Karuthapillaiyur
Karuthapillaiyur is a village in the district of Tenkasi near Ambasamudram, Tamil Nadu, India.
Karuthapillaiyur | |
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Village | |
  Karuthapillaiyur Location in Tamil Nadu, India  Karuthapillaiyur Karuthapillaiyur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 8.7691°N 77.3651°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tenkasi |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 627418 |
| Telephone code | (91)4634 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-76,TN-72 |
| Website | municipality |
Etymology
The name Karuthapillayur is an evolution from the mixing of two words "Karthar" "Pillayur". Karthar in Tamil means God and "Pillai" means child. "Oor/Yur" means a place. This village has a lot of Christians and so the name of the village basically meant, A place children of God
Geography
The village is located 30 km south of Tenkasi town. This village is surrounded by many villages and hamlets like Poovankurichi, Sivasailam, Mela Ambur, Kalyanipuram. The spoken language in this area is Tamil. Karuthapillaiyur is located on the bank of Gadananathi River (Karunai Nadi), which means "mercy river" and flows throughout the year. The area is surrounded by mountains and hills which are part of the Western Ghats. The village has many paddy fields, mango orchards, vegetable gardens, palm trees and tall coconut trees.
Transportation
Bus and train are the major transport methods. The nearest railway station is in Kizha Ambur, 5 km from the village. Another railway station is in Alwarkurichi, 7.5 km from the village.