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	==Culture==		==Culture==
	Generally in the month of April, a large Ratha Yatra festival is celebrated in Velayudha Swami temple every year.		*During Tamil month Masi Magam (Feb-Mar) is an auspicious day for celebrating Pongal festival to Arulmigu Kamatchi Amman, Sivagiri. Devotees would take Cauvery Theertham for Abhishekam. Later evening, devotees would bring Pongal a banana to give it to Amman. This is one of the huge festivals occurring every year in February – March.

			*Generally, in the month of April, a large Ratha Yatra festival is celebrated in Velayudha Swami temple every year.

	== Transport ==		== Transport ==

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{{About|a town in Erode district in Tamil Nadu||Sivagiri (disambiguation){{!}}Sivagiri}}
{{More citations needed|date=August 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sivagiri, Erode,Tamil Nadu
| native_name = Sivagiri
| native_name_lang = Tamil
| other_name = kanagagiri
| settlement_type = Town
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Erode district|Erode]]
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| governing_body = Town Panchayat (Selection Grade)
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| elevation_m = 165
| population_total = 17,979
| population_as_of = 2011
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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'''Sivagiri''' is a [[Town Panchayat (T.P.)|panchayat town]] in [[Erode district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].

Sivagiri has an average elevation of {{convert|199|m}}. It is located {{convert|25|km|abbr = on}} to the south of [[Erode]], {{convert|35|km|abbr = on}} to the north-west of [[Karur]], {{convert|40|km|abbr = on}} to the west of [[Namakkal]] and {{convert|45|km|abbr = on}} to the east of [[Tiruppur]].
Sivagiri means "[[Shiva]]'s peak", also called as Kanagagiri, which might have been derived from the hill with a Shiva temple located in the town.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}
== Demographics ==
{{As of|2015}} 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 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate = 2008-11-01|publisher = Census Commission of India}}</ref> Sivagiri had a population of 35,285. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Sivagiri has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 65%. In Sivagiri, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Economy==
The economy of the town is dependent on the [[Agriculture in India|agriculture]] and [[Textile industry in India|textile industries]] (mostly [[handloom]]s).

==Culture==
Generally in the month of April, a large Ratha Yatra festival is celebrated in Velayudha Swami temple every year.
== Transport ==

Sivagiri is connected by two state highways passing through the town:
* SH84A connecting [[Erode]] – [[Modakurichi]] - [[Kandasamypalayam|Vellakoil]] – [[Mulanur]].
* The [[Arachalur]]- [[Thamaraipalayam]]- [[Kodumudi]] road passes through the town.

Sivagiri is connected with Erode and Karur, the neighboring towns by local transports.
The town has one bus stand. It has frequent bus services to [[Erode]], [[Muthur]], [[Vellakovil]], [[Arachalur]], [[Kodumudi]] and [[Chennimalai]].
==Education==
The Bharathiyar University College of Arts and Science is located here, run by the Government of Tamil Nadu. It has the SSV Matriculation Higher Secondary School and government schools for both boys (Sivagiri) and girls (Ammankovil).

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Erode district]]

Sivagiri, Erode - Revision history

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