Karuthapillaiyur is a village in the district of Tenkasi near Ambasamudram, Tamil Nadu, India.
Etymology
The name Karuthapillayur is an evolution from the mixing of three words "Karthar" "Pillai" "oor". "Karthar pillai oor" means village in Tamil. The name of the village roughly translated to 'Village of God's Child"
Geography
The village is located 30 km south of Tenkasi town. This village is surrounded by many villages and hamlets like
Poovankurichi
Poovankurichi or Poovan Kurichi is a village situated in the district of Tirunelveli near Ambasamudram, Tamil Nadu, India. ''Poovan'' means "wind" and ''kurichi'' means "mountain or a place located near a mountain".
Geography
Poovankurichi is ...
,
Sivasailam
Sivasailam (Sivasaailam per the Indian census) is a village located on the bank of River Gadananathi River in Ambasamudram taluk, Tenkasi taluk, Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, India. The census village code is 642940. The postal code is 627412. T ...
, Mela Ambur, and Kalyanipuram. The spoken language in this area is
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
People, culture and language
* Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...
. Karuthapillaiyur is located on the bank of
Kadananathi River (Kadana Nadi). The area is surrounded by mountains and hills which are part of the Western Ghats. The village has many paddy fields, mango orchards, vegetable gardens, palm trees and tall coconut trees.
Transportation
Bus and train are the major transport methods. The nearest railway station is in Kizha Ambur, 5 km from the village. Another railway station is in
Alwarkurichi, 7.5 km from the village.
References
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Villages in Tenkasi district