Devanambattu Explained

Devanampattu
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Tamil Nadu#India3
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:12.2614°N 79.0367°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Tiruvannamalai
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tamil
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:606802
Area Code:04175

Devanampattu is a village in Tiruvannamalai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located 17 kilometers northwest of Tiruvannamalai town. The village can be accessed from Tiruvannamalai by taking town buses 50 and 51.

Geography

Devanampattu, Kattuputhur, Umayalpuram, and MGR Nagar are four villages that come under Thurinjapuram Union, but primarily called as Devanampattu (one of the big panchayat in Thurinjapuram Union). This area also has a vast and widespread thorny forest with Eucalyptus trees planted by Forest dept. The village has huge pond surrounded with Banyan trees which makes the place scenic. There are thousands of huge bats living on top of the Banyan trees. It is unusual to find bats of that size. Hunting the bats is prohibited by the village. Violators are punished for hunting these bats. Kattuputhur village also has a big lake which gets excess rain water from the forest nearby.

Climate

Devanampattu has a tropical climate. Summer months (April - July) are very hot and the temperature goes up to 110 °F. Water may be scarce sometimes during the summer.

Economy

Devanampattu is primarily an agricultural community. Rice (paddy), sugar cane, and groundnuts (peanuts) are the main crops grown. Farmers mainly depend on monsoon rains which is good for 6 months. Crops are grown by well irrigation and Canal irrigation. The village has a commercial bank.

Culture

Festivals

Education

Kattuputhur has government primary, middle and high schools.