Kalthurai

Kalthurai is a small and evergreen Village in Tamil Nadu, India and falls under village panchayat administrative unit of kottathurai in palani taluk, Dindigul District. Major river called Shanmuga Nadi is running through the village. The Shanmuganadi Dam is built across the Shanmugha Nadi in this village. Kalthurai is one of the best education village in Tamil Nadu.

Kalthurai
village
Kalthurai Location in Tamil Nadu, India Kalthurai Kalthurai (India)
Coordinates: 10.365054°N 77.292610°E / 10.365054; 77.292610
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Dindigul
Population
• Total	1,200
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	624 617
Telephone code	+914545
Vehicle registration	TN-
Lok Sabha constituency	Dindigul constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Oddanchatram

Village infrastructure

• Kalthurai is sub village of Kottathurai Panchayat.
• Big water reservoir across shanmuga river it supply's 365 days water supply to all nearest village.
• Panchayat administrative office is located in entrance of the village.
• Buses available frequently
• Nearest Railway station: Palani
• Nearest Hospital: Keeranur
• Nearest Veterinary hospital: Melkaraipatti

Education

• A Primary school up to Standard V.
• Even it is a small village but peoples from this village now working in various concerns such as IT, TNEB, TNSTC, Schools, etc..
• Many students from this village now studying Engineering across Tamil Nadu, a girl from this village now studying MBBS in Coimbatore Medical College.

Economy

Economy depends mostly on Agriculture. There are two crops based on duration per year. Major crops cultivated highly in this village includes

• Sugarcane
• Cotton
• Maize
• Paddy
• Coconut
• Tomato is also grown and considered as a cash crops
• Windmills from various company like as Suzlon, Vestas etc.

Temples

Temples in Kalthurai are the Following:

1. Two Ganesh (Vinayagar) Temple.
2. Perumal (lord Rama) Temple
3. MarriAmman Temple
4. Pattatharasi Amman Temple

Bus Transportation

From: Palani towards Dharapuram

• NAH, BSBS, Sripathi, RBS, 23, 19, RSR

From: Dharapuram towards Palani

• 4,3,3A, NAH, BSBS, Sripathi, RBS, RSR

References

To Visit more: Kalthurai blog