Moolimangalam
| Moolimangalam | |
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| urban area | |
 Moolimangalam
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| Coordinates: 11°2′15″N 78°0′11″E / 11.03750°N 78.00306°ECoordinates: 11°2′15″N 78°0′11″E / 11.03750°N 78.00306°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Karur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 639136 |
| Telephone code | 04324 |
Moolimangalam is a small urban area located in Karur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated in the 3rd and 4th wards of Tamil Nadu Kagitha Alai Town Panchayat.
This town has around 250 homes with a population of 1000.
Moolimangalam is about 11 km northwest of Karur and just south of the Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers complex at TNPL Pugalur. The adjacent villages are Sottaiyur, Kurukkapalayam, Sokkankadu, Pandipalayam, Masagoundanpudur, Pazhamapuram, Thadampalayam and Ponniagoundanpudur. It has an average elevation of 125 meters (413 feet).
BSNL, Aircel, Airtel, Reliance ,jio and Vodafone are the telecommunication providers. The well penetrated landline connections are provided by BSNL again. The availability of internet connectivity is fair (Mostly dial-up connections).
The town has very good transport facilities in the form of Private Mini Bus, Government run buses. Most of the people commute by bi-cycles or two wheeler motorcycles.
The nearby town pugalur (Code:PGR) has a railway station which is well connected to Erode, Coimbatore, Trichy, Chennai and cochin. Both passenger trains and express trains pass through this station.
The nearest airport is in Trichy (87 km). Major Airport is located at Coimbatore (115 km).
There are no cinema theaters in and around Moolimangalam. Pugalur Annai [புகழூர் அன்னை] and Velayuthampalayam Caveri [வேலாயுதம்பாளையம் காவேரி]' were the two nearby theaters / cinema halls, functional a long time back but not now. One has to travel to 'Karur' or 'Paramathi Velur' for a movie. Most of the town residents have access to almost all television channels.
The main occupation is Agriculture. Many work in the TNPL company. The agro business has tremendously improved especially after the TEWLIS project where effluent water is pumped from TNPL to this village by pipelines.TNPL gets water from Thirukkattuthurai village panchayat located in Cauvery river bank.The main crops grown are Sugarcane and paddy. In recent days coconut trees have become more popular. Some go to karur to work in textile industry. The notable person from this village who excelled in his business venture is Er. Ramaswamy who after completing his civil engineering has moved to Karur .
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