The Rajapalayam, also known as the Polygar Hound or Indian Ghost Hound, is a southern Indian dog breed. It was the constant companion, boar hunter and guard of the royalty and aristocracy in Southern India, particularly in its namesake town of Rajapalayam in the Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu.
Rajapalayam is a city and a special-grade municipality in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the largest municipality in the Virudhunagar district. Rajapalayam is located in the Madurai to Quilon Highway at a distance of 560 km from the state capital Chennai. Economy is based on textile manufacture: the town has several mills for spinning and weaving cotton, as well as a large cotton market. The town is also famed for Rajapalayam mango and the Rajapalayam breed of dogs.
Poosapati Sanjeevi Kumarswamy Raja was an Indian politician and the Chief Minister of Madras Presidency from 6 April 1949 to 10 April 1952 and former Governor of Orissa between 1954 till 1956. He was born in Rajapalayam in Tamil Nadu.
Virudhunagar District is a district of Tamil Nadu state in south India. Virudhunagar is the district headquarters and the largest town in Virudhunagar district. Virudhunagar district was formed by the separation of Old Ramanathapuram District in 1987 into Ramanathapuram District, Sivagangai District and the west part as Virudhunagar District. Virudhunagar District was formerly called Karmavirer Kamarajar District. As of 2011, Virudhunagar district had a population of 1,942,288 with a sex-ratio of 1,007 females for every 1,000 males.
Alangayam is a Selection Grade Town Panchayat in Tirupathur district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located at 18 km from Vaniyambadi.
Puliangudi is a municipal town located between Tenkasi and Rajapalayam on the National Highway 208.
Seithur is a selection grade panchayat town in Rajapalayam taluk, Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located in the Rajapalayam to Tenkasi NH208 Highway. Nature around western ghats due to greenish. Here there are many attractions near Seithur. Only 65 km to Courtallam, and only 5 km to Sasthakovil river.
Ayyanar Falls are located 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Rajapalayam, city and municipality in Virudhunagar District in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu. It is situated in the Western Ghats, which gets its water source mainly during the North East monsoon rain. The water from the falls is mainly used for drinking purposes by the people living in Rajapalayam.
National Highway 744 or NH 744 is a National Highway in Southern India that links Kollam (Quilon) in Kerala with Madurai in Tamil Nadu. Starting from NH 66 at Chinnakkada in Kollam, it joins Tirumangalam in Madurai at National Highway 44 (India).
Tenkasi is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.
Rajapalayam is an assembly constituency located in Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu. It falls under Tenkasi Lok Sabha Constituency.
A. A. Subba Raja was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Independent candidate from Rajapalayam constituency in 1967 election.
V. Ammapatti is a panchayat village in Madurai district in Tamil Nadu, South India. V stands for vairavi the community people who lived 1000 years ago. It is located between the cities of Thirumangalam and Rajapalayam (Exactly 40 km from Madurai and 20 km from Thirumangalam and 30 km from Rajapalayam. Its nearest town is T.Kallupatti. This village is located on the NH 208 which is connects Madurai to Kollam via Courtalam
Chatrapatti is a village @ Rajapalayam Taluk in Virudhunagar District of Tamil Nadu State, India and it is located 50 km southwest of district headquarters Virudhunagar and 581 km towards south direction from State capital Chennai.
K. Gopalsamy is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Rajapalayam constituency. He represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.
Rajapalayam railway station is a railway station serving the town of Rajapalayam in Tamil Nadu, India.
Kilavikulam is a village in Rajapalayam Taluk in Virudhunagar District of Tamil Nadu State in India. It is located at 50 km from the District Headquarters of Virudhunagar and located 597 km from Chennai.
The Chennai Egmore–Kollam Junction Express is a daily train that runs between Chennai Egmore and Kollam Junction in India. It is the successor of 115 years old Quilon Mail, which ran once upon a time in Meter Gauge lines between Madras and Quilon.
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