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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Kalligudi<br />
| native_name = Kalligudi chathiram<br />
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| other_name = Kalligudi<br />
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| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Madurai district|Madurai]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = [[Taluk]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = Kalligudi<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| governing_body = K. Vellakulam<br />
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
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| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 625 701<br />
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| area_code = 04549<br />
| registration_plate = TN- 58<br />
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'''Kalligudi''' is a small town in Madurai| [[kalligudi Taluk]], [[Madurai district]], [[Tamil Nadu]] State, [[India]]. <br />
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Kalligudi Chattram is located on National Highway 7 <br />
(Jammu Kashmir to Kanyakumari Highway) from 35&nbsp;km, south of [[Madurai]] and 15&nbsp;km, south of [[Tirumangalam, Madurai|Tirumangalam]]. Kalligudi village which was the original habitation is interior located approximately 2&nbsp;km from the Highway. Over time due to the highway Kalligudi chattram became more populous. <br />
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Total population of Kalligudi panchayath is 3560.<br />
==Amenities==<br />
There is one Govt. Hr. Sec. School and one Govt. Primary School. There are seven temples, two mosques and two churches. There is a police station, fire service, 24 h service Govt. Hospital and a railway station. There are three banks; Canara Bank, Tamil Nadu Mercantile Bank and MDCC Bank. <br />
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NGO Sitthar koodam runs a destitute children's homes Numkulandaigal illam.<br />
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==Politics==<br />
It is part of the [[Virudhunagar (Lok Sabha constituency)]] and [[Thirumangalam (State Assembly Constituency)]]. <br />
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==Festivals==<br />
The festival is Puratasi pongal, which is celebrated in the month of October. This festival is celebrated by the people of Agathapatti, Kalligudi, Alangarapuram and Pallapacherry. Another festival is "''Muniyandi Swamy Annathana Pooja''" which is celebrated at Vadakkampatti village on January.<br />
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"Mariyamman, Kaliyamman, Muthalamman kovil Pooja" are other festivals.<br />
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==Adjacent communities==<br />
Vadakkampatti, Alangarapuram, Agathapatti, Lalapuram, Pottalpatti and Pallapacherry are the villages which comes under Kalligudi panchayath. <br />
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Surrounding villages are Vellakulam, Solampatti, [[Vadakampatti]],Lalapuram (4&nbsp;km), Agathapatti (2&nbsp;km), Odaipatti (2&nbsp;km), sennampatti (5&nbsp;km), [[Karisalkalampatti]] (5&nbsp;km), [[Sengapadai]] (3&nbsp;km), [https://www.google.co.in/search?q=sivarakottai&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-ab&gfe_rd=cr&ei=woa1V-qrEMqL8QfupLb4Bg Sivarakkottai] (7&nbsp;km), [https://www.google.co.in/search?q=sivarakottai&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-ab&gfe_rd=cr&ei=woa1V-qrEMqL8QfupLb4Bg#q=rayapalayam Rayapalayam] (4&nbsp;km), Puliampatty (5&nbsp;km), [https://www.google.co.in/search?q=Puliampatty&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-ab&gfe_rd=cr&ei=Ooe1V4jxHMqL8QfupLb4Bg#q=T.+Pudupatty T. Pudupatty] (6&nbsp;km) are the nearby villages to Kalligudi. <br />
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| Centre = Kalligudi<br />
| North = <br />
| Northeast = <br />
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}}<br />
==References==<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Madurai district]]<br />
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