Moongilthuraipattu

Moongilthuraipattu AAthangarai, Sakkara Aalai
—  village  —
Coordinates
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District(s)	Villupuram
Nearest city	Tiruvannamalai
Parliamentary constituency	Kallakurichi
Assembly constituency	Rishivandiyam
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)

Moongilthuraipattu is a village in Villupuram District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is on the banks of Thenpennai (South Pennar River) river. It is located on State Highway SH-6 which connects Thiruvannaamalai and Kallakurichi. The village has a sugar mill and it is established and run by Tamil Nadu Sugar Corporation Ltd. The main source of income is sugar and sugar cane-based agriculture.

Postal and STD code

The postal/PIN code for the village is 605702 and STD code is 04151, same as Kallakurichi.

Sugar mill

The village is famous for Kallakurichi - I Co-operative Sugar Mill (KCSM). The mill and its associated industry are the major source of income. The mill was commissioned on 12-FEB-1967 with original crushing capacity of 1000 TCD. The sugar mill was expanded over a period of time and its current crushing capacity is 2500 TCD as of 31 July 2009. ^[1]

Educational institutions

There are two higher secondary schools in this village. Government Higher Secondary School is on the South side of the village and Sugar Mill owned K.C.S.M Matriculation Higher Secondary School is on the North side of the village. There are about 800 students are studying there from LKG to Higher Secondary.

List of Banks in Moongilthuraipattu

1) Bank of Baroda
2) South Arcot Co-operative Bank(Sugar Mill Owned)

Transport

Nearest Railway Station is at Tiruvannamalai 22 km from Moongilthuraipattu.State Highway SH-6 which connects Thiruvannaamalai and Kallakurichi. Shortest routes are there for Tirukoilur,Chengam and Sathanur Dam.

Tourism

Famous & Biggest perumal temple is situated at Tiruvarangam, 16 km from Moongilthuraipattu.

References

1. ^ http://www.tn.gov.in/sugar/cane_details.htm

• Tamilnadu Sugar Federation