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Appiayapalayam

Coordinates: 11°13′53″N 77°20′52″E / 11.231371°N 77.347886°E / 11.231371; 77.347886
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Appiyapalayam
village
Appiyapalayam is located in Tamil Nadu
Appiyapalayam
Appiyapalayam
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Appiyapalayam is located in India
Appiyapalayam
Appiyapalayam
Appiyapalayam (India)
Coordinates: 11°13′53″N 77°20′52″E / 11.231371°N 77.347886°E / 11.231371; 77.347886
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTiruppur district
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Nearest cityTiruppur
Lok Sabha constituencyTiruppur

Appiyapalayam, is a small village under the Ettiverampalayam panchayat, located 3 km from Perumanallur and 17 km from Tiruppur.[citation needed]

The Sri Maagali Amman temple and Perumal Kovil are at the center of the village. The annual Pongal festival at the Sri Magali Ammam Temple takes place during the Tamil month of Panguni (Mar–Apr). As a traditional Kongu village, majority of peoples are farmers. The main village is surrounded by farm houses called "Thotams". Well irrigation is the water source for the cultivation of major crops which include cotton, bananas, turmeric, groundnuts and cholam. The village gets rain from both the North East and South West Monsoon.[1]

Tirupur attracts people from this village to get associated with the knitwear business. The Nethaji Apparel Park at New Tiruppur is near this village. Government buses travel from Tirupur to Nambiyur passes through this village. The nearest railway station is Tiruppur. Appiyapalayam a has a government primary school and a public health centre.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Sri Karichikumarasamy Temple - WG65+JFM, Appiyapalayam, Uthiyur, Tamil Nadu 638703, India - Cybo". www.cybo.com. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  2. ^ "PUPS, APPIYAPALAYAM - Appiyapalayam District Dindigul (Tamil Nadu)". schools.org.in. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
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