Kovilpatti

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Kovilpatti
Special grade municipality
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Kovilpatti Kadalamittai, City,Kovilpatti railway, Main City,Government College arts,Kovilpatti hockey stadium, Kathiresan malai temple, and Kovilpatti Lakshmi Mill
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Kovilpatti
Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 9°10′22″N77°52′17″E / 9.172700°N 77.871500°E / 9.172700; 77.871500
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukudi
Government
  TypeSpecial grade Municipality
  BodyKovilpatti Special grade Municipality
Area
  Total
76.71 km2 (29.62 sq mi)
  Rank13
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Population
  Total
343,565 -Kovilpatti taluka 95,057-Kovilpatti city
  Density4,479/km2 (11,600/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Tamil Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration TN 69, TN 96 (Kovilpatti RTO)
Website1) municipality.tn.gov.in/kovilpatti 2) www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/kovilpatti/

OVERVIEW:

Geography

Climate

Demographics

Population

Religion

Religious census
ReligionPercent(%)
Hindu
92.29%
Christian
5.12%
Muslim
2.48%
Sikh
0.01%
Buddhist
0.01%
Other
0.08%

Government and politics

Economy

Culture/Cityscape

Veerapandiya Kattabomman Memorial Kattabomman-memorial.jpg
Veerapandiya Kattabomman Memorial

Landmarks

Hockey and Kovilpatti

->Kovilpatti is fondly known as Hockeypatti [19]

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SDAT hockey stadium in Kovilpatti

->Annual events like the Lakshmi Ammal Memorial All India Hockey Tournament attract top teams from across the country [19]

Contents

References

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  13. "Kovilpatti Election Result 2021 LIVE: Kovilpatti MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  14. "Kovilpatti municipality chairman".
  15. Gerald, Olympia Shilpa (19 January 2013). "In search of Kovilpatti Kadalai mittai". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  16. "Towards transfarmation". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  17. 1 2 "Places of visit". Kovilpatti Municipality. 2011. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 migrator (13 May 2017). "Kovilpatti, a pioneer in hockey in Tamil Nadu". www.dtnext.in. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  19. 1 2 எல்.பிரபாகரன் (24 May 2024). "கோவில்பட்டியில் துவங்கியது அகில இந்திய ஹாக்கி திருவிழா: இந்திய அளவில் 16 அணிகள் பங்கேற்பு". ABP Nadu (in Tamil). Retrieved 13 September 2025.