TNPL Kagithapuram is a Locality of Punjai Pugalur Municipality in

Karur district Karur District is one of the 38 districts (a district located centrally along the Kaveri and Amaravathi rivers) in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The main town in Karur District is the city of Karur, which is also the district headquarters. Th ...

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Demographics

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, Kagithapuran, Karur had a population of 5880. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Pugalur has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 75%. In Pugalur, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age. Its surface area is around 8 square kilometre.

Villages/towns in Kagithapuram

TNPL, a large paper mill, is based in Kagithapuram. The other small towns/villages located in this panchayat are TNPL,

Moolimangalam Moolimangalam (Moolimangalam) is a small urban area located in Karur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It occupies the 3rd and 4th wards of Tamil Nadu Kagitha Alai Town Panchayat. Etymology The name Mooligaimangalam is derived from the ...

Sottaiyur Sottaiyur is a village located in Punjai Pugalur Municipality in Karur District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Geography It is very close to TNPL Pugalur and falls under its jurisdiction. Nearby villages include Nalliyampalayam, Onavak ...

Velayuthampalayam Velayuthampalayam is a town located in Karur District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It comes under the jurisdiction of Pugalur municipality. This town is situated on the footsteps of Pugali MalaArunattan Malai which houses Lord Murugan. ...

, Pandipalayam,

Sokkankadu Sokkankadu is a small village located in Karur District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is very close to TNPL Pugalur and falls under its jurisdiction. The adjacent villages are Sottaiyur, Moolimangalam, Pandipalayam, Masagoundanpudur and ...

, Thirukkaduthurai are

Kandampalayam Kandampalayam is a Panchayat in Paramathi-Velur taluk of Namakkal District, in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. Location Kandampalayam is in south India in the state of Tamil Nadu, approximately 14 km from the town Tiruchengode. It is l ...

. The big nearest large city to Kagithapuram is Karur. Pughazhi Malai is a temple situated on a mount, Aarunaatan Malai, in the centre of the town. The temple is devoted to Lord Muruga.

Communication

BSNL, Aircel, Airtel, Reliance, Vodafone are the communication providers to the town Panchayat. The landline connections are provided by BSNL. The Internet is mostly dial-up. BSNL provide a broadband Internet connection.

Transport

The town is well connected by road and rail. By road, it is connected to other parts of the districts by Government and Private-run buses. Yet Karur continues to common place for passengers travelling to other parts of state and other states. By rail, it has Pugalur railway station (Code: PGR) falling under Salem division, where almost every passenger and express trains stop at the station for passengers travelling to Chennai, Trichy, Thanjavur, Madurai, Nagercoil, Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore, Palakkad and Ernakulam. TNPL has its own

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diverting from the Trichy - Erode railway line which facilitates its freight services. The nearest airports are

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(). The nearest major railway junction is at Karur ().

Governance

It is governed by the Directorate of Town panchayat which has A Chairperson, Vice-chair and 12 ward councillors. They are the elected representatives of the town. Elections are conducted every five years.

Education

The town Panchayat has three primary Tamil-medium schools, in

, Masagoundanpudur and Kurukkapalayam. The most famous school in the town is TNPL Matriculation & Higher Secondary School, accredited with Five Star Status by Bharathidasan University, Trichy was established in 1984. The school is located within the TNPL Housing colony. Its students have entered the top medical and engineering colleges of the country. A grand Silver Jubilee celebration was celebrated on 19 December 2009.

Talent-Expo

Recognizing the fact that today's youth are the future of India, TNPL conducts "Talent-Expo" providing a platform to the students from rural and semi urban areas to exhibit their talents. In the Talent-Expo 2008–09, 1200 students from 55 schools participated in 23 competitions.

References

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