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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{unreferenced|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox settlement
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Tiruvannamalai district|Tiruvannamalai]]
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'''Devanampattu''' is a village in [[Tiruvannamalai district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is located 17 kilometres northwest of [[Tiruvannamalai]] town. The village can be accessed from Tiruvannamalai by taking town buses 50 and 51.

==Geography==
Devanampattu, Kattuputhur, Umayalpuram, and MGR Nagar are four villages come under Thurinjapuram Union, but primarily called as Devanampattu (one of the big panchayat in Thurinjapuram Union). This area is also has a vast and widespread thorny forest with [[Eucalyptus]] trees planted by Forest dept. Kattuputhur village has huge pond surrounded with [[Banyan]] trees which makes the place scenic. There are thousands of huge bats living in top of the Banyan trees. It is unusual to find bats of that size. Hunting bats is prohibited in the village. Violators are tied up to a lamp post and punished for hunting these bats. Kattuputhur village also got big lake which gets excess rain water from the forest nearby.
===Climate===
During summer it gets hotter, even up to 110 °F. Water is scarce during the summer.

==Economy==
Devanampattu is primarily an agricultural community. Rice (paddy), sugar cane, and groundnuts (peanuts) are the main crops grown. Farmers mainly depend on [[monsoon]] rains which is good for 6 months. Crops are grown by well irrigation and Canal irrigation. The village has a commercial bank.

==Culture==
===Festivals===
Devanampattu also has the [[Lord Murugan]] temple on a small hill. From the hill, the surrounding village and farms can be seen. Several festivals happen at this temple, namely the Surasamharam, Sasti a few days after [[Diwali]].

==Education==
Kattuputhur has government primary, middle and high schools.

==References==
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[[Category:Villages in Tiruvannamalai district]]
[[Category:Tiruvannamalai district]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Tiruvannamalai district]]

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