Thammampatti

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Thammampatti
Dharma Nagar
city
Thammampatti is located in Tamil Nadu
Thammampatti
Thammampatti
Located in Tamil Nadu, India
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Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 21,503
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 636113
Telephone code 91-4282
Vehicle registration TN-77

Thammampatti is a Town Panchayat in Gangavalli Taluk of Salem District in the state of Tamil Nadu Thammampatti is situated between Pachamalai and the Kolli Hills. The river Swetha flows through the town and joins the river Vasista to form the river Vellar, which empties into the Bay of Bengal at Port Novo.

As of the 2011 Census of India, Thammampatti has a voter population of 20,751 with 5205 houses. The literacy rate is 66%, with a male literacy rate of 74% and a female literacy rate of 58%. The main industry in the area is agriculture, especially cultivation of tapioca.

Thammampatti is known for jallikattu next to famous jallikattu locations like Alanganallur, Pudukottai in Tamil Nadu. This city is also known for Tapioca (Kuchikizhangu) farming having more than 50 processing mills and acres of fields.[citation needed]


Temples in the Town

Two famous temples are located in Thammampatti. One is the Kashi Vishwanathar Aalayam. Second is Sri Ukra Khadali Narasimha Swamy temple, which is around 600 years old.

Educational institutions

Government Schools

  • Government Boys Higher secondary School
  • Government Girls Higher Secondary School
  • Panchayath Union middle School
  • Panchayath Union primary School

Private Schools

  • Aim Marticulation hr sec School,
  • Bharathi Matriculation Higher Secondary School,
  • Lucky Matriculation School,
  • Swamy Vivekanandha Nursery and Primary School,
  • Sri Ramakrishna Nursery and primary school.
  • Vidhyo Amritha's public school.

References