Chinnasalem
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Chinnasalem is a panchayat town in Viluppuram district
Viluppuram District
Villupuram is one of the thirty districts which make up Tamil Nadu state situated on the southern tip of India. The district headquarters is located at Villupuram. Villupuram district came into existence on 30 September 1993 when it was created out of South Arcot district...

  in the state of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

.

Demographics

India census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Chinnasalem had a population of 19519. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Chinnasalem has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 50.5%; with male literacy of 78% and female literacy of 50%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economics

The economy of Chinnasalem is primarily agricultural, including cultivation of Rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...

, Tapioca
Tapioca
Tapioca is a starch extracted Manihot esculenta. This species, native to the Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and most of the West Indies, is now cultivated worldwide and has many names, including cassava, manioc, aipim,...

, Cotton
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....

, Vegetables, Dairy Farming
Dairy farming
Dairy farming is a class of agricultural, or an animal husbandry, enterprise, for long-term production of milk, usually from dairy cows but also from goats and sheep, which may be either processed on-site or transported to a dairy factory for processing and eventual retail sale.Most dairy farms...

, and Turmeric
Turmeric
Turmeric is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is native to tropical South Asia and needs temperatures between 20 °C and 30 °C and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive...

. Chinnasalem's weekly market serves the surrounding village areas.

Chinnasalem is the supplier of rice to south India. Because, Chinnasalem having nearly 75 modern rice mills and the surrounding areas. It is the first town in Tamil Nadu and south India, which is having more than 30 rice mills within town limit and they are a major source of employment locally. Chinnasalem rice producers won "Gem of India" award, honored by Government of India for the quality rice production.

There are also some sago factories that produce Sago
Sago
Sago is a starch extracted in the spongy center or pith, of various tropical palm stems, Metroxylon sagu. It is a major staple food for the lowland peoples of New Guinea and the Moluccas, where it is called saksak and sagu. A type of flour, called sago flour, is made from sago. The largest supply...

 from tapioca
Tapioca
Tapioca is a starch extracted Manihot esculenta. This species, native to the Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and most of the West Indies, is now cultivated worldwide and has many names, including cassava, manioc, aipim,...

.In and around of chinnasalem having rice bran oil mills that produce oils like ground nut oils which is mostly use by Japanese. Chinnasalem is also known for their wood crafts. These industries export to other parts of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

 and internationally.

In Tamil Nadu, in this town and surrounding areas having more than 1000 no of Paddy harvesters. These peoples are going all over Tamil Nadu, southern Andhara and southern Karnataka for paddy harvesting.

The Aavin milk chilling center is located in chinnasalem. In this Aavin milk chilling center collects milk from more than 50 villages near by the town. In this milk chilling center runs successfully nearly 25 years..

Educational institutions

Chinnasalem has many schools which made district state toppers. There are so many teacher training institutions and B.Ed institutions located in and around the town.

Colleges

  1. Idhaya Engineering College for Women
    Idhaya Engineering College for Women
    The Idhaya Engineering College for Women is an all women's Catholic engineering college founded in 2001 by the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Congregation, Pondicherry. Offering Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Technology degrees, the campus is located in Chinnasalem,...

  2. Mahabharathi Engineering college



I Like Chinnasalem Town because of my dear friend who born and brought up in this greatest town of Tamil Nadu
- Karthikeyan Kathirvel (Dindigul)

Schools

1. Little Flower Hr Sec School.

2. Milton Matriculation School

3. Oli Matriculation School

4. Kurinji Matriculation School

5. Government Boys & girls Higher Secondary School. (1 each)

6. Jeevan Matriculation School

7. Sakthi Matriculation School

8. Bharathi Matriculation School

9. American Matriculation School

10.Sri Saradha Vidhyalaya Nursery and Primary School

Totally Primary and Middle Schools Are 14

1. Shree Balaji Teacher Training Institute

2. Bharathi Teacher Training and B.Ed institution

3. Dr. Radhakrishnan Teacher Training and B.Ed institution

4. T.M.S. Teacher Training and B.Ed institution

5. Sakthi Teacher Training and B.Ed institution

Road links

This town is the midpoint between Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

 and Coimbatore
Coimbatore
Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....

 (approximately 247 km each way) and between Salem and Villupuram (approx 85 km from either point). The town is well connected by buses from Villupuram, Salem, Erode
Erode
Erode is a city, a municipal corporation and the headquarters of Erode district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It is situated at the center of the South Indian Peninsula, about southwest from the state capital Chennai and on the banks of the rivers Cauvery and Bhavani, between 11° 19.5"...

, Coimbatore, Chennai and the northern region of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

. Buses also run from Perambalur
Perambalur
Perambalur is a district headquarters and a taluk and municipality in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Perambalur District came in to existence after trifurcation of Tiruchirappalli district with effect from 30.09.1995.- Geography :...

, Thiruvannamalai, Trichy, Namakkal, Cuddalore
Cuddalore
Cuddalore is a fast growing industrial city and headquarter of Cuddalore district in the Tamil Nadu state of southern India. Located south of Pondicherry on the coast of Bay of Bengal, Cuddalore has a large number of industries which employ a great deal of the city's population.Cuddalore is known...

 districts.

Along NH 68
National Highway 68 (India)
National Highway 68 is a National Highway in India entirely within the state of Tamil Nadu. It runs between Ulundurpettai and Salem in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu for a total of . It connects with NH 7 and NH 47 at Salem. NH 68 connects NH 45 and SH 69 at Ulundurpettai.- Traffic :NH 68 is one...

, buses run frequently from Cochin and Northern Kerala to Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

, Salem to Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

, Kallakurichi to Salem city through Chinnasalem.

Train links

The town's railway station serves trains on the route to Mettur
Mettur
Mettur is an industrial Town municipality in Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is best known for the Mettur Dam.However in recent years it has been associated with rampant industrial polluting, with the Chennai-based Community Environmental Monitoring arguing in their report...

, Cuddalore
Cuddalore
Cuddalore is a fast growing industrial city and headquarter of Cuddalore district in the Tamil Nadu state of southern India. Located south of Pondicherry on the coast of Bay of Bengal, Cuddalore has a large number of industries which employ a great deal of the city's population.Cuddalore is known...

, Rameshwaram, Nagore
Nagore
Nagore is a town in the Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located approximately 16 km south of Karaikal and 4 km north of Nagapattinam. Tiruvarur , Mayiladuthurai , Muthupet are nearby towns. It has a population of approximately 90,000. The prime attraction is the renowned...

, Pondicherry, Kanyakumari, Salem, Coimbatore
Coimbatore
Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....

, Cochin, Madurai
Madurai
Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...

, Trichy, Mangalore
Mangalore
Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...

, Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

 and Chennai.

The New Garib Ratham Train has introduced from Pondicherry to Yeshwantapur(Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

) through Hosur
Hosur
Hosur is a town and a municipality in Krishnagiri district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.The name of the town is from Kannada language which means 'New settlement/town' . It is a taluk of Krishnagiri district. It is located about 40 kilometres south-east of Bangalore and 38 kilometres from...

, Salem, vridhachalam, villupuram.

Pondicherry to Mangalore
Mangalore
Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...

 Express weekly once via vridhachalam, villupuram, Salem, Coimbatore
Coimbatore
Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....

, Mahe

Chennai Egmore to Salem JN Express Daily

Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

 to Nagore
Nagore
Nagore is a town in the Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located approximately 16 km south of Karaikal and 4 km north of Nagapattinam. Tiruvarur , Mayiladuthurai , Muthupet are nearby towns. It has a population of approximately 90,000. The prime attraction is the renowned...

 Fast Passenger ( stopped for gauge conversion and announced. yet to start )

Special Express Trains:

Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

 to Trichy via Salem and Vridhachalam

Chennai Egmore
Chennai Egmore
Chennai Egmore , formerly known as Madras Egmore, is a railway station in Egmore, Chennai , South India. The station acts as the arrival and departure point for trains connecting Chennai and southern, central Tamil Nadu and Kerala.This is one of the two main railway terminals in the city along with...

 to Coimbatore
Coimbatore
Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....


Air links

The Nearest Domestic Airports are Salem Airport
Salem Airport (India)
Salem Airport is located in Kamalapuram, Salem, India. This airport serves Salem city and the districts of Salem, Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri. Salem Airport is being connected only by from Chennai....

 which is 85 km west of the town, Pondicherry 130 km, Madurai
Madurai
Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...

 240 km and Coimbatore
Coimbatore
Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....

 240 km.

Domestic and International Airports are Tiruchirapalli
Tiruchirapalli
Tiruchirappalli ) , also called Tiruchi or Trichy , is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli District. It is the fourth largest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu and also the fourth largest urban agglomeration in the state...

 100 km, Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

 250 km, Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

 285 km.

Places of worship

  1. Chinnathirupathi
  2. Gangatheeswarar temple
  3. Varadhrajaperumal temples
  4. Drowpathy Amman temple Therottam(Temple car
    Temple car
    Temple cars are chariots used to carry representations of Hindu gods. The car is usually used on festival days, when many people pull the cart....

    ) and Maariamman Therottam festivals are very famous in surrounding areas, which is attract more people from other districts also.sivan koil .
  5. Thirukundram and Kattukottai are familiar Lord Murugan temple situated on hill, which is famous for Panguni uthiram. Both are away from 8 km and 20 km respctively.
  6. Aragalur
    Aragalur
    Aragalur is a village in Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is about 6 km from Thalaivasal and 70 km from Salem.-Etymology:...

     Bhairava
    Bhairava
    Bhairava , sometimes known as Bhairo or Bhairon or Bhairadya or Bheruji , Kaala Bhairavar or Vairavar , is the fierce manifestation of Lord Shiva associated with annihilation...

    r puja is celebrated in a grand way at the Sri Kamanada Eswar
    Shiva
    Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...

     temple on the 8th day after the new moon
    New moon
    In astronomical terminology, the new moon is the lunar phase that occurs when the Moon, in its monthly orbital motion around Earth, lies between Earth and the Sun, and is therefore in conjunction with the Sun as seen from Earth...

     day (Ashtami) at midnight. This is probably the only temple having like this Bairavar pooja in Tamil Nadu. It is about 10 km away from this town. .
  7. Veerabayangaram
    Veerabayangaram
    Veerabayangaram is a village in Viluppuram District, Kallakurichi Taluk of Tamilnadu.-Transportation:There are many servers available in this village...

     and Nallathur temples festival are locally familiar.
  8. Namasivayapuram temple is known for its Arthanareeswarar like Tiruchengode
    Tiruchengode
    -Location:Tiruchengode is in south India in the state of Tamil Nadu, approximately 18 km from the City of Erode, 44 km from Salem, and 35 km from Namakkal.-Major Occupations:...

    . It is located 6 km away from this town
  9. Melnaariyappanoor Church. The 100 year old famous church is situated in Chennai - Selam highway and 6 km from Chinna Salem. The church is constructed by the Kunchaan, a devotee of St. Anthoniyar.

The Every Year June-13th should celebrated for St. Anthoniyar festival, attended and celebrated for 10 Lakhs people. Government Transport corporation running the bus facility in this festival all over cities in Tamil Nadu. Most people come by bullock cart, which are quite scenic, which makes for heavy traffic on National Highway 68
National Highway 68 (India)
National Highway 68 is a National Highway in India entirely within the state of Tamil Nadu. It runs between Ulundurpettai and Salem in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu for a total of . It connects with NH 7 and NH 47 at Salem. NH 68 connects NH 45 and SH 69 at Ulundurpettai.- Traffic :NH 68 is one...

  1. Ponparapi Eswarn Kovil. In This temple is an ancient Temple, it Located at 3 km in nearby Chinnasalem Town, It was built in 11th Century by Cholas, it’s totally damaged, now rebuilt for this temple. The Pradosha Pooja is famous in every month. This is probably, in honor of the Magadesn, the Magadai Mandalam
    Magadai
    Magadai or Magadai Mandalam was a Tamil dynasty that flourished during the 13th and 14th centuries near the modern-day Aragalur. Aragalurudaiya Ponparappinan Rajarajadevan, alias Magadesan, was the Bana chief who ruled this region around 1197...

     Chief of Aragalur
    Aragalur
    Aragalur is a village in Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is about 6 km from Thalaivasal and 70 km from Salem.-Etymology:...

    . The Maha Sivarathri Festival is quite famous
  2. Koogaiyur which is 12 km away from this town having 12th centuries Chola`s 5 Eeswaran and Perumal Temples.

Boardings

  • M.C.K Lodge A/C
  • Sengunthar Lodge A/C
  • Raj Bhavan Deluxe Lodge
  • Anandas Deluxe Lodge A/C andRestarunt With A/C bar

Places of interest

Kalvarayan Hills , Komugi Dam are about 18 km from this town, which is familiar for summer vocational for local people and also to Villupuram, Salem, Cuddalore, Perambalore district. And Forest is near to this town about 3 km on the way to nainarpalayam village, which is having so many animals like deer, fox etc...

Here another one important place is Attupannai or Sheep Farm,which is the Asia's first biggest farm (nearly 1700 Acres). It is located at V.Kootroad which is suburban of Chinnasalem on NH68. Here over thousand no of sheeps and cocks are there. Recently Pigs also growing.which is having so many animals like deer, fox, pee-cook also available.

Politics

Chinnasalem assembly constituency is part of Kallakkurichi
Kallakkurichi
Kallakurichi is a municipality in Viluppuram district in state of Tamil Nadu, India.-Demographics: India census, Kallakurichi had a population of 36,742. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Kallakurichi has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of...

Lok Sabha constituency (before it was under Rasipuram Lok Sabha constituency).
Some of our dirty politicians from sankarapuram, kallakurichi and katchirayapalayam with the help of local selfish leaders, demolished the chinnasalem assembly constituency for their personal interests without the knowledge and interests of chinnasalem people. For kallakurichi lok sabha constituency, Chinnasalem is the middle area of all sides and it's surrounded with more than 50 villages.All the villages comes under chinnasalem union and all the people had an easy access to reach town for complaining their own village issues. Due to the constituency change, now it is very difficult to reach Member of Legislative Assembly. Also Chinnasalem is one of the emerging educational and industrial hub of south arcot area. so, our politicians will take efforts to make Chinnasalem as assembly or Lok Sabha constituency.
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