Town Profile

How To Reach

  1. Balasamudram Town Panchayat Located 62.00 K.M distance from Dindugal District.
  2. Nearest Railway Station Name : Palani , This Railway Station Located 6.00 k.m Distance from balasamudram
  3. Nearest Airport Located in : Madurai
  4. Bus Route Details : : Palani to Balasamudram

Temples,Churches and mosques

  1. Perumal Kovil - Ward No : 10 - Street Name - Perumal Kovil Street
  2. Anjeneyar Kovil - Ward No : 9 - Street Name - Palaru Dam
  3. Muthalamman Kovil - Ward No : 8 - Street Name - Palaru Main Road
  4. Kottai kaliyamman kovil - Ward No : 7 - Street Name - Palaru Main Road
  5. Maruthakaliyamman Kovil - Ward No : 5 - Street Name - Palaru Main Road
  6. Mariyamman Kovil - Ward No : 12 - Street Name - West Harijan Street
  7. Kaliyamman Kovil - Ward No : 14 - Street Name - Kurumbapatty Main Road
  8. Mariyamman Kovils - Ward No : 15 - Street Name - Kurumbapatty Main Road
  9. Utchikaliyamman Kovil - Ward No : 5 - Street Name - Ayyampulli Road
  10. Mathuraiveeran Kovil - Ward No : 1 - Street Name - East Harijan Street
  11. Pavalakodiyamman Kovil - Ward No : 13 - Street Name - North Harijan Sreet
  12. Mosque - Ward No : 4 - Street Name - Pallivasal Street
  13. RC Church - Ward No : 13 - Street Name - Church Road
  14. Ayyampulli Vinayakar Kovil - Ward No : 2 - Street Name - Ayyampulli Vinayagar Kovil Street

Important Festivals

Festival Name How many Days Celebrated Which Month Celebrated No of Peoples ParticipatedNotified/Non Notified
Muthalamman Festival15MAY50000NON-NOTIFIED
Chith Pornami1MAY23000NON-NOTIFIED
Puratasi Festival30OCT25000NON-NOTIFIED
Avani Avittam30AUG15000NON-NOTIFIED
Margali Festival30DEC10000NON-NOTIFIED

Nearest City

Nearest City Name Direction Distance from Town Panchayat
DindigulEast61.00 K.m
UdumalaiWest35.00 K.m
DharapuramNorth40.00 K.m
KodaikkanalSouth65.00 K.m

BALASAMUDRAM TOWN PANCHAYAT

TOWN PROFILE

HISTORY OF TOWN PANCHAYAT  AND TOWN PANCHAYAT PLACE

 

1.1 TOWN HISTORY

 

      Balasamudram has grown to a panchayat in the year 1885 and latter upgraded to first grade Town Panchayat in 1968. By status it was declared as Selection grade Town Panchayat in 1985.  Latter Tamil Nadu Government declared Special Village Panchayat in 2004.  Then it was renamed as Town Panchayat in 2006.  The extend of the Town Panchayat is 38.17 sqm.  It has Two Hamlets, named Puliyamaruthushed and Palar Dam.  It is Situated at Palani Taluk in Dindigul District. 2011 Census Population is 14179

 

1.2 TOWN ADMINISTRATION 

 

            Balasamudram is a Selection Grade Town Panchayat.  It has 15 Electroal wards.  Executive Officer supported by Head Clerk, Sanitary Supervisor, Assistant Engineer and  other staffs administrates the Town Panchayat.  Council has Six lady members, Nine  male members headed by the Chairperson.

 

1.3 LOCATION

 

            Balasamudram is a selection Grade Town Panchayat which situated as 4 km towards Palani which is in Palani taluk of Dindigul District Administration.  Through this Town Panchayat Bye Bass  National highways road is connected by NH-209.  The area of the town panchayat is 38.17 sq.km.. 

 

1.4 TRANSPORT LINKAGE

            Balasamudram Town Panchayat is connected with other Villages and Towns like, Palani, Palar Dam.

 

1.5 CLIMATE CONDITION 

 

            Balasamudram is located in a favorable pleasing atmosphere of being situated in the Kodaikanal  of the western ghat.  The annual rainfall is about 500 mm / annum.  The maximum and minimum tempertature are 39’0 and 15.0’ C and located in an altitude of about 120 mt above MSL.

 

1.6 SOIL CONDITION

 

            Major part of the town is plane area except some habitations are on a slopped hills area.  Hard Block soil is found almost on all areas.  This town has perennial water sources from Palar River Bed and there by agricultural activities are depending on this channel and also rainfall.  Trees like coconut. Coua.and  Mango and food grains like rice are the major crops of this town.  The climate is almost  dry and there is significant rainfall during the North East monsoon.

Laboratory Test Result

 

 

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Particulars

Pit

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Insitu Bulk Density (t/m3)

2.12

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