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.
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.
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.
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.
Kattuputhur has government primary, middle and high schools.