Sivagiri, Erode
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Sivagiri is a panchayat town in Erode district
in the India
n state
of Tamil Nadu
.
It has the highest elevation peak (from sea level) among all other places in this region.
It is located 25 km (15.5 mi) to the south of Erode City, 35 km (21.7 mi) to the north-west of Karur town, 40 km (24.9 mi) to the west of Namakkal town and 45 km (28 mi) to the east of Tirupur City.
It is also 10 km (6.2 mi) to the west of Kodumudi. The Cauvery River takes a deep twist in its whole flow, from the south towards the east, about 10 km (6.2 mi) to the west of Kodumudi.
, Sivagiri had a population of 22,285. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Sivagiri has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 55%. In Sivagiri, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
. The Temple Car festival is grandly celebrated during
chittirai pournami.
And at the corner of the junction place of North and West Car street, the Kamatchi Amman Temple is situated, which is worshipped as the Kula Deivam of Weavers, especially for Senguntha Mudaliyars.
Also, the Pon Kali Amman is worshipped as the Kula-Deivam for Gounders (for kurai kulam and velaiyan kulam kongu Vellala Gounders). Starting with the Lord wearing the flower chain from Pon Kali Ammam temple, as festival on painkkuni matham.
It is within the town limit, 1.5 kilometre (0.93205910497471 mi) from sri Aamrthavali ambal samatha sri Nageshwara Temple lord Eshwara.
kamatchi Amman Temple kelakupalayam (east car st) = mariyamman Temple tharkupalayam (south car st) = kudalur mariyamman Temple [west car st]= Maragatha valli amman Temple sivagiri aadheenam [north car st]= Eallai makali amman Temple (Muthur road).
, Sivanmalai, kaj Kodumudi
en la OrientuloKongu Nadu
.
, Karur
and Tirupur
, which are all well-developed textile
cities, this area is also engaged with textiles.
The major hub of the town is engaged with modern power loom
s and air loom production, and export through Karur. Some of the places are found with concentrated olden hand looms, and most of the families were engaged in this producing bedsheet
s and carpets through the co-operative societies.
There are a vast number of co-operative weavers for textile
production & sales societies functioning in this town and surrounding areas, such as Amman Kovil, Thandampalayam areas, which are now found as the suburb
of Sivagiri, and distribute through Erode. Mostly, these small-scale industries will get more traffic in case of any government schemes (during Pongal issue of free clothes) and during any natural calamities.
And also outside of the Town limit, there numerous knit mills, spinning mills and processing mills, which export through Tirupur.
As the town is found in footprints of River Cauvery, which is known as the Ganges of the South, it is agriculturally well-developed and looks more greenish in appearance with fertilized cultivable lands, all the year, as ever-green.
Sivagiri is considered the hub of agricultural activities around this area, so all the business and shops that run in Sivagiri depends on the agriculture and textile materials. People are engaged in many different professions. Notable among them are agriculture, weaving
, and mechanical workshops. There is no road, water and sewage facilities to the village Mettankattu valasu, which is the village located in sivagiri panjayat.
And also there are town busses from the town connecting with the neighboring towns such as Vellakoil
, Kodumudi, Chennimalai, Perundurai
, Kangeyam
, Paramathi Velur, etc.
And also there are Mofussil busses going to Tirupur, Palani, Dharapuram, Coimbatore, Oddan Chatram, Dindigul, Gobi, Namakkal, etc.
The town is the major Roadway junction of two major roads, namely:
The Town has a major bus terminus located at the junction of South, West Car streets and Tirupur Road.
Erode District
Erode District is a western district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India, with Erode as its headquarters. Until the year 1996, Erode district was called as Periyar District....
in the 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...
n state
States and territories of India
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of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
.
Geography
Sivagiri is located at 11.12°N 77.80°E. It has an average elevation of 199 metres (652.9 ft).It has the highest elevation peak (from sea level) among all other places in this region.
It is located 25 km (15.5 mi) to the south of Erode City, 35 km (21.7 mi) to the north-west of Karur town, 40 km (24.9 mi) to the west of Namakkal town and 45 km (28 mi) to the east of Tirupur City.
It is also 10 km (6.2 mi) to the west of Kodumudi. The Cauvery River takes a deep twist in its whole flow, from the south towards the east, about 10 km (6.2 mi) to the west of Kodumudi.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Sivagiri had a population of 22,285. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Sivagiri has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 55%. In Sivagiri, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
History
Sivagiri (Siva + Giri) has got its name, from a mountain peak 2000 years earlier, where Lord Shiva has a Temple at the hill found here. It is now found at the Ground level on-with Sunai Parai(Olden hill), at the centre of the town. Currently the major town concentrates at the Maada (CAR) streets of this temple.Temples
There is a temple devoted for Sri Velayudha Swami (Lord Muruga), which is found with South India's third largest Temple CarTemple car
Temple cars are chariots used to carry representations of Hindu gods. The car is usually used on festival days, when many people pull the cart....
. The Temple Car festival is grandly celebrated during
chittirai pournami.
And at the corner of the junction place of North and West Car street, the Kamatchi Amman Temple is situated, which is worshipped as the Kula Deivam of Weavers, especially for Senguntha Mudaliyars.
Also, the Pon Kali Amman is worshipped as the Kula-Deivam for Gounders (for kurai kulam and velaiyan kulam kongu Vellala Gounders). Starting with the Lord wearing the flower chain from Pon Kali Ammam temple, as festival on painkkuni matham.
It is within the town limit, 1.5 kilometre (0.93205910497471 mi) from sri Aamrthavali ambal samatha sri Nageshwara Temple lord Eshwara.
kamatchi Amman Temple kelakupalayam (east car st) = mariyamman Temple tharkupalayam (south car st) = kudalur mariyamman Temple [west car st]= Maragatha valli amman Temple sivagiri aadheenam [north car st]= Eallai makali amman Temple (Muthur road).
Sivagiri Aadheenam
Sivagiri Aadheenam (Gurukulam), Sri La Sri Siva Samaya Panditha Guru Swamigal Thiru Madalayam, tiu Madalayam establita en kongu Mandalam per la volo de lordosiva kaj sundarar regis multajn kaniialas kiel iliaj shishias kiujn tiu madalaiam kondukis ĉiutagan sivan pojais por la socia bonfarto de la tuta kreado ofertante prasadams ekde nia madalaiam kiu la estita livera homosivapuniam kun la beno de la guruo kaj tie de diinolaksmi estas unu el la antikva demografio. This historie sindona urbo estas trovita en centro de ChennimalaiChennimalai
Chennimalai popularly known as the 'Handloom Town' is in Erode district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.-Geography:Chennimalai is located at . It has an average elevation of 320 metres .-Demographics:...
, Sivanmalai, kaj Kodumudi
Kodumudi
Kodumudi is a panchayat town in Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.- Geography :Kodumudi is located at . It has an average elevation of 144 metres ....
en la OrientuloKongu Nadu
Kongu Nadu
Kongu Nadu is a region comprising the western part of the Tamil Nadu India. The region is bounded on the west and north-west by the Karnataka state, on the west by the Kerala state, on the east by Tondai Nadu, on the south-east by Chola Nadu and on the south by Madurai regions of...
.
Economy
As the town is found at the centre of ErodeErode
Erode is a city, a municipal corporation and the headquarters of Erode district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It is situated at the center of the South Indian Peninsula, about southwest from the state capital Chennai and on the banks of the rivers Cauvery and Bhavani, between 11° 19.5"...
, Karur
Karur
Karur is a large town and a municipality in Karur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu situated on the banks of Amaravati. Karur district was formed on 30 September 1995 by trifurcating Tiruchirappalli district. It is the administrative headquarters of Karur District. Karur has a very long...
and Tirupur
Tirupur
Tiruppur pronounced as is a textile city located on the banks of Noyyal River. It is also called Dollar city. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tiruppur district. It forms a part of the ancient Kongu Nadu region of South India, where its people were the first to establish territorial...
, which are all well-developed textile
Textile
A textile or cloth is a flexible woven material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by spinning raw fibres of wool, flax, cotton, or other material to produce long strands...
cities, this area is also engaged with textiles.
The major hub of the town is engaged with modern power loom
Power loom
A power loom is a mechanized loom powered by a line shaft. The first power loom was designed in 1784 by Edmund Cartwright and first built in 1785. It was refined over the next 47 years until a design by Kenworthy and Bullough, made the operation completely automatic. This was known as the...
s and air loom production, and export through Karur. Some of the places are found with concentrated olden hand looms, and most of the families were engaged in this producing bedsheet
Bedsheet
The bedsheet format was the size of many magazines published in the United States in the first third of the 20th century. Magazines in bedsheet format were roughly the size of Life but with square spines...
s and carpets through the co-operative societies.
There are a vast number of co-operative weavers for textile
Textile
A textile or cloth is a flexible woven material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by spinning raw fibres of wool, flax, cotton, or other material to produce long strands...
production & sales societies functioning in this town and surrounding areas, such as Amman Kovil, Thandampalayam areas, which are now found as the suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Sivagiri, and distribute through Erode. Mostly, these small-scale industries will get more traffic in case of any government schemes (during Pongal issue of free clothes) and during any natural calamities.
And also outside of the Town limit, there numerous knit mills, spinning mills and processing mills, which export through Tirupur.
As the town is found in footprints of River Cauvery, which is known as the Ganges of the South, it is agriculturally well-developed and looks more greenish in appearance with fertilized cultivable lands, all the year, as ever-green.
Sivagiri is considered the hub of agricultural activities around this area, so all the business and shops that run in Sivagiri depends on the agriculture and textile materials. People are engaged in many different professions. Notable among them are agriculture, weaving
Weaving
Weaving is a method of fabric production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth. The other methods are knitting, lace making and felting. The longitudinal threads are called the warp and the lateral threads are the weft or filling...
, and mechanical workshops. There is no road, water and sewage facilities to the village Mettankattu valasu, which is the village located in sivagiri panjayat.
Recreation
Vel Cinemas is the cinema in the town,it is well seated and provided with Dolby DTS surround system and digital broadcasting, in collaboration with Pyramid Saimira Entertainment Limited.Transportation
Sivagiri is well connected with Erode and Karur through frequent fleet of city busses.And also there are town busses from the town connecting with the neighboring towns such as Vellakoil
Vellakoil
Vellakoil is a municipal town in the former Erode district and now in Tirupur District, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It mid way between two major cities Tiruchirapalli and Coimbatore. It is located equidistant to business cities Erode and Tirupur.-Geography:Vellakovil is located at...
, Kodumudi, Chennimalai, Perundurai
Perundurai
Perundurai is a Town Panchayat and taluk in Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on National Highway 47, which bye-passes the city of Erode from here, between Salem and Coimbatore....
, Kangeyam
Kangeyam
Kangeyam is a Municipality in Tirupur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Kangeyam was the capital of Kongu Nadu for many centuries. Kangeyam is situated in the heart of the Tirupur district. Kangayam is situated in the meeting point of NH 67, SH 37 and SH 205-Member of Parliament:Mr.A...
, Paramathi Velur, etc.
And also there are Mofussil busses going to Tirupur, Palani, Dharapuram, Coimbatore, Oddan Chatram, Dindigul, Gobi, Namakkal, etc.
The town is the major Roadway junction of two major roads, namely:
- Erode-Sivagiri-Karur-Trichy-Tanjore truck bypass highway;
- Erode-Sivagiri-Pallapatti-Dindigul Express Highway (proposed).
The Town has a major bus terminus located at the junction of South, West Car streets and Tirupur Road.