Ahimsapuram | |
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Coordinates: 9°56′17″N78°07′18″E / 9.938000°N 78.121600°E | |
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Madurai district |
Elevation | 159 m (522 ft) |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil language, English language |
• Speech | Tamil language, English language |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 625002 |
Telephone Code | +91452xxxxxxx |
Neighbourhoods | Madurai, Sellur, Tallakulam, Goripalayam, Narimedu, B. B. Kulam, Chinnachokkikulam, Alwarpuram, Nelpettai, Shenoy Nagar, Anna Nagar, K. K. Nagar, Arasaradi, Arappalayam, Koodal Nagar, Vilangudi, Thathaneri, Simmakkal, East Gate, South Gate and Yanaikkal |
Corporation | Madurai Municipal Corporation |
District Collector | Dr. S. Aneesh Sekhar, I. A. S. |
LS | Madurai Lok Sabha constituency |
VS | Madurai North Assembly constituency |
MP | S. Venkatesan |
MLA | G. Thalapathi |
Website | https://madurai.nic.in |
Ahimsapuram is a neighbourhood in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India. [1] [2] Ahimsapuram has a numerous handloom weaving units that produce towels and export them to several countries. [3] Important streets of Ahimsapuram include:
Ahimsapuram is located at an altitude of about 159 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 9°56′17″N78°07′18″E / 9.938000°N 78.121600°E . [8]
Ahimsapuram area falls under the Madurai North Assembly constituency. [9] The winner of the election held in the year 2021 as the member of its assembly constituency is G. Thalapathi. [10] Also, this area belongs to Madurai Lok Sabha constituency. The winner of the election held in the year 2019, as the member of its Lok Sabha constituency is S. Venkatesan. [11]
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