and "Chithirai Mudhal Naal" or "Lakcha deepa Thiruvizha". On this occasion, people pray to Veera Anjaneyar (Jai Anuman). This is the great and grand festival celebrated every year.People also celebrate festive ocassionn of Arulmigu Sri Durgai Amman Temple...
References
- 1 2 "Census 2001 Population Finder: Tamil Nadu: Tiruvanamalai: Polur: Kalambur". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
- ↑ "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.