Devanambattu

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Devanampattu
village
Devanampattu Location in Tamil Nadu, India Devanampattu Devanampattu (India) Show map of Tamil NaduShow map of IndiaShow all
Coordinates: 12°15′41″N 79°2′12″E / 12.26139°N 79.03667°E / 12.26139; 79.03667Coordinates: 12°15′41″N 79°2′12″E / 12.26139°N 79.03667°E / 12.26139; 79.03667
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	606802
Area code(s)	04175

Devanampattu is a village in Tiruvannamalai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located 17 kilometres northwest of Tiruvannamalai town. The village can be accessed from Tiruvannamalai by taking town buses 50 and 51.

Geography[]

Devanampattu, Kattuputhur, Umayalpuram, and MGR Nagar are four villages come under Thurinjapuram Union, but primarily called as Devanampattu (one of the big panchayat in Thurinjapuram Union). This area is also has a vast and widespread thorny forest with Eucalyptus trees planted by Forest dept. Kattuputhur village has huge pond surrounded with Banyan trees which makes the place scenic. There are thousands of huge bats living in top of the Banyan trees. It is unusual to find bats of that size. Hunting bats is prohibited in the village. Violators are tied up to a lamp post and punished for hunting these bats. Kattuputhur village also got big lake which gets excess rain water from the forest nearby.

Climate[]

During summer it gets hotter, even up to 110 °F. Water is scarce during the summer.

Economy[]

Devanampattu is primarily an agricultural community. Rice (paddy), sugar cane, and groundnuts (peanuts) are the main crops grown. Farmers mainly depend on monsoon rains which is good for 6 months. Crops are grown by well irrigation and Canal irrigation. The village has a commercial bank.

Culture[]

Festivals[]

Devanampattu also has the Lord Murugan temple on a small hill. From the hill, the surrounding village and farms can be seen. Several festivals happen at this temple, namely the Surasamharam, Sasti a few days after Diwali.

Education[]

Kattuputhur has government primary, middle and high schools.

References[]

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