Nallur, Tirunelveli

Nallur is a panchayat town in Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located in a municipality under Aalangkulam Panchayat Union [5]. Its parts are Aravankudiyiruppu, Kasiyapuram, Vaithilinkapuram, Aladipatti, sivakamiyapuram, Kamarajnakar, Periyarnakar, and Rajivkantinakar. Nadar community, 75% of whom are Hindus, 25% are Christians.

The primary industry is agriculture, grocery, rice mills, oil production plant, garment manufacture, tirunir manufacture, coconut copra drying, July brick, woodwork, involved in the palattarapatta. Most of the women is involved in the Veedu works. The central library is located near the Mutharamman koil kasiyapuram to improve the knowledge if the students and readers.

Vaithilingaswamy temple is located center of this panchayat. St Paul's Church is in Nallur. Nallur church was built by old British pastor Renious its 150 years old.

A famous school is West Tirunelveli Higher Secondary school. This school is the base for all engineers, doctors, teachers, lawyers and government officers in Nallur village.

Schools and colleges

West Tirunelveli Higher Secondary School
Swami Sri vaittilinka High School
TDT A Elementary School
CM S Elementary School
CS I annapakkiyam Helvetia Arts and Science College

Politics

Aladi Aruna (alias) V Arunachalam was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He is native to Nallur village and he is an alumnus of West Tirunelveli Higher Secondary School. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Alangulam constituency in 1967 and 1971 elections.

He was also Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Tirunelveli constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1977 election.

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