Tiruppattur, Sivaganga


Tirupathur, also spelt Thirupputtur, is a Taluk, Town Panchayat in Sivaganga district in the India state of Tamil Nadu. Tiruppattur is situated at Sivaganga district, 27 km from Sivaganga 22 km away from Karaikudi. The place is famous for Thiruthalinathar Temple, a Padal petra sthaalam, which is the sixth of the fourteen such in the Pandyan region.

Geography

Tiruppathur is one of the main towns in Sivaganga district on the Karaikudi - Dindigul, Madurai - Karaikudi, Madurai - Tanjore Highway. It is one of the oldest Towns in the Pandyan Kingdom. It served as one of the British HQs later. It was changed from Panchayat to town panchayat. The city is connected only by Roadways. The Virusuliyar River flows through Kumangudi. It is 290 km from Coimbatore, 100 km from Trichy, 60 km from Madurai, and 400 km from Chennai, 50 km from Pudukkottai. Tiruppathur is the capital town of Thirupathur taluk. It is located near Karaikudi, at. It has an average elevation of.

History

It also houses several ancient historic temples.
Piranmalai TC Nataraja Pillai made arrangements
for the congress conference and he invited Chief Minister Kamarajar
to open the Mahatma Gandhi statue. Raja Sir Muthiah Chettiar also graced the occasion.
According to the legend, the prominent snakes Vasuki and Kaarkotakan worshipped Lord Shiva here and hence the separate shrine for Tirunageswarar in the outer 3rd Piraharam. The concept of Pranavam is said to have realized that Shiva & Pranavam were one and the same here, & is said to have manifested itself as the Konrai Maram. The legend has it that, Goddess Mahalakshmi once wished to have a darshan of Lord Shiva's dance. Lord Shiva conceded to her request and told her that she can have a vision of his dance at this sthalam. Accordingly, Shiva is said to have revealed a vision of his Cosmic Dance known as Gowri Thandavam to Goddess Mahalakshmi here. Agasthyar, Valmiki, Jayanthan the son of Devendran are said to have worshipped here. This temple has got the royal patronage from the early Chola, Pandiya and Chera kings, and by the later period Pallavas, Sethupathy Raja, Maruthu Pandiyar etc.
Sri Ninra Narayanaperumal Temple:

It has served as a place promoting Vaishnavism. During the rule of King Varaguna Pandiyan II a Perumal temple had been existence in this place. Lord Perumal installed in this temple is referred to as Jalasayanathupadarar in the inscriptions of King Varaguna Pandiyan II. In addition to this temple, for the sake of Lord Perumal in the standing posture, another Perumal temple was constructed in the south of Sri Thiruthalinathar temple during the Pandiya period. It contains inscriptions of later Pandiyas dating back to the 13th century. The inscription of King Maravarman Sundara Pandiyan refers to this other temple as Kola Varaga Vinnagara Emperumal temple and donation of lands in 1237 A.D.

Hospitals

Tirupathur hosts many schools and colleges. They are:

Schools

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India census, Tiruppattur had a population of 25,980. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Tiruppattur has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 69.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 79%. In Tirupathur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Tiruppattur assembly constituency is part of Sivaganga.
Member of Parliament: Karthi.P.Chidambaram
Member of Legislative Assembly: Thiru.K.R.Periakaruppan,
Chairman of Panchayat:Tmt Kasthuri AV.N.
Vice Chairman of Panchayat: Thiru. padmanaban.k
President of Special Village Panchayat: Thiru.SomaSundaram
Vice President of Special Village Panchayat: K.Sathiya moorthy

Administration

Deputy Superintendent of Police:Thiru.K.V.RAMAMOORTHY
Tahsildar:Thiru.Venu
BDO:Tr.Pukazhinthi

Villages around Tirupathur

  1. Kolunjipatti
  2. Thenmapattu
  3. Kattambur
  4. kandavarayan patti
  5. Mangudi
  6. T.Puduppatti
  7. Kurumbaloor
  8. N.Pudur
  9. Avanipatti
  10. T.Vairavanpatti
  11. Thirukalapatti
  12. A. Thekkur
  13. S. Ilayathankudi
  14. Muthur
  15. Kallapettai
  16. Nagappanpatti
  17. Senpagampettai
  18. Iraniyur
  19. Nagalingampatti
  20. Aripuram
  21. Sirukoodalpatti
  22. Sunnambiruppu
  23. Vaiyakalathoor
  24. Thirukolakudi
  25. Sevinipatti
  26. Olugamangalam
  27. E. Ammapatti
  28. kundrakudi
  29. P. Karungulam
  30. Keelasevalpatti
  31. Nedumaram
  32. Athirampatti
  33. Konnathanpatti
  34. N. Ilayathangudi
  35. Mahibalanpatti
  36. Manamelpatti
  37. Kumarapettai
  38. Brahamanapatti
  39. Vadamavali
  40. Alampatti
  41. Kottaiyiruppu
  42. Thiruvudaiyarpatti
  43. Ranasingapuram
  44. Sevur
  45. Mathavarayanpatti
  46. Karuppur
  47. Thirukositur
  48. K. Vairavanpatti
  49. Vanjinipatti
  50. Karaiyur
  51. Viramathi
  52. A. Velankudi
  53. Poolankurichi
  54. Pillaiyarpatti
  55. Vaniankadu
  56. Kandavarayanpatti
  57. Thuvar
  58. Oorkulathanpatti
  59. Nattarmangalam
  60. Acharampatti
  61. Tevarambur
  62. Kannamangalapatti
  63. Kummangudi
  64. Kundeldalpatti
  65. SS kottai
  66. Vaiyapuripatti
  67. Melaiyur Ayyappatti
  68. E.valaiyappatty

    Tourist spots

Eriyur it's called self made lingam
Lord shiva.
*near allso one more temple named kalungku iyanar Kovil.