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Theni

Theni
Neighbourhood
From top: Theni view from the forest road, Theni view from mary matha school
Nickname: 
Gateway to highland
Theni is located in Tamil Nadu
Theni
Theni
Coordinates: 10°00′28″N 77°28′25″E / 10.0079°N 77.4735°E / 10.0079; 77.4735
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
DistrictTheni
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyTheni Allinagaram Municipality
 • ChairmanS Murugesan
 • CommissionerS Nagarajan
Elevation
339 m (1,112 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total202,100
Languages
 • Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, English, KannadaTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
625531
Telephone code04546
Vehicle registrationTN 60, TN 60Z
Distance from State Capital Chennai498 kilometres (309 mi) southwest
ClimateAverage and moderate cool at winter (Köppen)
Precipitation658 millimetres (25.9 in)
Avg. summer temperature39.5 °C (103.1 °F)
Avg. winter temperature25.8 °C (78.4 °F)
Websitewww.theni.tn.nic.in

Theni is a valley town situated in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu at the foothills of the Western Ghats. It is the headquarters of the Theni district, located at a distance of 70km from Madurai. It is known for the large-scale trading of garlic, cotton, cardamom, grapes, bananas, mango and chilli. It hosts the second largest weekly market in Tamil Nadu and the fourth largest in South India.[citation needed]

For drinking water project in Madurai, for which the Asian Development Bank funds ₹1,653.21 crore under the AMRUT scheme, the Madurai Municipal Corporation has a proposal for a mega plan to draw water from Periyar River and treat it in Theni and distribute to all the neighbourhoods in Madurai City through pumping stations.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Village Clusters : Case study from Theni District of Tamil Nadu". Research Gate.
  2. ^ The Hindu Bureau (31 August 2023). "Madurai Mayor, Corporation Commissioner meet Theni Collector for drinking water project for city". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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