Pannaipuram

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'''Pannaipuram''' is a [[panchayat town]] in [[Theni district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is located hill foot of "Western Ghats" sharing its border with Kerala State and has very good literacy.{{citation needed|date=May 2011}} Pannaipuram Town panchayat includes 4 villages namely Pannaipuram, Kariyanampatty, Mallingapuram and P. Renganathapuram. Mahalingeswarar Temple, Kaliamman Temple and Bommaiyaswamy Temple are located in Pannaipuram. Veereswarar Temple is located in Kariyanampatty. Most of the people in Pannaipuram are engaged in Cardamom cultivation and trade in nearby Kerala hills.

Taluk: Uthamapalayam,
District: Theni,
Assembly Constituency: Cumbum (From 2011), earlier it was Bodinayakkanur.
Parliament Constituency: Theni

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2011-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Pannaipuram had a population of 9323. Males constitute 49.6% of the population and females 50.4%. Pannaipuram has an average literacy rate of 74.93%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82.58%, and female literacy is 67.42%. In Pannaipuram, 8.34% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Name==
In Tamil '''Pannai''' means farm and '''puram''' means place or ground. People who lived in the village were agri and cattle farmers. The cattle grazing grounds were at the western ghats foothills adjacent to the village, hence the origin of name Pannaipuram.

==Agriculture==
Agriculture, cattle farms and brick manufacture are the major revenue source at Pannaipuram. Most of the tropical vegetables are grown. Many of the residents of the village have Cardamom, Coffee, Tea, Black Pepper, Clove, Coco and beetle-nut plantations in the adjacent hills of western ghats. After the state divide on language basis the hills are now part of Kerala.

==Water Resources==
Underground water was fully depleted, as the cultivation relies only on the same.
The 18th canal project completed in 2008 and the rain water harvesting has helped in raising the ground water level. This has helped farming and agriculture in and around the village. Drinking water is drawn from the Mullai Periyar river running through the nearby town [[Uthamapalayam]].

==Flora and Fona==
Neem, hibiscus, fig, wild berries, coconut, mango, lemon, banana, moringa and mostly tropical vegetation found in this region.

==Birds==
Common sighting of peacocks and peahens, roosters, hens, crows, sparrows and parrots are found in this region

==Personalities==
Panaipuram is birthplace of the prominent film personalities;
[[India]]n [[music director]] [[Ilaiyaraja]] and his family;
[[Gangai Amaran]] who is also a [[music director]] [[film director]] is his brother.
[[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] and [[Karthik Raja]] are his sons, [[Bhavatharini]] is his daughter.

==Neutrino Project==
Pannaipuram is just 5 kilometres south of the proposed [[India]]n [[Neutrino]] observatory site.

==Windmills==
There are several [[windmills]] installed around the village, and currently generating energy.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Theni district}}
[[Category:Cities and towns in Theni district]]

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