Sivalarpatti (Village ID 642306) is a village in

Thoothukudi Thoothukudi (formerly Tuticorin) is a port city, a municipal corporation and an industrial city in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The city lies in the Coromandel Coast of Bay of Bengal. Thoothukudi is the capital an ...

district in the state of

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. Sivalarpatti is about 65 km from

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and 21 km from

Aruppukottai Aruppukottai is a town and a municipality in Virudhunagar district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Aruppukottai's classical name is "Sengattu Aravakotai". Aruppukottai is about 50 km from Madurai. It is in the middle of Madurai-Tutic ...

. This village which comes under

Vilathikulam Vilathikulam is a selection grade panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a small town near the southern tip of mainland India. Vilathikulam is a little town, on the northern bank of the Vaipar river, wh ...

taluk. According to the 2011 census it has a population of 2430 living in 685 households. Its main agriculture product is whole

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growing.

Geography

The climate is usually hot, with rains during September - November. Temperatures during summer reach a maximum of 40 and a minimum of 25 degrees Celsius. Winter temperatures range between 25 and 19 degrees Celsius. The average annual rainfall is about 75 cm.

Transport

This village is well-connected with road transport and have frequent buses to the important adjacent towns like

, Nagalapuram, Pudhur, Pandalkudi,

, Coimbatore and

. Apart from this, AMARNATH and JAYAVILAS private buses are running to

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of ...

& SUPAA travels do the service of Coimbatore on daily basis.

Occupation

Agriculture is the important occupation of this village people.

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, Sunflower, onions, tamarind, banana, dhall items are some of the important cultivated crops in this village and its surrounding areas. Matchbox making is also the important occupation here.

Education

School facilities are not well in this village. Only one primary school is located in this village on the road side. Apart from this, Government high school is located in pudhur, which is above 2 km from this village. The students of this village prefers on the other area schools which are located in

and

Virudhunagar Virudhunagar is a city and the administrative headquarter of the Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located southwest of the state capital Chennai and south of Madurai. Virudhunagar emerged as an important trade ...

. The nearest college which is located near to this village is Sree Sowdambiga College of Engineering which is about 15 km from this village.

Politics

This village which comes under

state legislative assembly and under thoothukudi for lok sabha member of parliament election.

References

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External links

http://wikimapia.org/16743510/Sivalarpatti-Village

https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=208887466576
Cities and towns in Thoothukudi district