Thirukkattuthurai
| Thirukkattuthurai | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
| Country |
 India
|
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Karur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 639113 |
| Telephone code | 91-(0)4324 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 47 |
Thirukkattuthurai is a small village located in Karur District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the first of the three wards of the Thirukkattuthurai village Panchayat. The village is situated on the bank of the river Cauvery. The village Co-operative water pumping station is the first of its kind in Tamil Nadu planned by O.K.Ramaswamy Gounder and inaugurated by K.Kamarajar,Chief minister of Tamil Nadu on that period. It is about 4.5 km from TNPL Pugalur. The adjacent towns and villages are Aalamarathumeydu, Karapalayam, Nadayanur, Velayuthampalayam, Kattipalayam and Thavittupalayam. The adjacent town Velayuthampalayam have the hill named Pugali Malai/Arunattan Malai, which houses Lord Murugan.
According to latest 2011 Indian census, Thirukkattuthurai has a population of 3011 consisting of 944 families of which male population is 1458 and female 1553 with 7.21 percent of population under six years of age. The literacy rate is 74.84 percent comparable to state average of 80.09 percent but the sex ratio is 1065 comparable to state ratio of 996. Literacy stands at 85.82 percent for men and 64.72 percent for women.
12.85 percent of the total population constitutes Schedule Caste (SC).
In Thirukkattuthurai village 1694 are engaged in work activities and 99.29 percent of workers describe their work as main job. Out of 1694 workers engaged in main Work, 288 are cultivators while 886 are agricultural labourers.
The Thirukkattuthurai village is 3 kilometers north-west from the town Velayuthampalayam which is located 11°4'48"N 78°0'1"E at average elevation of 125 meters (410 feet).
The highest temperature is in early May to early June usually about 34 °C, though it usually exceeds 38 °C for a few days most years. Average daily temperature during January is around 23 °C, though the temperature rarely falls below 17 °C. The average annual rainfall is about 725 mm. It gets most of its seasonal rainfall from the north-east monsoon winds, from late September to mid November.
The schools in Thirukkattuthurai panchayat & major schools of nearby Panchayats are:
Rural-Primary :
Panchayat Union Elementary School, Karaipalayam [Thirukkattuthurai Panchayat]
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