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, population of Pallapatti is 30,624.[2] 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.It is the 4th largest populous city/town in karur district with more than 40,000 people's in the city only next to Karur,Inam karur,Thanthoni. Nankanji river, a tributary of Amaravathi River, flows throught Pallapatti.
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 Shaikh Abdul Kadir Oli-ul-ah Uruse, This festival celebrate at evening to till Morning 5O'clock, Much of Temporary Shops and Amusements Setup for this festival.
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.
- Islamic speech and isthima(bayan) held in pallapatti.
- No Police Station.
Cuisine
Pallapatti cuisine is typical of south Indian cuisine, in that rice and rice-derived dishes form the major portion of a diet (see rice and curry). Pallapatti food is famous for ghee sweets made from gram flour(locally known as Cheru-Mittai, Mysore Pak) and Non Veg items like Briyani, Kal paya, Mutton Kurama, Thala kari, Avei Kari, and Fish varieties. Pallapatti mutton is very famous.
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. Also there are direct buses from chennai to pallapatti. Connectivity to major cities like Coimbatore, Trichy, Madurai, Salem, Vellore and Nagore is also available from Pallapatti.
- Nearest Railway Station: Karur - 37 km and Dindigul 47 km. From Chennai there are 5 trains to Karur, Daily night trains are Mangalore Mail from Chennai Egmore and Palani Express from Chennai Central. All major trains going to south tamil nadu from chennai stop in Dindigul railyway station.
- Nearest Airport: Madurai Airport 131 km, Tiruchirappalli International Airport 135 km and Coimbatore Airport 133 km
List of masjid's
- West masjid/Big masjid (Pallapatti Marcus)
- East masjid
- North masjid
- South masjid
- Shanagar masjid
- Al-Juha
- Habib Nagar masjid
- Jannathul Firdose masjid
- Small masjid
- Masjid-e-Meeran (Chellu Kadu masjid)
- Jaamia masjid
- Muhammedia masjid
- Abubakar masjid
- Bus stand masjid
- Dhaarus Salaam Masjid
- Haji Meera nagar masjid
- New Masjid
- Sabeelul Quran Masjid
Educational Institutions
- Pallapatti Higher Secondary School (Celebrated Diamond Jubilee)
- Uswathun Hassana Oriental Arabic Higher Secondary School for Girls
- Crescent Matriculation Higher Secondary School
- Uswathun Hasana Islamic International School
- Oxford Matriculation Higher Secondary School
- Venus Matriculation School
- Uswathun Hasana Oriental Arabic College.
- Uswathun Hasana Haji Abdul Latheef women's College (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University)
- Makdhumiya Arabic College.
- M.V.M. Matriculation School.
- Al-Haaj Piramary School.
- Indian primary and nursery school.
- Rosy primary and nursery school, etc.
List of Banks And ATM's
- Union Bank of India
- Indian Bank
- Indian Overseas Bank
- Bank of India
- Canara Bank
- ICICI Bank
- Axis Bank ATM
- Karur Vysya Bank ATM
- HDFC Bank ATM
- City Union Bank ATM
- State Bank Of India ATM
- Laxmi Vilas Bank ATM
References
- ↑ Registration series allotted to regional transport offices. State Transport Authority, Government of Tamil Nadu: "Karur".
- ↑ Census of India. 2011 census information relating to Pallapatti.