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{{Short description|Town in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Thoppampatti
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| area_footnotes = 10°34'30.0"N 77°31'45.2"E
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 373
| population_total = 3,443
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| governing_body = Thoppampatti block
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Indian English|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 624617
| area_code_type = [[STD Code]]
| area_code = 04545
| registration_plate = TN-94
| website = {{URL|https://dindigul.nic.in/directory/bdo-thoppampatti/}}
| footnotes =
| unit_pref = Metric
| government_type = [[Town Panchayat]]<ref>[https://www.tn.gov.in/dtp/townpanchayats.pdf List of Towns] tn.gov.in
{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215012528/https://www.tn.gov.in/dtp/townpanchayats.pdf |date=2022-02-15 }}</ref>
| subdivision_type = Country
| nickname =
| settlement_type = village
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|10|34|30|N|77|31|45|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| named_for =
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[South India|Region]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kongu Nadu]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Dindigul district|Dindukkal]]
| subdivision_type4 = [[Taluk]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Palani taluk|Palani]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
}}
'''Thoppampatti''' is a small town located in [[Palani taluk]] of [[Dindigul district]] in Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is the headquarters of the [[Thoppampatti block|Thoppampatti Panchayat Union]] in [[Tiruppur district]]. It is located {{Convert|20|km|mi|abbr=off|sp=us}} away from [[Dharapuram]] and {{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=off|sp=us}} away from [[Palani]] in [[Erode]]-[[Dharapuram]]-[[Palani]] highway.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thoppampatti Pin Code {{!}} Postal Code (Zip Code) of Thoppampatti, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/pincode/tamil-nadu/dindigul/thoppampatti |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |archive-date=2022-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701205636/https://www.indiatvnews.com/pincode/tamil-nadu/dindigul/thoppampatti |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dharapuram to Thoppampatti |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Dharapuram,+Tamil+Nadu/Thoppampatti,+Tamil+Nadu+624617/@10.675428,77.4638614,12z/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x3ba9bf8dce0d08cb:0x2a6c8d1c21a80cad!2m2!1d77.5257693!2d10.7369152!1m5!1m1!1s0x3ba9c2e849bfffd7:0xf8aac01c9ae59d82!2m2!1d77.5296535!2d10.5763109 |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=Dharapuram to Thoppampatti |language=en}}</ref>

== Administration and politics ==
Thoppampatti's economy is based on agriculture. Thoppampatti comes under Palani taluk, Dindigul district and headquarters of Thoppampatti block.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thoppampatti Block - Panchayat Secretaries {{!}} Dindigul District {{!}} India |url=https://dindigul.nic.in/department/thoppampatti-block-panchayat-secretaries/ |access-date=2022-07-01 |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701205638/https://dindigul.nic.in/department/thoppampatti-block-panchayat-secretaries/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It falls under [[Palani Assembly constituency|Palani state assembly constituency]] and [[Dindigul Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Election commission of India |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS22101.htm?ac=101 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320103427/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf |archive-date=2012-03-20 |publisher=Electro Commission of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies |url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206012938/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf |archive-date=2009-02-06 |access-date=2008-10-11 |work=Tamil Nadu |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>

[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]], [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] and [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] are the major political parties in this area.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-22 |title="பாஜக தன் தனித்துவத்தை நிரூபித்துவிட்டது"- அண்ணாமலை பெருமிதம்! |url=https://www.nakkheeran.in/24-by-7-news/thamizhagam/bharatiya-janata-party-has-proved-its-uniqueness-annamalai-proud |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701205639/https://www.nakkheeran.in/24-by-7-news/thamizhagam/bharatiya-janata-party-has-proved-its-uniqueness-annamalai-proud |archive-date=2022-07-01 |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=[[nakkheeran]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=நாகராஜ் |date=2022-06-21 |title=உணவுத்துறை அமைச்சரை கண்டித்து பாஜகவினர் ஆர்ப்பாட்டம்..பழனியில் பரபரப்பு..! |url=https://tamil.abplive.com/news/madurai/dindigul-the-bjp-has-besieged-the-panchayat-council-office-to-protest-against-the-food-minister-57520 |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=tamil.abplive.com |language=ta |archive-date=2022-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701205637/https://tamil.abplive.com/news/madurai/dindigul-the-bjp-has-besieged-the-panchayat-council-office-to-protest-against-the-food-minister-57520 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-05-19 |title=BJP leader H. Raja detained near Palani |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/bjp-leader-h-raja-detained-near-palani/article65427304.ece |url-status=live |access-date=2022-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621114632/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/bjp-leader-h-raja-detained-near-palani/article65427304.ece |archive-date=2022-06-21 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

This town also houses a police station.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contact Directory of Dindigul {{!}} Dindigul District {{!}} India |url=https://dindigul.nic.in/contact-directory-of-dindigul/ |access-date=2022-07-01 |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531054812/https://dindigul.nic.in/contact-directory-of-dindigul/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Connectivity ==
There are buses available 24/7 to [[Coimbatore]], [[Dharapuram]], [[Palladam]], [[Tiruppur]], [[Madurai]], [[Oddanchatram]], [[Palani]] and [[Dindigul]]. A nearby railway station is [[Palani railway station]] and a nearby airport is [[Coimbatore International Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Distance between Dharapuram and Kundadam is 14 KM / 9.2 miles |url=http://distancebetween2.com/dharapuram/kundadam |access-date=2022-04-15 |website=distancebetween2.com |archive-date=2022-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701205638/http://distancebetween2.com/dharapuram/kundadam |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kundadam to Coimbatore International Airport - CJB |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kundadam,+Tamil+Nadu+638702/Coimbatore+International+Airport+-+CJB,+Airport+Road,+Peelamedu+-+Pudur+Main+Rd,+Coimbatore,+Tamil+Nadu+641014/data=!4m8!4m7!1m2!1m1!1s0x3ba9bba366496023:0x9080407e67d8027a!1m2!1m1!1s0x3ba857bc9b5ea9af:0x317ea10df48c4678!3e0?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwieo72XoZX3AhVHTmwGHTuwBuYQox16BAgJEBE |access-date=2022-04-15 |website=Kundadam to Coimbatore International Airport - CJB |language=en-IN |archive-date=2022-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415044747/https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kundadam,+Tamil+Nadu+638702/Coimbatore+International+Airport+-+CJB,+Airport+Road,+Peelamedu+-+Pudur+Main+Rd,+Coimbatore,+Tamil+Nadu+641014/data=!4m8!4m7!1m2!1m1!1s0x3ba9bba366496023:0x9080407e67d8027a!1m2!1m1!1s0x3ba857bc9b5ea9af:0x317ea10df48c4678!3e0?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwieo72XoZX3AhVHTmwGHTuwBuYQox16BAgJEBE |url-status=live }}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Dharapuram]]
* [[Palani]]
* [[Palani Hills]]

== References ==

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[[Category:Villages in Dindigul district]]

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