Appiayapalayam Explained

Appiyapalayam
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Tamil Nadu#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:11.2314°N 77.3479°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Tiruppur district
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tamil
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Tiruppur
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Tiruppur

Appiyapalayam, is a small village under the Ettiverampalayam panchayat, located 3 km from Perumanallur and 17 km from Tiruppur.

The Sri Maagali Amman temple and Perumal Kovil are at the center of the village. The annual Pongal festival at the Sri Magali Ammam Temple takes place during the Tamil month of Panguni (Mar–Apr). As a traditional Kongu village, majority of peoples are farmers. The main village is surrounded by farm houses called "Thotams". Well irrigation is the water source for the cultivation of major crops which include cotton, bananas, turmeric, groundnuts and cholam. The village gets rain from both the North East and South West Monsoon.

Tirupur attracts people from this village to get associated with the knitwear business. The Nethaji Apparel Park at New Tiruppur is near this village.Government buses travel from Tirupur to Nambiyur passes through this village. The nearest railway station is Tiruppur. Appiyapalayam a has a government primary school and a public health centre.

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