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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = T.Kalathur<br />
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| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = Panchayat village<br />
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| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu#India<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India|Republic of India]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|11.13|N|78.69|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Perambalur district]]<br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| area_code = 04328<br />
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| population_total = 4436<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --><br />
| postal_code = 621114<br />
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'''T.Kalathur''' is a village in the [[Perambalur district]] in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]] India.<br />
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== Location ==<br />
T.Kalathur is a medium-sized village with a population of 4436 in 2011,.<ref name=G1>{{cite web |url=https://data.gov.in/resources/villagetown-wise-primary-census-abstract-2011-perambalur-district-tamil-nadu/download |title=Page Redirection |access-date=24 January 2016 |archive-date=31 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131035334/https://data.gov.in/resources/villagetown-wise-primary-census-abstract-2011-perambalur-district-tamil-nadu/download |url-status=live }}</ref> The village is situated on a plain at the edge of the [[Pachamalai]] Hills (part of the [[Eastern Ghats]]). The nearest major city is [[Trichy]] (Tiruchirapalli, 45&nbsp;km), which also has the nearest train station and airport. The village is about 278.5&nbsp;km from state capital [[Chennai]].<br />
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==Occupation==<br />
[[File:Small onion, produce of T.Kalathur.jpg|thumbnail]]<br />
The main occupation in this area is agriculture, which primarily depends on seasonal rainfall and water drawn from wells. [[Shallot|Small onion]]s (''[[Allium cepa]]'' var. ''aggregatum'') are the village's most important cash crop. Other crops include [[cotton]], millet, [[corn]], [[Peanut|groundnut]], [[sesame]], and chilis.<br />
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== People ==<br />
This village has people across religions (Hindus and Muslims). This village panchayat president seat was reserved for SC{{huh|date=February 2021}} until 1996.<br />
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== Education ==<br />
The village has a government high school and two government primary education schools. There are also schools and colleges in Thuraiyur, Perambalur, and surrounding villages.<br />
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==Transport==<br />
There are several government and private buses connecting the village with Thuraiyur, Perambalur Town, and Trichy. Frequent buses are also available to [[Chennai]] from T.Kalathur Main Road which is situated 2.3&nbsp;km from the village.<br />
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== Temples ==<br />
The village has a large [[dargah]], popular with local [[Muslim]]s and people of other faiths. It also has small and medium-size temples devoted to [[Shiva]], [[Vishnu]], [[Vinayagar]], [[Mariamman]], [[Ellaiamman]], and the village's guardian deity ([[sangili karupu swamy]], [[sikkana karupu swamy]]) at the eastern entrance of the village.<br />
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== Festivals ==<br />
Like other villages in Tamil Nadu, sandhana koodu (uroos) in saiyath musthafa avuliya thargga, [[Thai Pongal]] is an important celebration. "Rabit Hunting" is a famous festival on the first Sunday of the Tamil month of ''[[Chithirai]]'' (mid-April to mid-May) every year throughout the Perambalur district.<br />
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==Statistics==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|No of Households||1284<br />
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|Total Population Male||2203<br />
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|Total Population Female||2233<br />
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|Literates Population Male||1777<ref name=G1 /><br />
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|Literates Population Female||1593<ref name=G1 /><br />
|}<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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{{Coord|11.13|N|78.69|E|}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Perambalur district]]</div>BrigitteDugdale