Kattuputhur 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 ...

in the

Thottiyam taluk Thottiyam taluk is a taluk of Tiruchirapalli district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is in the town of Thottiyam Thottiyam is a Town and Taluk in Tiruchirappalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It ...

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, ...

of the

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. The town sits at an

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of . Kattuputhur is known for several Hindu temples.

Population

The

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reported that Kattuputhur had a population of 11,115 (5,546 male and 5,569 female). Around 10% (1058 individuals) of the population was under one year old (552 male and 536 female).

Industry

The main occupational sector in the town is

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 ...

. Kattuputhur has some of the most fertile lands in the

Kaveri delta The Kaveri (also known as Cauvery) is a Rivers of India, major river flowing across Southern India. It is the third largest river in the region after Godavari River, Godavari and Krishna River, Krishna. The catchment area of the Kaveri basin i ...

of Tamil Nadu.

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and

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are grown alternately throughout the year, reliant on water from the Kaveri delta, mainly flowing from Kattuputhur. Water from the Kaveri delta is made available to Kattuputhur and surrounding villages through canals branching out from the main river. Many small

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s provide water for the agriculture-dependent inhabitants. The Mayanur Check

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south of Kattuputhur was built for

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purposes. The nearest

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is Mayanor. The town has a bus stop, police station, government hospital, library, and a number of banks including

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, Trichy District Central Co-Operative Bank, Kattuputhur Co-Operative Bank, and the

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. The Kattuputhur branch of the State Bank of India had the town's first ATM. Kattuputhur has a primary health center. Internet and

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service providers that cover the area include

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, Reliance,

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, and Idea.

Transport

Travel to Kattuputhur may done by bus, taxi, or car. Kattuputhur is connected to nearby towns such as

Trichy Tiruchirappalli (), also known as Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with being the best livable and the cleanest city of T ...

Karur Karur () is a municipal corporation (India), municipal corporation in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Karur district and is administered by the Karur Municipal Cor ...

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, and

Namakkal Namakkal () is a city and the headquarters of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. It is the first ISO 14001-2004 certified municipality in Asia for environmental management, specifically the provision and maintenance of water supply, solid wast ...

via government or private buses.

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and

are equidistant to Kattuputhur.

Temple

Prasanna Venkatesa, a

Hindu temple A Hindu temple, also known as Mandir, Devasthanam, Pura, or Kovil, is a sacred place where Hindus worship and show their devotion to Hindu deities, deities through worship, sacrifice, and prayers. It is considered the house of the god to who ...

dedicated to

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, is located at Kattuputhur village near Thiru Narayana Puram in the

Trichy 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, a ...

. The presiding Deity of the temple is Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal with Sridevi and Bhoodevi Thaayars. The Temple is around 300 years old.

Shops and Establishment

# RGMS Stores, previously Raja Stores, started on 1993. # Ramalingam Stores # SSS Stores # Muruganandham Stores # Kanna Stores, Oldest Grocery store in Kattuputhur # Sri Aanandha Lakshmi Textiles # Sivakumar Maligai # Nagappa Textiles
RGMS Departmental Stores
started on 14 January 2021. This is the first supermarket to be opened in Kattuputhur. # Vagani Electronics # Senthil Theater # Subhajayam stores # Bangaru Hospital # Saravana Medicals

References

{{Reflist Villages in Tiruchirappalli district