Kalligudi | |
Other Name: | Kalligudi, Chathiram |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
Coordinates: | 9.698°N 77.972°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Madurai |
Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
Subdivision Name3: | Kalligudi |
Governing Body: | K. Vellakulam |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
Demographics1 Title2: | speaking |
Demographics1 Info2: | Tamil, Telugu |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 625 701 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 04549 |
Registration Plate: | TN- 58 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Madurai |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Virudhunagar (Lok Sabha constituency) |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Thirumangalam |
Blank4 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
Blank4 Info Sec1: | K. Vellakulam |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | Winter, 28-30°C, Summer, 30-32°C |
Kalligudi is a small town in Kalligudi (taluk), Madurai district, Tamil Nadu State, India.
Kalligudi Chattram is located on National Highway 7 (Jammu Kashmir to Kanyakumari Highway) from 35 km, south of Madurai and 15 km, south of Tirumangalam. Kalligudi village which was the original habitation is interior located approximately 2 km from the Highway. Over time due to the highway Kalligudi chattram became more populous.
Total population of Kalligudi panchayath is 3560.
There is one Govt. Hr. Sec. School and one Govt. Primary School. There are seven temples, two mosques and two churches. There is a police station, fire service, 24 h service Govt. Hospital and a railway station. There are three banks; Canara Bank, Tamil Nadu Mercantile Bank and MDCC Bank.
NGO Sitthar koodam runs a destitute children's homes Numkulandaigal illam.
It is part of the Virudhunagar (Lok Sabha constituency) and Thirumangalam (State Assembly Constituency).
The festival is Puratasi pongal, which is celebrated in the month of October. This festival is celebrated by the people of Agathapatti, Kalligudi, Alangarapuram and Pallapacherry. Another festival is "Muniyandi Swamy Annathana Pooja" which is celebrated at Vadakkampatti village on January.
"Mariyamman, Kaliyamman, Muthalamman kovil Pooja" are other festivals.
Vadakkampatti, Alangarapuram, Agathapatti, Lalapuram, Pottalpatti and Pallapacherry are the villages which comes under Kalligudi panchayath.
Surrounding villages are Vellakulam, Solampatti, Vadakampatti,Lalapuram (4 km), Agathapatti (2 km), Odaipatti (2 km), sennampatti (5 km), Karisalkalampatti (5 km), Sengapadai (3 km), Sivarakkottai (7 km), Rayapalayam (4 km), Puliampatty (5 km), T. Pudupatty (6 km) are the nearby villages to Kalligudi.