Singampunari Explained

Singampunari
Other Name:Singampidaari
Settlement Type:Town Panchayat
Pushpin Map:India Tamil Nadu
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Singampunari, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates:10.184°N 78.4265°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sivagangai
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:177
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:630502
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:04577
Registration Plate:TN 63
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Karaikudi
Blank2 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank2 Info Sec1:66.79% male and 44.36% female%
Blank3 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Sivaganga
Blank4 Info Sec1:Tirupattur
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
Blank1 Info Sec2:Mostly Dry (Köppen)

Singampunari is a Taluk in Sivagangai district, in Tamil Nadu, India. The town is located at a distance of 44 km (27 mi) from Karaikudi. The town comes under Singampunari taluk.

History

It was made up of military cantonments.

Geography

Climate

Singampunari experiences dry weather for most of the year. In the past, a very dense jungle surrounded the place. It was watered by a river which was known in inscriptions as 'Vilisilai Aaru'.

Demographics

Population

As of 2011 India census, Singampunari had a population of 18,143; males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Singampunari has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 52%, and female literacy is 48%. In Singampuneri, 10.46% of the population is under 6 years of age.[1]

Notable Personalities

The notable Tamil actor Sivakarthikeyan, was born in Singampunari.

Economy

Singampunari is an industrial and temple town. It is the home for many groundnut oil mills and many more small scale industries. In Singampunari, the main industry is production of coconut rope. The sub regional office of Coir board is located in Singampunari which covers more than 10 districts. Tamil Nadu's first Coir Mega Cluster Programme is sanctioned for Singampunari. Singai Coirs Cluster is established in Manavottan village, A. Kalapur, Singampunari. Singampunari also constitutes an industrial estate in which South India's second largest forging plant MM forgings, LJ textiles, TeeLabs T-shirts, Tamil Nadu Gears and many auxiliary units are running successfully.

Culture/Cityscape

Landmarks

Sevuga Perumal Ayyanar Temple[2]

Transport

By Road

Singampunari is about 47 km from Madurai, 58 km from Dindigul, 216 km from Coimbatore, 65 km from Tiruchi, 50 km from Karaikudi, 8 km from Nellukundupatti and 7 km from Kottampatti, which lies along the Madurai-Chennai highways. It also lies on the Coimbatore-Palani - Karaikudi - Devakottai route. So, all the buses from Coimbatore to Chettinad region via Palani stop in Singampunari.

Education

There are Government elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, and one boys higher secondary school and a girls higher secondary school (Rani Mathurambal Rajayee Memorial govt. girls higher secondary school) with the strength of nearly 1500 pupils each. There are also five private English medium schools (Annai Velankanni Matric. Hr. Sec. School, Parivallal Matric. Hr. Sec. School, Venkateshwara Matric. Hr. Sec. School, S.S. Matriculation School and Karyonz School). One Teachers Training Institute (Madhavan Teacher Training Institute) is also available.

See also

Resources

History of Singampunari

Notes and References

  1. https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/data-visualizations/PopulationSearch_PCA_Indicators population
  2. Web site: Sevuga Perumal Temple : Sevuga Perumal Temple Details | Sevuga Perumal - Singampunari | Tamilnadu Temple | சேவுகப் பெருமாள்.