Oddanchatram
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Oddanchatram (Tamil: [oʈʈansattiɾam]) is town in the Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu. The town was carved out of Madurai District in 1985. Oddanchatram has the second largest Vegetable market in Tamil Nadu and a large Cattle market. As of 2011, the town had a population of 30,064. It is known as the vegetable city of Tamil Nadu. Almost 70% of the vegetables from this market is sent to Kerala and remaining is sent to other states . Agriculture is the major economy for the town. The town was once a small village under the Aanda Nadu(one of the 24 counties of kongu Nadu). This constituency along with palani is historically a part of the kongu region distinguishes itself from the rest of the district interms of culture and food.
Oddanchatram | |
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Town | |
Nickname: Gardenia city | |
Coordinates: 10.4800°N 77.7500°E / 10.4800; 77.7500 | |
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Region | Kongu Nadu |
District | Dindigul |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Oddanchatram Municipal Council |
• Chairman | Thirumalaisamy |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 30,064 |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 624619 |
Telephone code | 04553 |
Vehicle registration | TN 94Z (before TN57) |
Website | oddanchatram |