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Papperi observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Tamil Nadu.
The principal temple recorded for Arcot mandal is Devikapuram Ponmalai Nathar Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Papperi itself.
Golu: an odd number of steps holding dolls, and women invited each evening for sundal, kumkum and a gift. Saraswati Puja on Navami and Vidyarambham on Vijayadashami.
The regional form observed across Tamil Nadu. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Papperi ranks #39 of 52 villages in Arcot mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Papperi એ તમિલનાડુના રાનીપેટ જિલ્લાના Arcot તાલુકોમાં 638 લોકોની વસ્તી 179 કુટુંબોમાં (વસ્તી ગણતરી 2011) ધરાવતું ગામ છે, જે Arcot તાલુકોના 52 ગામોમાં 39મું મોટું છે. સાક્ષરતા 72% છે, તાલુકો સરેરાશ 69% કરતાં 3 પોઇન્ટ વધુ અને જાતિ પ્રમાણ દર 1,000 પુરુષોએ 910 સ્ત્રીઓ. પિનકોડ 632503 છે, Arcot પોસ્ટ ઓફિસ હેઠળ; LGD ગામ કોડ 630709 છે. સરપંચ Sasikala છે; ગામ Arani વિધાનસભા મતવિસ્તારમાં આવે છે, ધારાસભ્ય Jayasudha. L. 2026માં અંદાજિત વસ્તી 752, 2011 કરતાં 18% વધુ.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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