Punjai Puliampatti
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Punjai Puliyampatti
Puliampatti | |
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Municipality town | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
| PIN | 638459 |
| STD code | 04295 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-36 |
Punjai Puliampatti is a municipality in the Erode district of Tamil Nadu, India.
Geography
Punjai Puliampatti is a municipal town in the northwest of the
Geologically, Punjai Puliampatti has three main types of soils: red loam (70%), black loam (20%), and red sand (10%). In general, the soil in and around the town is fertile and good for agricultural purposes. The temperature is a mild average of 28 °C (82 °F) throughout the year except during summer where temperatures can increase drastically with highs up to 37 °C (99 °F) and lows up to 19 °C (66 °F). There are an average of 40 rainy days per year, making the ground very dry, and any rainfall the area receives can be meagre, uncertain or unequally distributed.[1]
Demographics
As of 2019, the town population numbers around 30,000, with about 1,000 commercial electrical connections and about 8,500 households. According to the
Religion
According to the religious census of 2011, the population of Punjai Puliampatti was 90.04%
Transport
The town is connected to nearby towns and major cities by roads.
It connects with three
The nearest bypass road is
Industry
Punjai Puliampatti workers are mostly employed in the primary and secondary sectors. The workforce is made up of about 42% of industry workers, 18% in small industries (small scale and cottage industries), 12% in agriculture and 28% in trading or other activities.
There are some industries within the jurisdiction of the local body. The town also serves as an important source of supply for agricultural inputs such as tobacco for adjoining areas.
Economy
The main source of income for Punjai Puliampatti comes from trading and small businesses along with agriculture. There are also many spinning mills and weaving units in and around the town. Others commute to Coimbatore for work and education. It is an industrial area that includes around 70 textile mills. The workforce is made up of about 42% of industry workers, 18% in small industries (small scale and cottage industries), 12% in agriculture and 28% in trading or other activities.
It has a weekly market covering an area of 45 acres, which brings in an annual income of approximately 40 lakhs ($48,275 USD) for the municipality. The total area of the market is roughly 45 acres, making it one of the largest weekly markets in Tamil Nadu.[6] The cattle market starts Wednesday and ends on Thursday every week, on which day sales reach roughly 2 crores ($241,356 USD).[7]
See also
References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Punjai Puliampatti
- ^ a b "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Punjaipuliampatti". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ "Highways Department to widen Kalapatti Road". The Hindu. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Punjai Puliampatti". Thanthi TV. 6 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2019 – via Youtube.
- ^ "Welcome to Puliampatty Municipality- market". Department Of Municipal Administration And Water Supply. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
