Chinnalapatti

According to the 2011 India census, Chinnalapatti had a population of 26,285. Males constitute 50% of the population and females compose the other 50%. Chinnalapatti has an average literacy rate of 87.06%. This is higher than the state average of 80.09%; with male literacy of 93.12% and female literacy of 81.23%. 8.51% of the population is under 6.[1] The town's economy is based on textiles and agriculture. Agriculture dominates North Chinnalapatti.

Chinnalapatti Town Panchayat hosts over 6,981 houses (as per 2011 India census) to which it supplies basic amenities including water and sewage. It is authorized to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes.

Chinnalapatti city is divided into 21 wards, for which elections are held every 5 years.

Chinnalapatti's economy mainly depends on the handloom weaving industry and is known for it. Weaving has been a way of life in Chinalapatti for centuries. Workers produce cotton (Sungudi) saris with Zari borders, which are accepted for daily wear. The Sungudi saree industry includes looming, weaving, dyeing and printing units. The Sungudi industry provides a livelihood for more than 10,000 workers. Textile export and import is an important complementary business. Sungudi sarees from Chinnalapatti are exported to Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and South Africa. The town is active in areas such as wet grinder assembly, wire chair production, Alimarh production and dyeing.

Silk sarees (famously known as "Chinnalappattu") and Sungudi sarees are made in the traditional way. Since saris are less common in many places, Chinnalapatti weavers expanded to make increasingly popular sungudi chudithars.

Most of people in Chinnalapatti are conservative Hindus and practice traditional festivals.

Notable festivals include kalla Alagar,North street muthalamman, Bheedhi Devru Mokku (street worship of God in Kannada) and Sri Ramalinga Sowdeeswari Amman Festival.

They also celebrate Kamayasamy, the festival for “Cupid – the god of love” annually, a tradition held for the past 140 years. It runs for twelve days ending on a full moon.[2]

Chinnalapatti is on National Highway 7 (NH7) which connects Madurai with Dindigul. It has a bus facility with buses operated by Government and private sectors. Mofussil buses operate along NH-7.

Ambaturai is the nearest railway station. Passenger and some express trains stop there.

Madurai Airport is the nearest airport.

The medical needs of the town and surrounding villages are served by multiple hospital facilities in the town. Some of the well known hospitals are

• Kasthuriba hospital is the oldest hospital spreading in acres, serves large number of patients every day. The hospital is now a multi specialty hospital and known for its maternity centers with more than 300 beds.
• Shanmugam nursing home - multi specialty hospital well known for maternity center in the town.
• Harish hospital - multi specialty hospital located near Poojolai
• Govt. Health center - serves many of the people in the town and from nearby villages
• Lakshmi Seva Sangam - Biggest Siddha product manufacturing center. Siddha doctors visit outpatients at particular time everyday.

There are many more hospitals which are serving the medical needs in the town apart from the above list.

• Sri Azhagar temple - located at outskirts of the town. Every year, Kallazhagar festival will be celebrated for more than a week
• Sri Anjali Varadha Anjaneyar temple - One of 7 most important Anjaneyar temples in TamilNadu. It is located at Mettupatti location. Anjaneyar god is standing tall for about 16 feet height - https://temple.dinamalar.com/New.php?id=550
• Sri Murugan temple - one of the oldest temple in the town surrounded by farmlands, exactly located at Chekkapatti.
• Sri Muthalamman temple - one of the oldest temple located at North street.
• Sri Puthu Mariamman temple - Well known temple located on the bank of Kariakavundan lake.
• Shagaya Matha church - well known church located adjacent to Kasthuriba hospital.
• St.Peter's church - Again a well known church located at Poojolai.

Apart from the above list, the town has much more Hindu temples and churches in and around.

• Kasthuriba hospital - https://gandhigram.org/kasturba-hospital/
• Sri Anjali Varadha Anjaneyar temple - https://temple.dinamalar.com/New.php?id=550

• https://chinnalapatti.home.blog/ ----------- Detailed information about Chinnalapatti is given in this blog.
• http://www.chinnalapattiinfo.com