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Ulagampatti
Ulagampatti
Ulagampatty | |
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Village | |
  Ulagampatti Location in Tamil Nadu, India  Ulagampatti Ulagampatti (India) | |
| Coordinates: 10°19′54″N 78°31′10″E / 10.331639°N 78.519444°ECoordinates: 10°19′54″N 78°31′10″E / 10.331639°N 78.519444°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Sivaganga district |
| Government | |
| • Body | Ulagamapatti Panchayat Union |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 630410 |
| Telephone code | 04577 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-63 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sivaganga |
| Civic agency | Ulagamapatti Panchayat Union |
| Avg. summer temperature | 35 °C (95 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 22 °C (72 °F) |
Ulagampatti is a village located in Singampunari Taluk in Sivagangai District, Tamil Nadu State, India.
The nearest town is Ponnamaravathi, located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) away. The nearest railway station is Manapparai, located 50.5 kilometres (31.4 mi) away.
It is also called the village of Nagarathars due to the majority Nagarathar population.
Ulagampatti village has facilities including a bank, Lord Siva and Murugan Temple (Ulaganatha Swami Temple and Murugan Gnaniyar Madam) and elementary school.
Temples in Ulagampatti include:
- Ulaganatha Swami Temple (one of the oldest temples)
- Gnaniyar Madam
- Aanginayar/Hanuman Kovil
- Nambaiyya Temple
- Pillaiyar Temple
- Ulagampatti Shirdi Sai Baba Temple
- Perumal Temple
- Kumariya Temple
Economy[edit]
The main economic activity in Ulagampatti is agriculture. There is not much industrial activity in the village. There is a small-scale rice milling factory located near the post office. Recently[when?] the government has expanded the road facilities connecting Ulagampatti to the national highways.
About Nagarathars[edit]
Nagarathar business people are Hindus, predominantly originating in the Chettinad region of Tamil Nadu. They have been trading with Southeast Asia since the heyday of the Chola empire, but in the 19th century they migrated to countries throughout Southeast Asia. (See Tamil diaspora)
Nagarathars, (also known as Chettiars), were an important trading class of 19th- and 20th-century Southeast Asia and spread to Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Java, Sumatra, and Ho Chi Minh City. Changing political and economic situations since that time have caused many of these communities to disappear as their members returned to India or sought other, more hospitable homes.
Chettiars were traditionally involved in occupations like moneylending and wholesale trading. Banks established by Chettiars include the now-defunct Bank of Chettinad, and the now ICICI-merged Bank of Madura founded by Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar (an architect par excellence, textile don, highly principled educationist and philanthropist), Indian Overseas Bank founded by Shri. M. Ct. M. Chidambaram Chettiar, and Indian Bank founded by Raja Annamalai Chettiar. Nagarathars are known for their philanthropy, building temples and schools and maintaining them throughout Asia.
Transportation[edit]
Ulagampatti is well connected by roadways. The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) and private companies operate frequent bus services between Ulagampatti and Ponnamaravathi (8 km (5.0 mi)), Thuvarankurichi (19 km (12 mi)), Singampunari (24 km (15 mi)), Kottampatti (26 km (16 mi)) Tiruchirappalli (71 km (44 mi)), Madurai, Dindigul, Coimbatore, and Rameswaram.
Facilities[edit]
- Ulagampatti Police Station [2]
- Ulagampatti Indian Bank[3] with Immediate Payment Service facility and Western Union Money Transfer
- Ulagampatti Post Office [4] (with Speed Post)
- Village Office (VO)
- Ulagampatti Government Higher Secondary School
- Ulagampatti Village Library
Ulagampatti Postal Services[edit]
Ulagampatti is a sub-post office and supports the following neighbouring branch (B.O) post offices:
- Ulagampatti S.O
- Kattukudipatti B.O
- Kilavayal B.O
- Mandakudipatti B.O
- Neduvayal B.O
- Tiruvalandur B.O
- V.Pudur B.O
- Varapur B.O.