VILLAGES AT YELAGIRI-sudhagar

There are 14 villages and the names of them are as follow:

1.Muthanoor

2.Kottaiyur

3.Punganoor

4.Athannavoor

5.Kottur

6.Pallakkaniyur

7.Mettukkaniyur

8.Nilavoor

9.Royaneri.

10.Paduvanoor.

11.Puthoor

12.Thayaloor.

13.Mangalam

14.Manchangkolli pudoor.

HAIR PIN BENDS

Among the creations of nature, The Princess of Hills – Yelagiri stands as an unique range of hills full of greenery.There is a marvelous pillar standing at ponnery Cross Road, giving a brief on Yelagiri.

To reach the Hill, we need to travel through 14 Hairpin Bends. When we pass through these bends,the names that are engraved in the curves are of renowned great seven personalities and the seven great Tamil Poets. The names are as follows………..

1.Pavender………   Hairpin Bend………428 mtrs

2.Barathiyar……..   Hairpin Bend………485 mtrs

3.Thiruvalluvar…..   Hairpin Bend………524 mtrs

4.Illango…………… Hairpin Bend………574 mtrs

5.kambar…………. Hairpin Bend………624 mtrs

6.Kabilar…………. Hairpin Bend………664 mtrs

7.Avvaiyar……… ..Hairpin Bend……….683 mtrs

8.Paari……………. Hairpin Bend…….. 724 mtrs

9.Kaari…………… Hairpin Bend………760 mtrs

10.Orri…………….Hairpin Bend……….888 mtrs

11.Aaaye………….Hairpin Bend……..  907 mtrs

12.Adhiyaman……Hairpin Bend…….   913 mtrs

13.Nalli……………Hairpin Bend……  1002 mtrs

14.Baegan………  Hairpin Bend……. 1017 mtrs

   The 7^th bend has a unique of its own.It has such a viewpoint to view the full greenery and the slopes of hills. The Yelagiri is also known as “the Ooty of the poor people.” It is the hill of those who cannot afford to go to Ooty or kodaikanal.

THE ARCHITECTS OF YELAGIRI ROAD-sudhagar

01.Shri.V.Chinnanasi Gounder

02.shri.C.G.Jagannathan

Shri.Venkatesan and shri.Nachi are those who passed away during the construction of this road-Year 1960 to 1964

A BIRD- EYE VIEW OF THE HILLS-sudhagar

ü Country  India

ü State   TamilNadu

ü District   Vellore

ü Division  Tirupattur Taluk

ü Panchayat Union-Jolarpet

ü Union’s Name – Tirupattur Union

ü Population – 7992

ü Male – 4218

ü Fe Male – 3774

ü Hill Domiciles – 6957

ü Adi Dravidars – 210

ü Other sects of people – 825

ü Number of people having franchise to vote-3736

ü No.of wards-09

ü Voting Centres – 05

ü Spread Area- 29.2 square km.

ü No of total villages -14

ü Weather forecast –summer :29c  winter :9 c

ü Appropriate time to visit Hill – Throughout the year

ü The rate of rainfall-34-35 dept.m.m

ü Religion-Hinuism

ü Other religion-Christianity&Islam

ü Languages spoken-tamil

ü Occupation-Agriculture, Dailywages, Mason works, Carpenters, Painters &quarry works.

ü Cash Crops –Coffee,Sugarcane,Gingerly(Indian sesame) Coriander,Banana,Pepper,Gallnut,Mustard and etc……………

ü Food grains-Paddy,Samai,Raghi and etc…..

ü Grams – Red-gram,Beans,Black –gram, Horse-gram

ü Type of houses/residence- Thatched house/RC House.

ITS GEOGRAPHICAL DETAILS-sudhagar

 Cultivatable lands–Being used -3556 acres/20 cents
 2.Eligible to cultivation -338 acres/80 cents
 Barren lands -27 acres/39 cents
 Public lands(unoccupied)-615 acres/52 cents
 Unusable lands -151 acres/95 cents
 Registered areas/plain lands-4689 acres/86 cents
 Forest area -3500 acres and above