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Devambadi observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Tamil Nadu.
Temples near Devambadi
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Pollachi mandal is Chetty Thambiram Siddhar Temple, Uthiyur. No temple of this dedication is on record within Devambadi 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, Devambadi ranks #10 of 57 villages in Pollachi mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Devambadi तमिल नाडु के कोयंबतूर जिले के Pollachi तालुक में 3,529 लोगों 1,014 परिवारों में (जनगणना 2011) का एक गांव है, जो Pollachi तालुक के 57 गांवों में 10वां सबसे बड़ा है। साक्षरता 65% है, जो तालुक औसत 66% से 1 अंक कम है और लिंगानुपात प्रति 1,000 पुरुषों पर 1,017 महिलाएं। यह कोयंबतूर जिला मुख्यालय से 35 किमी, निकटतम कस्बे Kannamanaickanur से 12 किमी, Pollachi Junction रेलवे स्टेशन से 9 किमी स्थित है (सीधी रेखा दूरी)। पिनकोड 642005 है, Zamin Muthur डाकघर द्वारा सेवित; एलजीडी गांव कोड 644515 है। निकटतम अस्पताल या स्वास्थ्य केंद्र Vadugapalayam Government Hospital है, 7 किमी दूर। गांव Dharapuram विधानसभा क्षेत्र में आता है, विधायक Sathyabama.P हैं। 2026 में अनुमानित जनसंख्या 4,161 है, 2011 जनगणना से 18% अधिक।
ग्राम पंचायत: Devambadi →
| गांव | जनसंख्या | साक्षरता | दूरी |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devambadi · यह गांव | 3,529 | 65% | — |
| Nalligoundanpalayam · Uthukuli | 951 | 61% | 3.3 किमी E |
| Vadakkipalayam · Pollachi | 4,041 | 63% | 6.1 किमी NE |
| Athupollachi · Anaimalai | 2,651 | 65% | 6.9 किमी S |
| Zamin Uthukuli · Pollachi | — | — | 7.4 किमी SE |
| Ambarampalayam · Anaimalai | 3,794 | 66% | 7.9 किमी S |
| Pollachi · Pollachi | — | — | 9.2 किमी SE |
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.
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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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