Thalaiyuthu
| Thalaiyuthu | |
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| panchayat town | |
 Thalaiyuthu
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| Coordinates: 8°51′N 77°47′E / 8.85°N 77.78°ECoordinates: 8°51′N 77°47′E / 8.85°N 77.78°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tirunelveli |
| Elevation | 367 m (1,204 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Thalaiyuthu is a panchayat town in Tirunelveli district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is also called as Sankar Nagar. It is located about 8 KM north of Tirunelveli on the way to Madurai on highway NH 7.
Postal Code: 627 357
Thalaiyuthu is located at * Latitude 8.8000 - Longitude 77.7167 - Altitude (feet) 367.
The region is hot in summer (March, April, May), but the temperature will drop and become cooler during the June, July, August due to the onset of the monsoon winds coming from Arabian Sea. The region receives its rain on October, November.
The region is dry and hot. The nearest river is Thamirabarani located 2.5 km (appx.) away from Thalaiyuthu
Thalaiyuthu is formed by people migrating and settled from nearby villages, migrated mainly because of the job opportunities provided by India Cements.
India Cements has constructed two Residential Colonies, New Colony, Old Colony. These colonies are dedicated for the employees of India Cements. India cements maintain these colonies.
New Colony is located slightly away from the center. India cements provides transport from New colony to center.
Nearby Cities and Towns
Nearby airports
Railways
Trains that stop in thalaiyuthu are
India Cements Limited Thalaiyuthu is a region containing limestones in plenty, this formed the basis in establishing India Cements Limited a cement manufacturing company. It was established in 1946 and the first plant was set up in Thalaiyuthu in Tamil Nadu in 1949. It has about seven cement manufacturing plants spread over Southern India catering to major markets in South India and Maharashtra. The capacities of its plants are over 9 million tons per annum.
The Chennai Super Kings The famous Indian Premier League "Chennai Super Kings" is currently owned by India Cements located in Thalaiyuthu, who paid US$91 million to acquire the rights to the franchise for 10 years in 2008. N. Srinivasan, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of India Cements Ltd., is the defacto owner of the Chennai Super Kings, by means of his position within the company. He is also the Secretary of the BCCI.
Modern Rice Mill There is a rice mill running by GOVT of Tamil Nadu situated on the road Tirunelveli-Thalaiyuthu.
The other industrial Activities are
There are several cotton mill industry located on the road that connects Thalaiyuthu -Tirunelveli.
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