Mecheri


Mecheri is a town in Mettur taluk, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is known for its temples.

Overview

Mecheri is a town panchayat which is divided into 18 wards. The wards cover 31 villages and about.

Demographics

In the 2011 Census of India, Mecheri had a population of 25,676. Males constituted 53 percent of the population, and females 47 percent. Mecheri has an average literacy rate of 59 percent, slightly lower than the national average of 59.5 percent: male literacy is 75 percent, and female literacy 65 percent. Twelve percent of the population is under six years of age.

Temples

Mecheri is a holy site, with broad conifers surrounding the main temple. Rajagopuram is the temple's main entrance, and Mecheri has a number of other temples.

Agriculture

Agriculture is the mainstay of the region; about 70 percent of the population is engaged in agriculture. Major field crops are:
Mecheri is known for its Kurumbai sheep. To develop and encourage sheep farming, the government of Tamil Nadu established the Mecheri Sheep Research Station in 1978 in Mecheri's Pottaneri panchayat. Other livestock are cattle, goats, buffalo, pigs and chickens.

Industry

Southern Iron and Steel Company, a joint venture with JSW Steel), built India's first integrated steel plant at a cost of 2,235 crore in Pottaneri for the production of TMT corrosion-resistant bars and alloy steel. Mecheri also produces hand-loomed silk and cotton sarees, dothi and angavasthram.

Educational institutions

Colleges

Road

Mecheri is on State Highway 20, the Bhavani-Thoppur road. Thoppur is from Mecheri. Bhavani, away, connects to Erode and Coimbatore via NH 544. Scheduled bus service is available to Chennai, Bangalore, Erode, Coimbatore and Mysore from MSS and KPN Travels.

Rail

Rail service is available from Mecheri at the Mecheri Road railway station, part of the Salem railway division. Trains from Mettur travel through Mecheri Road to Salem and Erode Junction, which connect to the rest of India. The Chennai – Salem Express operates daily to Chennai Egmore from the Mettur Dam railway station.

Air

is in Kaamalapuram, near Omalur, from Mecheri on the Salem-Bangalore Highway. Although Kingfisher Airlines had service from Chennai, it was terminated in 2012 due to the airline's financial problems.

Climate

Mecheri receives little rainfall, and has moderately dry weather except during the monsoon season. The first two months of the year are generally pleasant, with summer beginning around March. The highest temperatures normally occur during May, which is dry. The climate becomes more temperate in June and July, during the pre-monsoon period, and August is overcast and still dry. The northeast monsoon occurs from September to November, and the rains disappear by December.

Recreation

is a hill station about from Mecheri, in the Shevaroy Hills of the Eastern Ghats. At an altitude of above sea level, its highest point is the Servarayan temple, at.
The Cauvery River flows over a waterfall in Hoganakkal, about from Mecheri. Mettur Dam is a scenic location near the town.

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