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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 ਤਾਮਿਲਨਾਡੂ ਦੇ Coimbatore ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ Pollachi ਤਾਲੁਕ ਵਿੱਚ 3,529 ਲੋਕਾਂ 1,014 ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ (ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011) ਦਾ ਪਿੰਡ ਹੈ, ਜੋ Pollachi ਤਾਲੁਕ ਦੇ 57 ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ 10ਵਾਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੈ। ਸਾਖਰਤਾ 65% ਹੈ, ਤਾਲੁਕ ਔਸਤ 66% ਤੋਂ 1 ਅੰਕ ਘੱਟ ਅਤੇ ਲਿੰਗ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ 1,000 ਮਰਦਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ 1,017 ਔਰਤਾਂ। ਇਹ Coimbatore ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਤੋਂ 35 ਕਿਮੀ, ਨੇੜਲੇ ਕਸਬੇ Kannamanaickanur ਤੋਂ 12 ਕਿਮੀ, Pollachi Junction ਰੇਲਵੇ ਸਟੇਸ਼ਨ ਤੋਂ 9 ਕਿਮੀ ਸਥਿਤ ਹੈ (ਸਿੱਧੀ ਲਕੀਰ ਦੂਰੀ)। ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ 642005 ਹੈ, Zamin Muthur ਡਾਕਖਾਨੇ ਅਧੀਨ; LGD ਪਿੰਡ ਕੋਡ 644515 ਹੈ। ਨੇੜਲਾ ਹਸਪਤਾਲ Vadugapalayam Government Hospital, 7 ਕਿਮੀ ਦੂਰ। ਪਿੰਡ Dharapuram ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਹਲਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ, ਵਿਧਾਇਕ Sathyabama.P। 2026 ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ ਆਬਾਦੀ 4,161, 2011 ਤੋਂ 18% ਵੱਧ।
ਗ੍ਰਾਮ ਪੰਚਾਇਤ: Devambadi →
| ਪਿੰਡ | ਆਬਾਦੀ | ਸਾਖਰਤਾ | ਦੂਰੀ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devambadi · ਇਹ ਪਿੰਡ | 3,529 | 65% | — |
| Nalligoundanpalayam · Uthukuli | 951 | 61% | 3.3 ਕਿਮੀ E |
| Vadakkipalayam · Pollachi | 4,041 | 63% | 6.1 ਕਿਮੀ NE |
| Athupollachi · Anaimalai | 2,651 | 65% | 6.9 ਕਿਮੀ S |
| Zamin Uthukuli · Pollachi | — | — | 7.4 ਕਿਮੀ SE |
| Ambarampalayam · Anaimalai | 3,794 | 66% | 7.9 ਕਿਮੀ S |
| Pollachi · Pollachi | — | — | 9.2 ਕਿਮੀ 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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