Aruppukkottai
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Aruppukottai அருப்புக்கோட்டை |
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 Aruppukottai
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| Coordinates: 9°31′N 78°06′E / 9.51°N 78.1°ECoordinates: 9°31′N 78°06′E / 9.51°N 78.1°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Virudhunagar |
| Government | |
| • Type | First Grade Municipality |
| • Body | Aruppukottai Municipality |
| Elevation | 97 m (318 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 87,722 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 626101 |
| Telephone code | 04566 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-67 |
Aruppukottai is a town and a municipality in Virudhunagar district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Aruppukottai's classical name is "sengattu irukkai edathuvali". Aruppukottai is about 48 km from Madurai. It is in the middle of Madurai-Tuticorin National Highways NH-45B.The small villages and towns surrounding Aruppukottai are famous for production of jasmine.Aruppukottai is always famous for producing Yarn, aruppukottai sri ramalinga mills,it was the second biggest spinning mill in Asia. Sri Ramana Maharishi was born in Tiruchuli near Aruppukottai town. Aruppukottai was part of king Sethupathi of Ramnad.King Sethupathi has Zamin Palace in Palyampatti.Aruppukottai is well known for its high quality educational institutions. As of 2011, the town had a population of 87,722. After Madurai it is the only near by city to have well built and maintained theaters.
The climate is dry and hot, with rains during October–December. Temperatures during summer reach a maximum of 40 and a minimum of 17 degrees Celsius. Winter temperatures range between 30 and 18 degrees Celsius. The average annual rainfall is about 70 cm.
According to 2011 census, Aruppukkottai had a population of 87,722 with a sex-ratio of 1,014 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 7,654 were under the age of six, constituting 3,934 males and 3,720 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 7.04% and .16% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the district was 82.12%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The district had a total of 23803 households. There were a total of 37,631 workers, comprising 200 cultivators, 764 main agricultural labourers, 5,227 in house hold industries, 29,788 other workers, 1,652 marginal workers, 20 marginal cultivators, 285 marginal agricultural labourers, 214 marginal workers in household industries and 1,133 other marginal workers.
As per the religious census of 2011, Aruppukkottai had 91.47% Hindus, 7.42% Muslims, 2.02% Christians, 0.01% Sikhs and 0.08% following other religions.
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