Ammapettai, Erode

Ammapettai
city
Ammapettai Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11°35′N 77°42′E / 11.58°N 77.7°ECoordinates: 11°35′N 77°42′E / 11.58°N 77.7°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Erode
Elevation	1 m (3 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	8,991
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Ammapettai is a panchayat town in Anthiyur taluk of Erode district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

Geography

Ammapettai is located at 11°35′N 77°42′E / 11.58°N 77.7°E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 1 metre (3 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Ammapettai had a population of 8991. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Ammapettai has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 60% of the males and 40% of females literate. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. Ammapettai lies on the banks of the Kaveri river,and the arterial road connecting Erode and Mettur passes through the heart of the village.

Temples

A lot of temples are in and around Ammapettai. Most of the temples are for goddess Sakthi and the name of the town is due to such presence as worshiping of sakthi in the form of amma (or mother)and the land is abode for sakthi.

On the banks of river cauvery lies an ancient Siva temple. Though this place is part of the Kongunadu its interesting to see this ancient temple was built by pandya kings. The temple is known as meenakshi sokkanadar temple and is said to be more than 1000 years old. It is also said to be the first ancient Siva temple within Tamil Nadu on the banks of river cauvery.

There is also a temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu that is behind the siva temple again said to be centuries old.

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Ammapettai
2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.