Thudupathi is a town in the
taluk
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of
Perundurai
Perundurai is a municipality in Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Perundurai has developed as an industrial center with SIPCOT Industrial Estate and SEZ Complex. It is the Asia's Second largest SIPCOT.
Perundurai has been prop ...
in the district of
Erode
Erode (; īrōṭu), is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Kaveri river and is surrounded by the Western Ghats. Erode is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu. It is the administrativ ...
in
Tamil Nadu
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,
India
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.
The distance between Perundurai and the village is 5 kilometers and from NH47 it is 2.5 kilometers. It is the site of
Erode Sengunthar Engineering College
Erode Sengunthar Engineering College is an autonomous,
private engineering college in Thudupathi, 5 km from Perundurai, 22 km from Erode, Tamil Nadu, India. It is affiliated with Anna University, Chennai.
Ranking 2023
Erode Sengu ...
. There are government elementary and Higher secondary school located which has a proud of producing District level rank holders every year.
This village holds an ancient Perumal temple. There are engineering colleges, medical colleges, auditing colleges located around this village.
Etymology
The word "Thudupathi" has emerged from the union of two
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 ...
words "Thuduppu" meaning bouquet of flowers and "Pathi" meaning town.
Township
The town of Thudupathi encloses the following 12 villages:
1. Palakkarai
2. Thudupathi North
3. Thudupathi South
4.T. Olappalayam
5. Thulukkapalayam
6. Thoppu palayam
7. Goundam palayam
8. Sanarpalayam
9. Chinnamallampalayam
10. Pallapalayam
11. Veerachipalayam
12. SeerangaGoundanPalayam
References
Villages in Erode district
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