Kamatchipuram is a small and beautiful village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in Tamilnadu, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 and falls under village panchayat

Panchayati Raj

The panchayat raj is a South Asian political system mainly in India, Pakistan, and Nepal. "Panchayat" literally means assembly of five wise and respected elders chosen and accepted by the local community. Traditionally, these assemblies settled disputes between individuals and villages...

 administrative unit of Chinnamanur

Chinnamanur

Chinnamanur is a city and a municipality in Theni district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.-Geography:Chinnamanur is located at . It has an average elevation of .-Demographics:...

 block in Uthamapalayam

Uthamapalayam

Uthamapalayam is a panchayat town in Theni district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.-Demographics: India census, Uthamapalayam had a population of 22,104. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age...

 taluk, Theni district

Theni District

Theni District is a district of Tamil Nadu state in South India. The city of Theni is the district headquarters. The district is divided into two natural divisions: The hilly areas constituted by parts of the three taluks Periyakulam, Uthamapalayam and Andipatti with thick vegetation and...

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History

Kamatchipuram village founded by prominent Nadar

Nadar (caste)

Nadar is one of the prominent castes of Tamil Nadu, South India. The term, Nadar, in Tamil literally means one who rules the land. The Nadars are also commonly called as Annachi . Nadars are an entrepreneurial south Indian caste and constitute 12% of Tamil Nadu's population...

 community people in the memory of Kandamanur Zamindarini Kamatchiyammal 250 years ago. The village has a well planned lay out, straight streets (concrete casted) and good drainage systems.

Population

It is populated around 5000 people most of whom are from Nadar

Nadar (caste)

Nadar is one of the prominent castes of Tamil Nadu, South India. The term, Nadar, in Tamil literally means one who rules the land. The Nadars are also commonly called as Annachi . Nadars are an entrepreneurial south Indian caste and constitute 12% of Tamil Nadu's population...

, Adi Dravida, Arundhathiyar ,Chettiyar, Asari etc.,communities.

Educational institutions

1. Pachayappa HINDU NADAR PRIMARY SCHOOL..
2. Mariyappa Memorial Matriculation School
3. Kamarajar nursery & primary school

Economy

Its Economy depends mostly on Agriculture, Business and Trading. Once upon a time it was very famous for cotton

Cotton

Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....

  trading.

Agriculture:

1. As its lands are known for chilli
   Chili pepper
   Chili pepper is the fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The term in British English and in Australia, New Zealand, India, Malaysia and other Asian countries is just chilli without pepper.Chili peppers originated in the Americas...
   
    cultivation most people from the nearby surrounding villages come purchase them in bulk during harvest season.
2. Onion and other food crops are cultivated.
3. Banana plantation is one of the major plantations in this village.
4. Tobacco cultivation

Business:

Its business depends on near by villages, Compared to other nearby villages it has a good infrastructure and hospitality.

Religious places of Worship

There are many religious places of worship in Kamatchipuram. They include

1. Kaliyamman & Mariamman
   Mariamman
   Māri ,Tulu, also known as Mariamman , both meaning "Mother Mari", spelt also Maariamma , or simply Amman or Aatha is the South Indian Hindu goddess of disease and rain. She is the main South Indian mother goddess, predominant in the rural areas of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and...
   
    Kovil
2. Pillayar Kovil
3. Vada Pathra kaliyamman Kovil
4. Ayyanar Kovil
5. Murugan
   Murugan
   Murugan also called Kartikeya, Skanda and Subrahmanya, is a popular Hindu deity especially among Tamil Hindus, worshipped primarily in areas with Tamil influences, especially South India, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Mauritius and Reunion Island. His six most important shrines in India are the...
   
    Kovil
6. RC
   RC
   -Computing:* .rc, a filename extension for configuration files in UNIX-like environments, abbreviating "run commands"* File extension and compiler for Microsoft Windows resource scripts...
   
    Church
7. Church of South India
   Church of South India
   The Church of South India is the successor of the Church of England in India. It came into being in 1947 as a union of Anglican and Protestant churches in South India. With a membership of over 3.8 million, it is India's second largest Christian church after the Roman Catholic Church in India...
   
   
8. Odda Kannimar Kovil
9. pattalamman kovil

Prominent people

Justice V. Periyakaruppiah

V. Periyakaruppiah

Vaiyapuri Periyakaruppiah is a judge of the Madras High Court in India.-Early life and career:Justice V.Periyakaruppiah was Born in October 1950, in Kamatchipuram, Theni district....

hails from this village. He, in fact, had his primary and high school education from the schools in this village.