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href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kallidaikurichi&params=8.685_N_77.465_E_type:city(7531)_region:IN-TN"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">8°41′06″N</span> <span class="longitude">77°27′54″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">8.685°N 77.465°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">8.685; 77.465</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" 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class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">75 m (246 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2011)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">7,531</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Languages<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Official</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B5:30" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+5:30">UTC+5:30</a> (<a href="/wiki/Indian_Standard_Time" title="Indian Standard Time">IST</a>)</td></tr><tr 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title="File:Ta-கல்லிடைக்குறிச்சி.oga">ⓘ</a></sup></span></span>) or <b>Kalladaikurichi</b> is a town on the right bank of the <a href="/wiki/Thamiraparani_river" class="mw-redirect" title="Thamiraparani river">Thamiraparani river</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ambasamudram" title="Ambasamudram">Ambasamudram</a> <a href="/wiki/Taluk" class="mw-redirect" title="Taluk">Taluk</a> of <a href="/wiki/Tirunelveli_district" title="Tirunelveli district">Tirunelveli district</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>, a southern state of India. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kallidaikurichi&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>'Kal + idai + kurichi' meaning exactly in Tamil, a village in the midst of hills. (In Sanskrit it has been translated in the 'Bhojanadi' (an astrological treatise) as 'Shilaa - madhya - Hariswam'. In the Thamrabarani Mahatmya of the Matsya Purama, it has been translated as 'Shila - Shalipuram').<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kallidaikurichi&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tamiraparni_River">Tamiraparni River</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kallidaikurichi&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Tamiraparni River"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Thamirabarani_River" title="Thamirabarani River">Thamirabarani River</a> or Tamiraparni, flows through Kallidaikurichi & <a href="/wiki/Ambasamudram" title="Ambasamudram">Ambasamudram</a>. Originating from the <a href="/wiki/Pothigai" title="Pothigai">Pothigai</a> malai (also known as <a href="/wiki/Agasthiyamalai" class="mw-redirect" title="Agasthiyamalai">Agasthiyamalai</a>) part of the <a href="/wiki/Agasthyamalai_Biosphere_Reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve">Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve</a>, it flows down to the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Mannar_Marine_National_Park" title="Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park">Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Bengal" title="Bay of Bengal">Bay of Bengal</a> after traveling for about 125 kilometers in <a href="/wiki/Punnaikayal" title="Punnaikayal">Punnaikayal</a>, a coastal town in <a href="/wiki/Thoothukudi_district" title="Thoothukudi district">Thoothukudi district</a>. In the hills are a number of waterfalls, such as KalyanaTheertham Falls, Banatheertham Falls, Agasthiyar Falls, Manimuthar Falls etc,.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kallidaikurichi&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Like most parts of Tamil Nadu, the climate here is rather hot, except during the rainy season of the November/December months. During summer strong gusty winds are frequent. Precipitation and wind patterns are very similar to that of <a href="/wiki/Ambasamudram" title="Ambasamudram">Ambasamudram</a> <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p><br /> </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Ambasamudram, Tamil Nadu </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.0<br />(86.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.7<br />(89.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF9900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.5<br />(92.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF9900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.7<br />(92.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF9900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.2<br />(93.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.7<br />(90.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.8<br />(89.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.2<br />(90.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.5<br />(90.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.5<br />(88.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.8<br />(85.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.5<br />(85.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">31.9<br />(89.5) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.1<br />(71.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.7<br />(72.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.2<br />(75.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.4<br />(77.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.2<br />(79.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.5<br />(77.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.2<br />(77.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.1<br />(77.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.8<br />(76.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.3<br />(75.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.3<br />(73.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.4<br />(72.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">24.3<br />(75.7) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #C7C7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37<br />(1.5) </td> <td style="background: #CDCDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30<br />(1.2) </td> <td style="background: #B8B8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">47<br />(1.9) </td> <td style="background: #8080FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">82<br />(3.2) </td> <td style="background: #9595FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71<br />(2.8) </td> <td style="background: #8888FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77<br />(3.0) </td> <td style="background: #A5A5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">60<br />(2.4) </td> <td style="background: #C4C4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">39<br />(1.5) </td> <td style="background: #AAAAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">55<br />(2.2) </td> <td style="background: #0000DE; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">193<br />(7.6) </td> <td style="background: #0000C6; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">202<br />(8.0) </td> <td style="background: #7171FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">95<br />(3.7) </td> <td style="background: #8282FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">988<br />(39) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: Climate-Data.org<sup id="cite_ref-Climate-Data.org_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Climate-Data.org-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Flora_and_Fauna">Flora and Fauna</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kallidaikurichi&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Flora and Fauna"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This southern end of the Western Ghats, is full of flora and fauna. Kalakkad Mundanthurai Range is a wild life park under <a href="/wiki/Project_Tiger" title="Project Tiger">Project Tiger</a>. Kallidaikurichi has a good bird population, where both residing and migratory birds enjoy the landscape. Birds like <a href="/wiki/Black_Kite" class="mw-redirect" title="Black Kite">Black Kite</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brahminy_Kite" class="mw-redirect" title="Brahminy Kite">Brahminy Kite</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spot-billed_pelican" title="Spot-billed pelican">Spot-billed pelican</a>, <a href="/wiki/Painted_stork" title="Painted stork">Painted stork</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rose_ringed_parakeet" class="mw-redirect" title="Rose ringed parakeet">Rose ringed parakeet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Black-headed_Ibis" class="mw-redirect" title="Black-headed Ibis">Black-headed Ibis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Green_bee-eater" title="Green bee-eater">Green bee-eater</a>, <a href="/wiki/Red-wattled_lapwing" title="Red-wattled lapwing">Red-wattled lapwing</a>, <a href="/wiki/White-throated_kingfisher" title="White-throated kingfisher">White-throated kingfisher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pied_Kingfisher" class="mw-redirect" title="Pied Kingfisher">Pied Kingfisher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Paradise_Flycatcher" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Paradise Flycatcher">Indian Paradise Flycatcher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asian_Koel" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian Koel">Asian Koel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oriental_Darter" class="mw-redirect" title="Oriental Darter">Oriental Darter</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_myena&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indian myena (page does not exist)">Indian myena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Black_Drongo" class="mw-redirect" title="Black Drongo">Black Drongo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cattle_Egret" class="mw-redirect" title="Cattle Egret">Cattle Egret</a> etc., are commonly seen. Migratory birds like <a href="/wiki/Northern_Pintail" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Pintail">Northern Pintail</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bar-headed_Goose" class="mw-redirect" title="Bar-headed Goose">Bar-headed Goose</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Eurasian_Wigeon" class="mw-redirect" title="Eurasian Wigeon">Eurasian Wigeon</a> etc., also recorded. Every year, Tamiraparni Waterbird Census have been conducted by the Tirunelveli District Administration, jointly with Forest Department and <a href="/wiki/Ashoka_Trust_for_Research_in_Ecology_and_the_Environment" title="Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment">Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment</a> (ATREE)'s Agasthyamalai Community Conservation Centre. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kallidaikurichi&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Population">Population</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kallidaikurichi&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Population"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="notheme barbox tleft" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:auto; background: white; color: black;"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ddd"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Religious census</th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;">Religion</td> <td style="width:100px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;">Percent(%)</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hindu</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Orange; width:82.31%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">82.31%</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Muslim</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Green; width:13.32%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">13.32%</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christian</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:purple; width:4.3%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">4.3%</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Sikhism" title="Sikhism">Sikh</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:yellow; width:0.01%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.01%</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhist</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Gold; width:0.01%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.01%</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Other</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:grey; width:0.00%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.00%</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Irreligion" title="Irreligion">No religion</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:violet; width:0.06%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.06%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> <p><br /> As of 2001<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kallidaikurichi&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> India <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kallidaikurichi had a population of 25,710. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Kallidaikurichi has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 71%. In Kallidaikurichi, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government_and_politics">Government and politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kallidaikurichi&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Government and politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Subdivisions">Subdivisions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kallidaikurichi&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Subdivisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kallidaikurichi seems to have had the following subdivisions - Madakkurichi, Velankurichi, Cherakumaran and Kallidaikurichi.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kallidaikurichi&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kallidaikurichi and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Appalam,_murukku&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Appalam, murukku (page does not exist)">appalam, murukku</a> are almost synonymous. Appalam making is a major <a href="/wiki/Cottage_industry" class="mw-redirect" title="Cottage industry">cottage industry</a> here. It is nationally known for its quality and taste and is sent almost all over India.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Agriculture">Agriculture</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kallidaikurichi&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Agriculture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rice is the main crop here. Other crops are groundnut (peanuts), chilies (red pepper) and cotton, though these are seen less frequently nowadays.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The tea plantations are operated by the <a href="/wiki/Bombay_Burmah_Trading_Corporation" title="Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation">Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation</a> Ltd on forest lands leased by the government of Tamil Nadu. There are three tea estates within the Manjolai area.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kannadian_Channel">Kannadian Channel</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kallidaikurichi&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Kannadian Channel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Kannadian channel has been constructed at the confluence of the Manimuthar and Thamirabarani rivers near Chinna Sankarankovil, a small village near Ambasamudram & Kallidaikurichi town, about 42 kilometers from Tirunelveli. This Kannadian Channel connects the drought prone areas Of Sathankulam, Thisayanvilai by Intralinking Of Thamirabarani, Karumeniyar And <a href="/wiki/Nambiyar_River" title="Nambiyar River">Nambiyar Rivers</a> In Tirunelveli And Thoothukudi Districts Of Tamil Nadu. <a href="/wiki/Tamirabarani-Nambiar_Link_Canal" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamirabarani-Nambiar Link Canal">Tamirabarani-Nambiar Link Canal</a> project - Formation Of New Flood Carrier Canal From LS 6.5 Km Of Existing Kannadian Channel is under progress. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kallidaikurichi&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Temples">Temples</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kallidaikurichi&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Temples"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kallidaikurichi's <a href="/wiki/Hindu" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindu">Hindu</a> shrines have high-rise <a href="/wiki/Gopuram" title="Gopuram">gopurams</a>. </p> <ul><li>Sri Aadhivaraha perumal Temple</li> <li>Velakurichi Adheenam</li> <li>Thiruvavaduthurai Adheenam</li> <li>Sri Kumarar koil</li> <li>Sri Manenthiappar Temple</li> <li>Sri Pagazhikuththar Temple</li> <li>Sri Kulasekaramudayar Temple</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Idol_theft">Idol theft</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kallidaikurichi&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Idol theft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A 16th century bronze <a href="/wiki/Nataraja" title="Nataraja">Nataraja</a> idol, along with 3 other idols were stolen from the Kulasekaramudayar Temple in 1982.<sup id="cite_ref-ABC_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABC-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TH_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TH-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Idol Wing of the <a href="/wiki/Criminal_Investigation_Department_(India)" title="Criminal Investigation Department (India)">Criminal Investigation Department</a> Department (IW-CID) has traced the Nataraja idol to the <a href="/wiki/Art_Gallery_of_South_Australia" title="Art Gallery of South Australia">Art Gallery of South Australia</a> museum in <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TH2_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TH2-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The idol was successfully <b>repatriated</b> to the temple in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TOI_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TOI-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TH3_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TH3-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music_and_films">Music and films</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kallidaikurichi&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Music and films"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Muthuswami_Dikshitar" title="Muthuswami Dikshitar">Muthuswami Dikshitar</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Carnatic_music" title="Carnatic music">carnatic</a> composer, whose songs abound with geographic and <a href="/wiki/Iconographic" class="mw-redirect" title="Iconographic">iconographic</a> references, sings of the curative properties of the river Thamiraparani.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kallidaikurichi&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="By_Air">By Air</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kallidaikurichi&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: By Air"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nearby airports are Tuticorin Domestic Airport in Tamil Nadu, about 90 km away; and <a href="/wiki/Trivandrum_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Trivandrum International Airport">Trivandrum International Airport</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>, about 145 km away.Madurai International Airport 170 km.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rail">Rail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kallidaikurichi&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kallidaikurichi railway station is easily reachable to Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Sengottai. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="By_Road">By Road</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kallidaikurichi&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: By Road"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This town is located about 70 km north of <a href="/wiki/Kanyakumari" title="Kanyakumari">Kanyakumari</a> (Cape Comerin). The twin cities of <a href="/wiki/Tirunelveli" title="Tirunelveli">Tirunelveli</a> and <a href="/wiki/Palayamkottai" title="Palayamkottai">Palayamkottai</a> are about 35 km away.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kallidaikurichi&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>One of the educational institutions here was established over 160 years ago.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (June 2018)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> Originally called the <a href="/wiki/George_IV" title="George IV">George IV</a> English Middle School, it was later renamed the <a href="/wiki/Bal_Gangadhar_Tilak" title="Bal Gangadhar Tilak">Tilak</a> Vidyalaya after the independence of India. </p><p>Lakshmipathi Middle School, Kallidaikurichi was launched in 1939 under the legacy of the late headmaster A Ramalingam. Its students are renowned for their high positions and have a global presence. This school's primary medium of instruction is Tamil and the student teacher ratio is 33:1. The school tries to provide best learning environment.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The school provides education to students from class 1 to 8. This school's student strength is approximately 302. 525 books are there in the library of this school. </p><p>The school has given exceptional results in the academic sphere and its students have excelled in extra co-curricular activities. The percentage of students passing the exam is 100% with 78% scoring first grade.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kallidaikurichi&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Climate-Data.org-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Climate-Data.org_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> "CLIMATE: AMBASAMUDRAM, Tamil Nadu", Climate-Data.org. 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