Kalthurai is a small and evergreen

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and falls under village panchayat administrative unit of kottathurai in

palani Palani or Pazhani () is a town in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu state in India. It is located about west of Dindigul, south-east of Coimbatore, north-west of Madurai, from Kodaikanal. The Palani Murugan Temple or Arulmigu Dhandayut ...

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Dindigul District Dindigul District is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. Dindigul District is the largest district in Tamil Nadu by area. The district was carved out of Madurai District in 1985. It has an area of 6266.64 km2 and c ...

. Major river called Shanmuga Nadi is running through the village. The Shanmuganadi Dam is built across the Shanmugha Nadi in this village. Kalthurai is one of the best education village in Tamil Nadu.

Village infrastructure

*Kalthurai is sub village of Kottathurai Panchayat. *Big water reservoir across shanmuga river it supply's 365 days water supply to all nearest village. *Panchayat administrative office is located in entrance of the village. *Buses available frequently *Nearest Railway station: Palani *Nearest Hospital: Keeranur *Nearest Veterinary hospital: Melkaraipatti

Education

*A Primary school up to Standard V. *Even it is a small village but peoples from this village now working in various concerns such as IT, TNEB, TNSTC, Schools, etc.. *Many students from this village now studying Engineering across Tamil Nadu, a girl from this village now studying MBBS in Coimbatore Medical College.

Economy

Economy depends mostly on

Agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

. There are two crops based on duration per year. Major crops cultivated highly in this village includes * Sugarcane * Cotton * Maize * Paddy * Coconut * Tomato is also grown and considered as a cash crops * Windmills from various company like as Suzlon, Vestas etc.

Temples

Temples in Kalthurai are the Following: # Two Ganesh (Vinayagar) Temple. # Perumal (lord Rama) Temple # MarriAmman Temple # Pattatharasi Amman Temple

Bus Transportation

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Palani Palani or Pazhani () is a town in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu state in India. It is located about west of Dindigul, south-east of Coimbatore, north-west of Madurai, from Kodaikanal. The Palani Murugan Temple or Arulmigu Dhandayut ...

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Dharapuram Dharapuram is a town situated along the banks of Amaravati River in Thiruppur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Dharapuram is one of the oldest towns in South India and was the capital of Kongu Nadu under the Cheras, Western Ganga ...

* NAH, BSBS, Sripathi, RBS, 23, 19, RSR From:

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* 4,3,3A, NAH, BSBS, Sripathi, RBS, RSR

References

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