Town Profile
- Pappireddipatti Town Panchayat Located 50.00 K.M distance from Dharmapuri District.
- Nearest Railway Station Name : Bommidi Railway Station , This Railway Station Located 16.40 k.m Distance from pappireddipatti
- Nearest Airport Located in : Nil
- Bus Route Details : : Pappireddipatti is in between Salem – Coimbatore, Palani, Chennai and Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri bus route
- MARIYAMMAN TEMPLE - Ward No : 11 - Street Name - BAZAAR STREET
- VINAYAGAR TEMPLE - Ward No : 2 - Street Name - MAYA BAZAAR STREET
| Festival Name | How many Days Celebrated | Which Month Celebrated | No of Peoples Participated | Notified/Non Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARIYAMMAN FESTIVAL | 30 | MAY | 1000 | NOTIFIED |
| Nearest City Name | Direction | Distance from Town Panchayat |
|---|---|---|
| Theerthamalai | East | 36.00 K.m |
| Dharmapuri | West | 50.00 K.m |
| Harur | North | 21.00 K.m |
| Salem | South | 50.00 K.m |
DHARMAPURI DISTRICT
PAPPIREDDIPATTI TOWN PANCHAYAT
PROFILE
INTRODUCTION:
Pappireddipatti is the Selection grade Town Panchayat in Dharmapuri District. The town is situated at a distance of about 50 Km from the district headquarters and Dharmapuri City Municipality Pappireddipatti is well connected to Salem – Thirupattur Road way of State Highways.
Pappireddipatti Town Panchayat is one of the major Town Panchayat and is classified as a Selection Grade Town Panchayat with 15 administrative wards having an area of 4.85 Sq.k.m. With a population of 9374 (2011 Census). SC–4739,ST-651 out of which 4726 and 4648 are male and female population respectively. The town primarily comprises residential, commercial, institutional. The total population of the slum area is about 2500. The slum areas are being given importance for providing Basic Amenities for the uplift of the poor under various schemes. Pappireddipatti Town Panchayat covers the following 2 revenue Village.
WATER FACILITY:
Present population of the town is 9374. The source of Drinking water is supplyed from Near Vaniyar Dam Open well water supply scheme and Hogenakkal combined water supply scheme. It is 6 Kms from Pappireddipatti. Distributed Water in 7 OHT in pumping and supplying 70 LPCD. Otherwise Hand Pumps in 74 places are in this Town Panchayat. Now, in this Town Panchayat drinking water supply 128 Nos public Tap available. Also local source of 11 power pump and 2 mini power pump using in the town panchayat.
ROADS:
Pappireddipatti Town Panchayat role regarding road comprises construction of major roads and maintenance of all roads in its jurisdiction, except roads belonging to PWD and Highways department. In the new extension areas within Town Panchayat limits, too, the internal roads are developed and maintained by the local body. It is also responsible for implementing proposals from master plan with regards new major roads and road widening activities. Total road lengths 28.090 Km
STORM WATER DRAINAGE:
Pappireddipatti is having effective network of storm water drains to the length of 21.00 km. Provides further details regarding the type of storm water drains in the town. The waste water flows through roadside open drains. As of now 13.50 km length of regular road side drains exist, though kutcha drains exist almost along all road. There is no proper disposal of sullage/waste water as it accumulates in Low Lying Areas/Depressions effectively draining due to sleep natural gradients. The accumulated sullage acts as a breeding place for mosquitoes and files creating health hazards an unhygienic environment.
STREET LIGHT:
The provision and maintenance of street lights is an obligatory function of Pappireddipatti Town Panchayat. The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB), a statutory body formed in 1957 under the Electricity Supply Act, 1948 supplied electricity to Pappireddipatti. TNEB is responsible for installing new streetlight poles and drawing electric cables to light them. The Town Panchayat bears the expenses incurred. Temporary lighting arrangements is also extended by the local body in case of fairs and festivals organized in the town. There are about 391 streetlights in the town limits. The average spacing of streetlight pole is 40m, where as the preferred spacing of 30m.
TEMPLES:
MARIYAMMAN TEMPLE:
There is a Temple called "Mariyamman Temple", situated at Bazaar Street in Pappireddipatti, which is very famous temple in Pappireddipatti. This Temple is Situated in the near of Bus stand. This Temple festival is celebrated yearly once. The festival is famous in the Dharmapuri District. Pappireddipatti Mariyamman Temple Festival is all community people is celebrate like as well good festival in the area persons of Deevali and Pongal.
Trade:
The main occupation of the people is Agriculture and Traders. Nearly 10000 people of its total population mainly depend upon agriculture. The agriculture product, Sugarcane in particular is largely grown in Pappireddipatti area. This is being transported from Pappireddipatti to Gopalapuram Sugar mill.