Eriyur

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Eriyur
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Eriyur
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Eriyur
Eriyur (India)
Coordinates: 10°02′20″N78°30′45″E / 10.0389646°N 78.5125496°E / 10.0389646; 78.5125496 Coordinates: 10°02′20″N78°30′45″E / 10.0389646°N 78.5125496°E / 10.0389646; 78.5125496
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Taluk Singampunari block
Government
 • TypeGrama Panchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,353 [1]
Languages
 • Official Tamil, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal Code
630566 [2]
Telephone code04577 [3]
Lok Sabha constituency Sivaganga (Lok Sabha constituency) [4]
State Assembly Constituency Tiruppattur (state assembly constituency, Sivaganga)

Eriyur is a village in Singampunari Taluk [5] [6] in Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is a large village consisting of two Panchayat villages: Eriyur and Mampatti Devasthanam. The adjoining villages Valayapatti and Ulaginipatti are also administratively and culturally linked to Eriyur. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] It is a constituent of the ancient "MayilrayanKottai Nadu" once, which was a part of 'Sivagangai Seemai'.

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Location

It is located 26 km North from District headquarters Sivagangai. Other nearby towns are Melur and Tirupathur. It is about 8 km away from Thirukoshtiyur which has one of the 108 Divya desam temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu. S.Mampatti ( 4 km ), Namanur ( 9.2 km ), Alavakottai ( 7.1 km ), Kattanipatti ( 9.3 km ), Mallakottai ( 7 km ),Jeyankondanilai(8 km), Madagupatti ( 7.7 km ) are the nearby Villages to Eriyur. It is well connected to Tirupathur, Melur and Madurai by private and Tamil Nadu State Transport bus lines. [13]

History

Eriyur is a modern village with long history and deep links to heritage. It is a constituent of the ancient "MayilrayanKottai Nadu". Main occupation of the people is agriculture and trading.

Culture

Main attraction of the village is the Malai Marundheeeswarar Temple (Tamil : மலை மருந்தீஸ்வரர் ஆலயம்). It is located at the top of the hill on the eastern side of the village. This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. "Pankuni Uthiram" festival celebrated in the month of March/ April is the major annual festival in this village. It is a 10-day festival for Lord Muruga situated in the Malai Marundheeswarar temple. This festival attracts devotees from around the villages. Most of the natives living outside of the village returns home to participate in the festival. Another major festival is the Pongal festival in the month of January.

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References

  1. ↑ "Eriyur Village Population - Tirupathur - Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu".
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150311143736/http://www.indiapost.gov.in/pinsearch.aspx. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "Indian STD Code list / ISD Codes - Indian Yellow Pages - Indiacom Limited".
  4. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20150402090026/http://elections.tn.gov.in/pslist/english/sivaganga_eng.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ "CM orders creation of five new taluks". The New Indian Express. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  6. ↑ http://www.sivaganga.tn.nic.in/Admnsetu.html [ dead link ]
  7. ↑ http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/vill.php?dcode=23&centcode=0001&tlkname=Tirupathur#MAP [ dead link ]
  8. ↑ http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/pr_villages.php?dc=23&tlkname=Tirupathur&region=0001&lvl=taluk&size=1200 [ dead link ]
  9. ↑ http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/blks_info.php?dcode=23&blk_name=&dcodenew=25&drdblknew=7 [ dead link ]
  10. ↑ http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/pr_villages.php?dc=23&tlkname=Singampunari&region=7&lvl=block&size=1200 [ dead link ]
  11. ↑ Sivaganga district
  12. ↑ http://www.tnrd.gov.in/databases/Villages.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  13. ↑ Thirukoshtiyur


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