Modakurichi

Modakurichi
Modakurichi
—  city  —
Coordinates
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
District(s) Erode
Population 10,036 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)

Modakurichi is a panchayat town in Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

It is located as a suburb of Erode City, at a distance of 15 km from Erode Central Bus Station & 8 km from Solar Bus Station.

It is located in between Central & Sivagiri Bus Stations. At a distance of 13 km from Sivagiri.

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Demographics

Modakkurichi is situated in the 15th kilometre from Erode.
As of 2001 India census[1],Modakurichi had a population of 10,036. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Modakurichi has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 52%. In Modakurichi, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Modakurichi assembly constituency is part of Erode(Lok Sabha constituency).[2]

MLA: Mr.R.N.KITTUSAMY from AIADMK

MP: Mr.A.Ganeshamoorthi from MDMK

Modakurichi has a name in politics before 15 years back, where more than 1000 contestants participated in the state election and a booklet is issued for Voting.

Festivals

Mariyamman Festival: Annual CAR festival ("Thear" in Tamil)happens in November. Farmers' Thanksgiving for the goddess Mariamman. "Keda Vettu", Fireworks and cultural activities are feast for eyes.

Temples

Mariyamman, Siva, Perumal, Kariakaliamman, Munieeswaran, Chinnannan-Periyannan

References

  1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
  2. ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies". Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-09. 

Coordinates: 11°15′07″N 77°47′28″E / 11.25194°N 77.79111°E / 11.25194; 77.79111


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