Kaamakkaapaliyam

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
type = Kamakkapalayam
native_name = Kamakkapalayam
state_name = Tamil Nadu
district = Salem
latd = 11 |latm = 32 |lats = 47
longd= 78 |longm= 45 |longs= 19
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postal_code = 636 116
area_telephone = 04282
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altitude = 500
vehicle_code_range = TN 27 & TN 30
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Kamakkapalayam is a village (Gram panchayat) in Salem district, Thalaivasal block in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Kamakkapalayam is about 4 km south of Thalaivasal towards Veeraganur.

History

Kamakkapalayam was part of the Magadai Mandalam as of 1190 CE. Probably, during the Palaiyakkarar rule, this village was named after the Kameshwara temple's moolavar Kamanathar. The other villages named after Palaiyakkarar in this area include Govindampalayam, East Rajapalayam, Ammapalayam, Thennankudipalayam, Akkicheetipalayam, Ramanayakkan Palayam and Peddanayakkan Palayam.

Borders

Aragalur, Aaraththi Akrahaaram, Thiyakanuor, Thalaivasal, Deviyaakurichi, Vadagumarai, Thinkumarai, Naavazlur & Veppampuundi.

Places of interest

* Selli Amman Aalayam
* Murugan Temple
* Sivan Temple

Infrastructure

Kamakkapalayam has 2 Panchayat Union Elementary Schools, one at Kamakkapalayam and the other at Nadumedu. A Primary Health Center is located at this village. The major transporation is the road connection to Thalaivasal and Veeraganur with buses running every hour.

Notable persons

Tmt. V. Alagammal - member of Thalaivasal assembly constitution (93) of the 12th Tamilnadu State general Assembly .

External links

* [http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/pr_villages.php?dc=08&tlkname=Talavasal&region=10&lvl=block&size=1200 Block Map]
* [http://gisd.tn.nic.in/tnmaps/blks_info.asp?dcode='SLM'&blk_name='Thalaivasal'&drdcd='07007' Salem District - Taluk Information]