Pasur, Coimbatore

Last updated May 01, 2019

Pasur is a gram panchayat in the Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu, India.^[1]

A gram panchayat is the only grassroots-level of panchayati raj formalised local self-governance system in India at the village or small-town level, and has a sarpanch as its elected head.

Coimbatore District is a district in the Kongu Nadu region of the state of Tamil Nadu. Coimbatore is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is one of the most industrialized districts and a major textile, industrial, commercial, educational, information technology, healthcare and manufacturing hub of Tamil Nadu. The region is bounded by Tiruppur district in the east, Nilgiris district in the north, Erode district in the north-east, Palghat district and Idukki district of neighboring state of Kerala in the west and south respectively. As of 2011, Coimbatore district had a population of 3,458,045 with a sex-ratio of 1,000 and literacy rate of 84%.

Tamil Nadu, formerly Madras State, is one of the 29 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian subcontinent and is bordered by the union territory of Puducherry and the South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. It is bounded by the Eastern Ghats on the north, by the Nilgiri Mountains, the Meghamalai Hills, and Kerala on the west, by the Bay of Bengal in the east, by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait on the southeast, and by the Indian Ocean on the south. The state shares a maritime border with the nation of Sri Lanka.

History

The name Pasur literally means place of cows.^{[ citation needed ]} It is also known as Kovil Nagaram, meaning temple town, because it has more than ten Hindu temples and also a mosque near by Allikulathottam.^{[ citation needed ]}

Pasur has a history dated back to 14th century, when people settled in the area during the time of the Vijayanagara Empire.^{[ citation needed ]}

Vijayanagara Empire Hindu kingdom in Southern India (14th–17th century)

The Vijayanagara Empire was based in the Deccan Plateau region in South India. It was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of Sangama Dynasty. The empire rose to prominence as a culmination of attempts by the southern powers to ward off Islamic invasions by the end of the 13th century. It lasted until 1646, although its power declined after a major military defeat in the Battle of Talikota in 1565 by the combined armies of the Deccan sultanates. The empire is named after its capital city of Vijayanagara, whose ruins surround present day Hampi, now a World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India. The writings of medieval European travelers such as Domingo Paes, Fernão Nunes, and Niccolò Da Conti, and the literature in local languages provide crucial information about its history. Archaeological excavations at Vijayanagara have revealed the empire's power and wealth.

The famous Koothu (story of prakalnath- Hindu god vishnu) is performed here during 18th centuries. Koothu (street dramas) by and by disappeared from village due to younger generation failed to continue the age old KOOTHU. Pasur is also famous for its vishnu Bajjans, every Saturday Bajjan's has been performed by famous singers of the village. Bajjans also slowly disappearing from village due to lack of interest among younger generation.^{[ citation needed ]}

Koothu or Therukoothu (jwalith)(Tamil: கூத்து), is an ancient art, where artists play songs with dance and music in storytelling the epics, performed in Tamil; it is a folk art originated from the early Tamil country. But more precisely Koothu refers to either Terukuttu (Tamil:தெருக்கூத்து) or Kattaikkuttu. The terms Terukkuttu and Kattaikkuttu are often used interchangeably in modern times; however, historically the two terms appear to have distinguished, at least in certain villages, between two different kinds of performance: while Terukkuttu referred to mobile performances in a procession, Kattaikkuttu denotes overnight, narrative performances at a fixed performance space. Koothu as a form of entertainment reached its peak hundreds of years ago in Tamil Nadu, as mentioned in the Sangam texts about the development of iyal (literature), isai (music) and natagam (drama). Going beyond just a means of entertainment, koothu educates the rural people about religion and their history.

Administration

There are six small villages in the Pasur panchayat:

Pasur
Kammala thotti palayam
Kalakurichi
Pudhu palayam
Thokku palayam
Ammachettipudur

Facilities

Pasur has a government welfare middle school, Indian bank, post office, VAO office, Panchayat office, government funded society, shops, hotels and bakeries. It has connectivity to Coimbatore and Sathyamangalam, via National Highway 209, and Avinashi. The nearest town is Annur from where its easy to commute to places like Ooty (direct buses), Mettupalayam, Thiruppur and others. The nearest railway stations are at Coimbatore and Mettupalayam.

Sathyamangalam Town in Tamil Nadu, India

Sathyamangalam is a town and municipality in Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It lies on the banks of river Bhavani, a tributary of River Cauvery in the foothills of the Western Ghats. It is about 65 km from Erode ,55 km from Tiruppur and 70 km from Coimbatore. As of 2011, the town had a population of 57,814.

Avinashi is a Special grade Town Panchayat and taluk headquarter in Tirupur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the fastest growing eastern suburb of Coimbatore. Avinashi is one among the seven taluks of Tirupur district. It is one of the popular pilgrim destination in Kongunadu region. Avinashi is located on National Highway NH544, which now bypasses the town. It is a town with rich cultural heritage and also coping up with the fast developments of the adjacent city. The history of the town is centred around the Avinasilingeswarar temple.

Annur is a town panchayat and taluk headquarters of Annur Taluk of Coimbatore district. It is a suburb of Coimbatore city located north-east about 30 kilometres from the center of the city. Nearest airport is Coimbatore International Airport, which is about 27 kilometres and the nearest railway station is Coimbatore Central, which is about 30 kilometres away. Other cities/towns nearby Annur are Mettupalayam, which is 21 kilometres away in the west, Avanashi, which is 18 kilometres away in the east and Punjai Puliampatti, which is about 18 kilometres in the north.Annur has police station with Karumathampatti sub division.

Nearby panchayaths are

North East - Pongalore panchayat
West - Annur, Mettupalayam
South - Alla Palayam

Due to industrialization, Pasur developed rapidly during 2000 to 2010.^{[ citation needed ]} The panchayat has four textile mills, an agriculture seed company and two engineering firms (automobile spares manufacturing companies in Kammala Thotti Palayam).^{[ citation needed ]} There are also a few automobile companies, mainly LGB's (famous auto mobile company) subcontractors, are located in Kammala Thotti Palayam.^{[ citation needed ]}

The people are mostly farmers and hand weavers^{[ citation needed ]} but the younger generation are moving out to cities and abroad for jobs and higher studies.^{[ citation needed ]}.

Festivals

Thai Pongal, chithirai kani - Tamil varuda pirappu, Ugadi and Amman kovil festival. Pongal has been celebrated grandly in pasur, during pongal people from pasur gather at kuppayamman temple (200 years old small Amman temple) and do kummi kind of dance with singing song.

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References

↑ Beneficiary Abstract Habitation Level Report, National Social Assistance Programme, Government of India.

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[1] Beneficiary Abstract Habitation Level Report, National Social Assistance Programme, Government of India.