Moongiltholuvu
| Moongiltholuvu மூங்கில்தொழுவு | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Moongiltholuvu  Moongiltholuvu Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 10°45′50″N 77°12′47″E / 10.76400°N 77.21294°ECoordinates: 10°45′50″N 77°12′47″E / 10.76400°N 77.21294°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tirupur |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 3,030 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 642 202 |
| Telephone code | 011 91 4252 |
Moongiltholuvu is a village and Village Panchayat (Includes Mannampalayam - மண்ணாம்பாளையம் in Tamil and Sikkalnoothu - சிக்கல்னூத்து in Tamil and few other small settlements as part of its territory) in Udumalpet Taluk, Tirupur Distirict (Formerly in Coimbatore District), Tamil Nadu, India.
Moongiltholuvu gets its name from once abundant presence of bamboo(மூங்கில் in Tamil)in this area, though at present there is rare places we can find bamboo in this village.
On the map you can find this little village at: Moongiltholuvu
Demographics
The total population of Moongiltholuvu is 3,030 (Male - 1,520 Female -1,510).
Schools
Moongiltholuvu has Panchayat Union Middle School.
Link to Tamil Nadu government details on the school: School Link to Tamilnadu government
Occupation
The main and only occupation in Moongiltholuvu is Agriculture. Source of irrigation being Wells, Bore wells and Canal water from Thirumoorthy hills - (Thirumoorthy Dam). There are few small ponds in this village, water sources to them are not properly maintained and are mostly dry.Due to scarce rainfall and improprer water management water table here is going too deep and posing a great challenge to this agricultural village.
One of the ponds in Moongiltholuvu village
Temples
There are number of Ganesh(வினாயகர்) temples including one Sakthi Vinayagar temple, one Mariyamman(மாரியம்மன்) temple, one Perumal temple, one Ramar temple and few other temples in Moongiltholuvu
Shopping
There are number of general provision shops in Moongiltholuvu, many tea shops, one bakery and there are two fertilizer shops. At times whole sale vegetable markets will be set up to procure local produce. There is a Tamil Nadu government run civil supplies shop in Moongiltholuvu.
Nearby tourist attractions
Moongiltholuvu is 45.4 km from Amaravathinagar and 43.4 km from Thirumoorthy hills - both are nice tourist spots.
Ooty - 130 km Kodaikanal 122 km and Valparai - 99.4 km are the nearby hill stations.
Palani - 59.6 km is the important religious place near Moongiltholuvu.
Transportation
This is about 21 km from Udumalaipettai on the Highway from Palani to Coimbatore.
Reach Udumalaipettai from Coimbatore or Palani and from Udumalaipettai - Local buses (Bus no:4, 4A and 34 (Three trips 7:15 am, 1:15 pm, 7:15 pm)) fly here.
There are buses available from Coimbatore and Palladam as well.
Coimbatore has international airport -Coimbatore International Airport. Flights connect it to Chennai and other important cities. Coimbatore is connected by rail to Chennai, Trivandrum, Delhi and other cities. It is also connected to all the important cities and places of interest by road.
Postal
Pincode - 642 202
Telephone
BSNL Longdistance code - 04252
BSNL, Airtel, Hutch, Reliance cell phones also work well in this area.
Political
Moongiltholuvu is in 125.Udumalaipettai assembly constituency of Tamil Nadu and Pollachi MP constituency.