Alamarathupatti is a village and panchayat in Sivakasi block, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu.[1][2]

Alamarathupatti
ஆலமரத்துப்பட்டி
village
Alamarathupatti is located in Tamil Nadu
Alamarathupatti
Alamarathupatti
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Alamarathupatti is located in India
Alamarathupatti
Alamarathupatti
Alamarathupatti (India)
Coordinates: 9°28′25″N 77°50′21″E / 9.473709°N 77.839175°E / 9.473709; 77.839175
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictVirudhunagar
Government
 • Panchayat PresidentMr.P. Mahalingam
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
626130
Telephone code91 4562
Vehicle registrationTN 67

Locatlity

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Alamarathupatti is surrounded by other villages like Sengamalapatti, Naranapuram, Chellaiyanaiyakanpatti and is close to the towns of Thiruthangal (4 km away) and Sivakasi (6 km away). The road to Alamarathupatti from Sivakasi is home to many firecracker factories.[3]

Notable persons

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J. Balagangadharan, the former member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, is from the village.

Amenities

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The village has a primary school, PUPS Alamarathupatti [4]

Culture and history

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Lord Narayana and Nachiyar in the village during the festival

Each April the village has a festival in which residents carry idols of Narayana and Nachiyar on palanquins from the town of Thiruthangal. Many people from this village participated in the Indian independence movement.

References

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  1. ^ "This teacher cleaned a village and raised a generation". The Times of India. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  2. ^ "R8.3.4 DPR Frozen Status Report | State: TAMIL NADU, District: VIRUDHUNAGAR, Block :SIVAKASI, Panchayat: Alamarathupatti". The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Chemical hazards, detrimental health effects: How workers in TN's Sivasaki fireworks industry are fighting odds". India Today. Press Trust of India. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  4. ^ "F. No.28-2/2022-13-9 - Minutes of the meeting of the Proiect Approval Board held on 9th I/arch, 2022 to consider the Annual Work Plan & Budget (AWP&B) 2022-23 of Samagra Shiksha for the State of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Department of School Education & Literacy. Government of India. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
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