Panpoli

Panpoli
city
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirunelveli
Population (2011)
• Total	9,313
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	627807
Telephone code	04633
Sex ratio	1.015 ♂/♀
Literacy	66%

Panpoli is a village situated near Sengottai in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, India.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Panpoli had a population of 9313. Males constitute 4692 of the population and females 4621. Panpoli has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 57%. In Panpoli, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.According to 2011 Indian religious census Panpoli has 70% of Hindu Population followed by 29% of Muslims and 0.6% of Christians.

Civic Administration

Panpoli has been entitled with 15 wards as a Town Panchayat.

Current office bearers for the term (2011–2016)

• Town Panchayat Chairman : R.Sankara Subramanian - AIADMK
• Vice Chairman : M.Kaja Mohaideen - AIADMK

Economy

Panpoli's economy is mainly agro-based. The Village acts as a focal point for food grains transported from the adjoining areas of the Tirunelveli district and Kerala mainly. Furthermore there are many males working overseas and sending back money to their families. Due to that the locals are doing better in many ways, with some of them building bigger houses and other buildings.

There has been ongoing public upgrades such as road works in the area over the past year.

Agriculture

Agriculture in Panpoli is the main source of livelihood for most of the people of Panpoli. Rice and Coconut Cultivation has been the major occupation of the local inhabitants. since the land is ideally suited for growing crops like Rice and coccunut.

Transportation

Bus available for Chennai:

• Chennai ultra deluxe buses

184 UD, two buses are regularly operated from Sengottai,
184 UD, video coach

Trains available at Sengottai include(4 km From Panpoli):

• Sengottai – Madurai Passenger
• Sengottai – Chennai Egmore Pothigai Express
• Sengottai - Tirunelveli Passenger
• Punalur-Sengottai Passenger(Stoppted due Broadguage conversion)

These two depots operate buses from Sengottai to various cities of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala. The main cities are Chennai, Tirupur, Coimbatore, Trichy, Madurai, Tiruchendur, Tuticorin, Srivilliputtur and Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu and Thiruvananthapuram UD, Pathanamthitta, Kottarakkara, Kottayam, Guruvayur, Punalur, and Quilon (Kollam) in Kerala and Pondicherry in Puducherry.

Educational institutions

Schools

• EMR Govt.Hr Secondary School
• RKV Middle School(Panpoli)
• Rasheeth Primary School
• Joy Primary School
• st.Joseph Matric school
• Panchayat union primary school
• royal primary nursery school

Colleges near to Panpoli

• Sri Parasakthi College for Women(courtallam)
• JP engineering college(Ayikudi)
• Nallamani yadhav college of art and science(Kodikuruchi)

Bank

• Indian Overseas Bank (ATM Facility Available)
• Central Co-operative Bank

Tourist areas

• Adavi nainar Dam(Mekarai) (7 km from Panpoli)
• Manalar and Kumbaratty Falls in Kerala (14 km from Panpoli)
• Courtallam waterfalls (9 km from Panpoli)
• Thenmalai dam (28 km from Panpoli)
• Paalaruvi Falls (19 km from Panpoli)
• Natural Rock formations all over the area.

Amusement Park

Courtallam – “Spa of the South India ” now gets a Themed Amusement Park. Funland amusement park spread over 30 acres of land, located just 2 kilometers away from Courtallam Main falls offers scenic beauty and an environment you will cherish for lifetime.

Funland, the complete amusement park houses a combination of dry rides and water games for all ages. Discover thrilling rides with state of art banquet hall, food and beverage court and presents a luxury of lifetime.

Besides, Funland ensures best safety standards and has trained staff to conduct drills before throwing open the park to public. Funland has regular quality checks and ensures an hygienic environment. construction started ..

• MBZ Amusement Park

Temples

• A famous Murugan temple called "Thirumalai Kovil" has 605 steps, and is situated at Panpoli
• Thirumalai Kovil

Masjid

• Sheik Mohammad Jumma Masjid
• Darusalam Jumma Masjid

References

Some images of Mekkarai [near Panpoli] and the landscape around Tenkasi can be viewed at http://www.flickr.com/photos/59865572@N00/sets/72157627474577956/

http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html

Tamil Nadu Election Commission Local body 2011

http://tnsec.tn.nic.in/results/index_result.htm