Pattiveeranpatti
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| ?Pattiveeranpatti Tamil Nadu • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| District(s) | Dindigul |
| Population | 7,744 (2001) |
| Codes • Pincode • Telephone |
• 624211 • +04543 |
Pattiveeranpatti is a panchayat town in Dindigul district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census[1], Pattiveeranpatti had a population of 7744. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Pattiveeranpatti has an average literacy rate of 83%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 79%. In Pattiveeranpatti, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] History of the Village
PattiveeranPatti is one of the oldest Village of India, with a history dating all the way back 1500years.
This small village is occupied with full of coffee growers and estate owners. The widely known Leo coffee and Joseph coffee and "Rathna Coffee & Commodities"are producing coffee in this Village and are being sent to various places in our State and outside.By 1860, coffee cultivation in the Western Ghats had gained momentum.
Leo Coffee owes its inception in 1910 to P R K Nadar when the Little Flower and Santa Maria Estates in the Palani hills, run by missionaries, asked for help in selling coffee in the local market.
The Nadar community settled in this village who migrated from southern parts more than two centuries ago and took several measures Such as schools and Temples for the people in PattiveeranPatti .
The Nadar association (in Tamil, Nadar Sangam), runs very good schools here. W.P.A.Soundra Pandia Nadar, the uncrowned king of Nadar Community during its Self-Respect Movement was a noted Socialy leader who also was a member in earlier Justice party, belongs to this village. W.P.A.Soundra Pandia Nadar was the leader of Nadar Mahajana Sangam for more than 2 decades.
[edit] Educational Institutions
Educationally, Pattiveeranpatti is a well developed and popular Village. Nadargal Sundara Vishalakshi Vidhyasala (NSVV) Higher Secondary School, a well disciplined Institution is one of the oldest institutions in Tamilnadu state. The School which was started in 1908 as a primary school became a Higher Secondary School (10+2) in the year 1978. The schools bear the names of local legends Thiru Sundara Nadar and his wife Vishalakshi Ammal who had donated all their assests for the education of the poor in and around the village.
Presently the Hindu Nadargal Uravinmurai Paribalana Sangam runs a Nursery school, Primary School, NSVVHSS for boys, NSVVHSS for girls and a Matriculation School. Nearly 6,000 students study in these schools. Boarding facility also has been provided to cater to the growing number of children coming from the nearby mountain villages.
[edit] Religious Centres
Pathrakali Amman temple and Mariyamman Temple at Pattiveeranpatti are the important Temples which attract several thousand pilgrims.
[edit] Goodwill children's home
Goodwill Children's Homes is a UK registered charity that provides long term care and education for destitute children in Pattiveeranpatti.
Goodwill Children's Homes was founded in 1974 following a visit to Southern India by a schoolteacher from England. Whilst in the Palani Hills of Tamil Nadu, he saw such extreme poverty and such ignorance that he decided to change things, beginning with his life. Thus ended his teaching career.
With local support he was able to clear some land and erect simple buildings (huts) on a hillside. For a while this modest facility was home to some twelve destitute children. Once the charity was properly established in the UK he started serious fundraising and within a year or two raised sufficient funds to purchase land and build a proper home for the care of more children. Pattiveeranpatti Home was set up in 1994 to provide a residence for the senior girls
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[edit] References
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
