Pullambadi is a

Panchayat town A nagar panchayat () or town panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,00 ...

Tiruchirappalli district Tiruchirappalli District is one of the 38 districts, located along the Kaveri River, in Tamil Nadu, India. The headquarters of the district is the city of Tiruchirappalli. During the British Raj, the district was referred to as Trichinopoly, ...

in the

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. Pullambadi

town panchayat A nagar panchayat () or town panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,00 ...

heads the revenue block of Pullambadi in the taluk of

Lalgudi Lalgudi is a prominent municipality located in the Tiruchirapalli district of Tamil Nadu, India. This region has historical and cultural significance, serving as the administrative center for various divisions including Lalgudi taluk, Lalgudi E ...

History

The village of Pullambadi was upgraded into

during later 19th century. The name pullambadi was derived from the word "pullinambadi" which means the village of birds.

Demographics

India

census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...

, Pullambadi had a population of 9985. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Pullambadi has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 65%. In Pullambadi, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Geography

This small town is situated on the Banks of river Nandhiyar which is tribute to River Kollidam.

Attractions

Lord Chidambareswara Temple which is built by Kulothunga Chola I is main attraction. Recent Excavations of inscriptions at Temple reveals many Historical events during Early Chola period. Now the age of temple is around 950 years . Devi Temple Called Kulunthalamman (Selliamman) Festival During April/May is famous in Tiruchirapalli District after Samayapuram Mariamman Temple. The festival starts with Muthal kaappu on first Tuesday of "chithirai" Tamil month followed by second kaapu on second Tuesday. Then the 10 days long festival will start.

Education

* Government Industrial Training Institute (Women and men)

Schools

* Kalaivani Matriculation school *Government Higher Secondary School *T. E. L. C School *R. C. School *S. R. Matriculation school * Pari Matriculation school * Child Jesus Matriculation school *Panchayat union elementary school (west)

Hospitals

*Sagayamatha Hospital *Parkavan Hospital *Government Hospital *Sarasvathi Hospital

Economy

Agriculture is the main occupation and Paddy is main crop grown in this region. Pullambadi Canal passes through the town. Pullambadi Canal Scheme Work started during 1956-57.https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1715/1/lsd_02_05_05-09-1958.pdf page 53 This canal was constructed by Mr.K.

Kamaraj Kumaraswami Kamaraj (15 July 1903 – 2 October 1975), popularly known as Kamarajar was an Indian independence activist and politician who served as the Chief Minister of Madras from 13 April 1954 to 2 October 1963. He also served as the pr ...

Former CM of Tamil Nadu during the 1960s. This was one of the biggest irrigation projects in Tamil Nadu.

Temples

*Lord Shiva temple *Kulunthalamman temple *Om Shakthi temple *Mariyamman temple *Old Murugan temple *Rahmaniya Masjid

Gallery

File:Selliamman1.jpg, Selliamman File:Pallaku2.jpg, Pallaku File:Pallaku1.jpg, Pallaku

References

Villages in Tiruchirappalli district {{Tiruchirapalli-geo-stub