Alwarpuram | |
Native Name Lang: | ta |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Tamil Nadu |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Alwarpuram, Madurai, Tamil Nadu |
Coordinates: | 9.9286°N 78.1351°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Madurai |
Established Title: | |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 161.19 |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 625020 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | +91452******* |
Registration Plate: | TN 59 ** XXXX |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Other Neighbourhoods |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Goripalayam, Sellur, Nelpettai, Simmakkal, Yanaikkal, Anna Nagar, K. K. Nagar, Tallakulam |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Corporation |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | LS |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Madurai |
Blank4 Name Sec1: | VS |
Blank4 Info Sec1: | Madurai South |
Alwarpuram which is pronounced as 'Aallhwaarpuram' is a neighbourhood in Madurai of Tamil Nadu state in India.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Alwarpuram is located with the coordinates of (9.9286°N 78.1351°W) near Goripalayam.
Every year during Chithirai festival, Lord Kallallhagar enters the Vaigai river in Madurai near Alwarpuram.[5] Madurai corporation installed steel gates at Alwarpuram near the riverfront to control the dumping and polluting the area.[6] Also, Kallallhagar on his return journey to Alagar Koil, again visits Alwarpuram before going to Mysore Maharaja mandap for the event of 'Pooppallakku' there which is celebrated in a grand manner.[7]
Recreational places such as Gandhi Museum and Rajaji Park in Madurai are situated at Alwarpuram.[8] [9]
Alwarpuram area falls under the Madurai South Assembly constituency. Also, this area belongs to Madurai Lok Sabha constituency.[10]