| Thamarai Palayam | |
| Native Name Lang: | Tamil |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Erode |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 3000 |
| 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: | 638152 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 04204 |
| Registration Plate: | TN-33 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Erode |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 79% |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | erode |
Thamaraipalayam is a village located on the west from banks of the Cauvery, in Erode district, Tamil Nadu, India.
Thamaraipalayam is one of the village located in the Erode[1] Karur Main Road. Acts as a junction for minor villages near by.
Below facilities are available at Thamaraipalayam
1. Banking Services - Canara Bank with ATM 2. PHC with bed facility
3. Post office
4. Veterinary Hospital
Industries in Thamaraipalayam
1. GokulaKrishna Oil Mill2. Velavan Modern Rice Mill3. SivaMurugan Modern Rice Mill4. Sathya Oil Mill
This village is mainly popular for drama. It has more than 70 years history in a drama center named இளங்கோ நாடக மன்றம் which is one of oldest manrams in Erode District.
The village has a government high school and a private matriculation school, serving children from nearby villages. A thirty-bed government hospital and a private hospital are also present.
Thamaraipalayam is located at 11°7'25"N 77°51'25"E. It has an average elevation of 199 metres (656 feet).It has the highest elevation peak from sea level among all other places in this region.It is located 32 km to the south of Erode City, 28 km to the north-west of Karur town, 35 km to the west of Namakkal town and 52 km to the east of Tirupur City. It is also 5 km to the west of Kodumudi. The Cauvery River also takes a deep twist in its whole flow from the south towards the east about 5 km to the west of Kodumudi.
Residents follow Hindu as their religion with most of them basically from Kongu Vellala Gounder caste with Thooran Kootam people as the majority and Kannan Kootam as minority. There are two temples named Bagavathi Amman Koyil and Kari Kaali Amman Koyil which has functions in the Month of Maargali and Panguni (Pangu kolvaai Nee!!), present in the village. These two temples are maintained by the village people.
A Vishnu temple named Varatha Raja Swamy and a Shiva temple named Sholeswarar is located at the bank of Cauvery River.
As this village is mostly an agriculture-based village, most of the people in this village are involved in agriculture. They cultivate sugarcane, turmeric, paddy, sunflowers, groundnuts, etc. Since the village is very well connected with Tirupur, which is a textile hub, many people work as daily wage employees.
The cuisine of this village is predominantly South Indian with rice as its base. The flavours are generally fairly mild to spicy. One can get to taste the authentic Kongu cuisine in this village. The locals still retain their rural flavour, with many people still having their food on a banana leaf.
The village is the center of two big panchayats, Kodumudi and Sivagiri. People used to go to Kodumudi and Sivagiri to catch up with the latest movies. Also, since this is a village, there are lot of sports like cricket tournaments, kabaddi tournaments on a monthly basis.
This village is situated between Erode and Karur. The buses which pass by that route are 15B, KT, MP and Govt. operated Jeeva buses. The nearest railway station is the Kodumudi Railway station which is 5 km from the village.