Kovilur, Dharmapuri

Kovilur
Village
Road Sign on this Village
Road Sign on this Village
India Tamil Nadu Dharmapuri
India Tamil Nadu Dharmapuri
Kovilur
Location of Kovilur in Tamilnadu
Coordinates: 12°03′35″N 78°07′23″E / 12.059665°N 78.123130°E / 12.059665; 78.123130
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
RegionKongu Nadu
DistrictDharmapuri
TalukNallampalli
Government
 • TypeVillage
 • BodyGram panchayat
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
636807 [1]
Telephone code04342
Vehicle registrationTN-29

Kovilur is a small Village in Nallampalli Block[2] in Dharmapuri district[3] of Tamil Nadu State, India. It comes under Nallampalli Panchayath. It is located 10 km towards South from District headquarters Dharmapuri. 4 km from Nallampalli.

According to catholic missionaries record, this place was called as Bellagoundanahalli and Velliyanpettai, due to temple and church in this village, locals and neighboring villagers start calling this place as Kovilur [Kovil(temple)+Oor(village)].[citation needed]

Education Institutes[edit]

  • St. Thomas Middle School for Girls, Kovilur[4]
  • St. Johns High School, Kovilur[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pin Code: 636807, List of Post Offices, Dharamapuri, TAMIL NADU Pincode.net.in". pincode.net.in.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Revenue Administration | Dharmapuri District, Government of Tamil Nadu | India".
  4. ^ "St.Thomas-High -Girls Aided - Nallampalli, Dharmapuri - Reviews, Fee Structure, Admission Form, Address, Contact, Rating - Directory".
  5. ^ "ST. JOHN'S HIGH SCHOOL KOVILUR - Kovilur, District Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu)". schools.org.in.