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Papparapatti, India

Papparapatti is a town of 12,174 people in Tamil Nadu, India.

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Population12,174 GeoNames
RegionTamil Nadu
Elevation478 m 1,568 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Land area6.3 km²
Nearest airportSalem Airport (SXV) 49 km

About Papparapatti

Papparapatti is a panchayat town in Dharmapuri district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The original name of this town was Pallur Pettai, later it was officially renamed as Papparapatti by the local government.

From the Wikipedia article Papparapatti, Dharmapuri (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Churches and places of worship2

Perumal Kovil

Place of worship · 0.7 km

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Sri Ragavendra Temple, Paparpatti

Place of worship

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Schools, colleges and libraries1

Kilai Noolagam, Paparapatti

Library · 1.3 km

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History

Freedom fighter Subramanya Siva Memorial is the prime attraction. It is also known for the temple of Sri Ragavendra Swami in the village popularly known as Dakshina Mantralaya.

On 18 October 2004, Veerappan and three of his associates were killed by the Tamil Nadu Special Task Force headed by K. Vijay Kumar. The killing happened near the village of Papparapatti.

From the History section of Papparapatti, Dharmapuri on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Map of Papparapatti

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Getting there and nearby towns

Salem Airport (SXV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 49 km away.

  • Pālakkodu 10 km north, about 10 min by car
  • Hale Dharmapuri 13 km southeast, about 13 min by car
  • Dharmapuri 15 km southeast, about 15 min by car
  • Kārimangalam 18 km northeast, about 18 min by car
  • Mārāndahalli 20 km north, about 20 min by car
  • Yercaud 52 km south, about 52 min by car
  • Hosūr 62 km northwest, about 1 h by car
  • Salem 64 km south, about 1 h by car
  • Hebbagodi 79 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Robertsonpet 85 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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