Mecheri is a town in

Mettur taluk Mettur taluk is a taluk of Salem district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Mettur Mettur is an industrial and tourist town located in the Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is b ...

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Geography

Climate

Mecheri receives little rainfall and has moderately dry weather except during the monsoon season. Summer begins around March. The highest temperatures normally occur during May, which is dry. The climate becomes more temperate in June and July during the pre-monsoon period, and August is overcast and dry. The

northeast monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscill ...

occurs from September to November, and the rains disappear by December.

Demographics

Population

In the 2011 Census of India, Mecheri had a population of 25,676. Males constituted 53 percent of the population, and females 47 percent; 12 percent of the population was under six years of age. Mecheri had a literacy rate of 59 percent, lower than the national literacy rate of 77 percent.

Economy

Livestock

Mecheri is known for its Kurumbai sheep. To develop and encourage

sheep farming Sheep farming or sheep husbandry is the raising and breeding of domestic sheep. It is a branch of animal husbandry. Sheep are raised principally for their meat (lamb and mutton), milk (sheep's milk), and fiber (wool). They also yield sheepskin ...

, the government of Tamil Nadu established the Mecheri Sheep Research Station in 1978 in Mecheri's Pottaneri

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Culture

Tourist attractions

Mecheri is a holy site. Rajagopuram is the temple's main entrance, and Mecheri has a number of other temples.

Transport

Mecheri is on State Highway 20, the Bhavani-Thoppur road.

Thoppur Thoppur(தொப்பூர்) or Thoppur Ghat(தொப்பூர் கணவாய்) is a hill town in Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu, India.It lies between the city of Salem and the city of Dharmapuri on National Highway 44, ...

is from Mecheri.

Bhavani Bhavānī (also known as Bhāvya, Tulajā, Turajā, Tvarita, Aṃbā, Jagadambā and Aṃbē) is manifestation of Adi Shakti (Durga). Bhavani translates to "giver of life", meaning the power of nature or the source of creative energy. She is co ...

, away, connects to

Erode Erode () is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Erode is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in the state, after Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Tiruppur and Salem. It is also the administrative headquarters of the ...

and Coimbatore via

NH 544 National Highway 544, commonly referred to as NH 544, (''old number'' NH 47) is a National Highway in South India South India, also known as Dakshina Bharata or Peninsular India, consists of the peninsular southern part of India. It enco ...

. Scheduled bus service is available to Chennai, Bangalore, Erode, Coimbatore and Mysore from MSS and KPN Travels. Mecheri weavers

References

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