Ulagampatti

Ulagampatti Ulagampatty
Village
Ulagampatti Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Sivaganga district
Government
• Body	Ulagamapatti Panchayat Union
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	630 410
Telephone code	04577
Vehicle registration	TN-63
Lok Sabha constituency	Sivaganga
Civic agency	Ulagamapatti Panchayat Union
Avg. summer temperature	35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	22 °C (72 °F)

Ulagampatti (Tamil: உலகம்பட்டி) [1] is a village located in Tiruppathur Taluk in Sivagangai District, Tamil Nadu State, India.

It is also called the villages of Nagarathar's due to the majority of the Nagarathar's population.

Pin code: 630410 [2].

The nearest town is Ponnamaravathi, located 8 kilometers away. The nearest railway station is Manapparai, located 50.5 kilometers away.

Ulagampatti village has all the important facilities like bank Indian Bank, Post office, Police Station [3], Lord Siva and Murugan Temple (Ulaganatha Swami Temple and Murugan Gnaniyar Madam) and Elementary School schools [4], etc.

Temples in Ulagampatti include:

• Ulaganatha Swami Temple (one of the oldest temples)
• Gnaniyar Madam
• Aanginayar / Hanuman Kovil
• Namaiyya Temple
• Pillaiyar Temple
• Ulagampatti Shirdi Sai Baba Temple
• Perumal Temple (in the process of being built)

Economy

The main economic activity in Ulagampatti is agriculture. There is not much industrial activity in this village. There is a small-scale rice milling factory located near the post office. Recently the government has expanded the road facilities connecting Ulagampatti to the National Highways.

About Nagarathars

Nagarathar business people are Hindus, predominantly originating in the Chettinad region of Tamil Nadu. They have been trading with Southeast Asia since the heyday of the Chola empire, but in the 19th Century they migrated to countries throughout Southeast Asia. (See Tamil diaspora)

Nagarathars, (also known as Chettiars), were an important trading class of 19th and 20th century South East Asia and spread to Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Java, Sumatra, and Ho Chi Minh City. Changing political and economic situations since that time have caused many of these communities to disappear as their members returned to India or sought other, more hospitable homes.

Chettiars were traditionally involved in occupations like moneylending and wholesale trading. Banks established by Chettiars include the now defunct Bank of Chettinad, and the now ICICI merged Bank of Madura founded by Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar (an architect par excellence, textile don, highly principled educationist and philanthropist), Indian Overseas Bank founded by Shri. M. Ct. M. Chidambaram Chettiar, and Indian Bank founded by Raja Annamalai Chettiar. Nagarathars are known for their philanthropy; building temples, and schools and maintaining them throughout Asia.

Transportation

Ulagampatti is well connected by Roadways. Government operated frequent bus services are available from and to Ponnamaravathi(8 km), Thuvarankurichi, Singampunari, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai, Dindigul, Coimbatore, Rameswaram.

Facilities

• Ulagampatti Police Station
• Ulagampatti Indian Bank & Western Union Money Transfer
• Ulagampatti Post Office (with Speed Post)
• Ulagampatti Village Office (VO)
• Ulagampatti Government Secondary School
• Ulagampatti Village Library

Ulagampatti Postal Services

Ulagampatti is a Sub Post Office with PIN CODE 630410 and supports the following neighbouring Branch(B.O) post offices. Ulagampatti S.O, Kattukudipatti B.O, Kilavayal B.O, Mandakudipatti B.O, Neduvayal B.O, Tiruvalandur B.O, V.Pudur B.O, Varapur B.O.

See also

• Ponnamaravathi
• Tiruppathur
• Piranmalai