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Uthamapalayam
Sign in to saveUthamapalayam is a town and a taluka headquarters in Theni district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Uthamapalayam, a beautiful town in today's Theni district, has witnessed the influence of various rulers throughout history. In ancient times, it was under the Pandya dynasty. Later, it became an important region during the rule of the Madurai Nayaks. After the decline of the Nayaks, the area was governed by local chieftains known as Poligars (Palaiyakkara Rauthers).
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Place details
- Locality
- Uthamapalayam
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India
- Population
- 29,050
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Uthampalaiyam
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town Panchayat
- Settlement.image_skyline
- uthamapalayam.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Mullaiperiyar River
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Tamil Nadu#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Tamil Nadu##Location in India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Theni
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Zone
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Madurai
- Settlement.blank1_name_sec1
- Distance from Chennai
- Settlement.blank1_info_sec1
- southwest
- Settlement.blank1_name_sec2
- Distance from Madurai
- Settlement.blank1_info_sec2
- southwest
- Settlement.established_title
- <!-- Established -->
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Theni district
- Area
- 5.3
- Elevation
- 368
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Dialing code
- 45547
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- postal code
- 625533
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Haji Karutha Rowther
- Samanar Kovil near Uthamapalayam – Traces of History
- Temple
- Shri Yoga Narasimha Perumal Temple
- Shri Muthu Karuppana Swami Kovil
- Demographics
- Government
- Climate
- Education
- Adjacent communities
- References
Uthamapalayam is a town and a taluka headquarters in Theni district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Uthamapalayam, a beautiful town in today's Theni district, has witnessed the influence of various rulers throughout history. In ancient times, it was under the Pandya dynasty. Later, it became an important region during the rule of the Madurai Nayaks. After the decline of the Nayaks, the area was governed by local chieftains known as Poligars (Palaiyakkara Rauthers).
In the 18th century, the region experienced the impact of Marathas and the Mysore kingdom. Particularly, when Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan captured the Dindigul Fort, areas near Uthamapalayam came under their influence. However, Uthamapalayam was not directly annexed by Mysore; it remained under the control of the Poligars(Palaiyakkara Rauthers)..
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Uthamapalayam” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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