Ulagampatti

Ulagampatti is a village located in Singampunari Taluk in Sivagangai District, Tamil Nadu State, India.

Ulagampatti

Ulagampatty
Village
Ulagampatti
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Ulagampatti
Ulagampatti (India)
Coordinates: 10.331639°N 78.519444°E / 10.331639; 78.519444
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictSivaganga district
Government
 • BodyUlagamapatti Panchayat Union
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
630410
Telephone code04577
Vehicle registrationTN-63
Lok Sabha constituencySivaganga
Civic agencyUlagamapatti Panchayat Union
Avg. summer temperature35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature22 °C (72 °F)

The nearest town is Ponnamaravathi, located 8 kilometers away. The nearest railway station is Manapparai, located 50.5 kilometers away.

It is also called the villages of Nagarathar's due to the majority of the Nagarathar's population.

Ulagampatti village has all the important facilities like bank , Lord Siva and Murugan Temple (Ulaganatha Swami Temple and Murugan Gnaniyar Madam) and Elementary School etc. Pin code: 630410.[1]

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 *nambaiya temple

Economy

The main economic activity in Ulagampatti is agriculture. There is not much industrial activity in this village. There is a small-scale rice milling factory located near the post office. Recently the government has expanded the road facilities connecting Ulagampatti to the National Highways.

About Nagarathars

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 South East 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

Ulagampatti is well connected by Roadways. State Government TNSTC and private companies operate frequent bus services between Ulagampatti and Ponnamaravathi (8 km), Thuvarankurichi (19 km), Singampunari (24 km), Kottampatti (26 km) Tiruchirappalli (71 km), Madurai, Dindigul, Coimbatore, Rameswaram.

Facilities

Ulagampatti Postal Services

Ulagampatti is a Sub Post Office with 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.

References
  1. Pin code
  2. Ulagampatti Police Station
  3. Indian Bank
  4. Ulagampatti Post Office

See also
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