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'''Azad Road''' is a traditional village in [[Trichirapalli]] District in the [[India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. Situated 54 km southwest of [[Trichy]] and 51 km northeast of [[Dindigul]] on National Highway 45, it is near the geographic centre of the state.

== Etymology ==
[[File:Azad road.jpg|thumb|Azad road to Elangakurichy way]]
Azad Road to Elangakurichy Road was first laid by N.S.M.Pichai Mohamed Ravuthar of Elangakurichy who was a business tycoon and a member of congress, and named in memory of Moulana Abul Kalam Azad (first education minister of independent India); the road was inaugurated in 1955 by former chief minister of Tamil N. Kamaraj.

== History ==
During the end of the 20th century, some villagers from neighbourhood they settled here permanently.

== Geography ==
Azad Road is located at Coordinates: 10°33'57"N 78°19'52"E.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/#lat=10.5652151&lon=78.3295798&z=16&l=0&m=b|title=Wikimapia - Let's describe the whole world!|website=wikimapia.org}}</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|173|m|ft}}.

== Climate ==
The climate of Azad Road is [[tropical]] in nature with little variation in [[summer]] and [[winter]] [[temperatures]]. While April–June is the hottest summer period with the [[temperature]] rising up to the 38 °C mark, November–February is the coolest winter period with temperature hovering around 18 °C, making the climate quite pleasant. The village gets all its rains from the North-east [[Monsoons]] between October and December.

== Culture ==
Azad Road has multi-generational [[patriarchal]] joint families, although nuclear families are becoming common in the 21st century. An overwhelming of villagers have their [[marriages]] arranged by their [[parents]] and other respected [[family]] members, with the consent of the bride and groom. Marriage is thought to be for life, and the [[divorce rate]] is extremely very low. [[Child marriage]] is not followed in Azad Road.

Popular styles of dress include draped garments such as [[sari]], thavani{{which lang|date=September 2020}} for women and [[vesti (clothing)|vesti]], [[lungi]] for men; in addition, stitched clothes such as [[chudidar]] for women and European-style [[trousers]] and [[shirts]] for men, are also popular.

=== Cuisine ===
The staple foods in the village are [[rice]] and rice product. Early morning after getting from [[sleep]], they will [[drink]] [[dairy product]] like fresh milk (or) [[tea]]. They will take [[breakfast]] like, [[Idly]], [[Dosai]], [[appam]], [[uthappam]], [[Idiyappam]], [[paniyaram]], [[puri]] etc. For Lunch normally rice with any anam and poriyal (boiled vegetable with chilly powder) will be there. Anam means masal or mixture of eatable product with water. Different type of anam are kari anam{{which lang|date=September 2020}} (chicken or mutton masal), mean anam{{which lang|date=September 2020}} (fish masal), vendaika anam,{{which lang|date=September 2020}} pavaka anam,{{which lang|date=September 2020}} kaikari anam {{which lang|date=September 2020}}(veg masal), maamdi anam{{which lang|date=September 2020}} (mutton masal with extra pepper), manja thanni{{which lang|date=September 2020}} (mutton with turmeric), pulisaru, [[Sambar (dish)|sambar]], [[Rasam (dish)|rasam]], Vatha Kulambu,{{which lang|date=September 2020}} etc. For [[dinner]] normally villagers cook extra food in [[lunch]], if any shortage in eating they will cook dosai instant food.

== Economy ==
[[File:Azad road agri field.jpg|thumb|Azad road Agri Field]]
The village produces coconuts, groundnuts, mango, paddy rice, tomato and other vegetables. A lot of farms are irrigated from wells, as well as rain water irrigation. Rain water irrigation is used for the groundnut fields.

== Places of Worship ==

Within one kilometer, lot of temples and Churches available but most famous and ancient Hindu Temple is located opp to Bus Stop.
Masjid is located within 2–3 km from Village.

== Education ==
*Sahaya Annai N&P
*Government primary school

== Transport ==
The village is well connected to other parts of [[Trichy]] and [[Tamil Nadu]] through National Highway 45 and by the railway network. This NH-45 connects [[Trichy]] and [[Dindigul]]. Transport is provided by the State owned Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC), and private bus transport, directly connects total [[Tamil Nadu]].
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|Northwest = KARUR 66 Km
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|Northeast = TRICHY 54 km
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|Centre = ELANGAKURICHY
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|Southwest = DINDIGUL 51 km
|South =
|Southeast = Thuvarankurichy 23 Km
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Azad Road}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120331130240/http://azadroad1.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/azad-road-photos/ Azad Road Photos | AZAD ROAD]
* [http://azadroad.wordpress.com/ AZAD ROAD]
* [http://elangakurichy.wordpress.com/{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ]

[[Category:Villages in Tiruchirappalli district]]

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