Kalligudi
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| kalligudi chatthiram | |
| — town — | |
| Coordinates | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District(s) | Madurai |
| Nearest city | Madurai |
| Parliamentary constituency | Virudhunagar |
| Assembly constituency | Thirumangalam |
| Civic agency | Vellakulam Village Panchayat |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Kalligudi is a small town in Tirumangalam Taluk of Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
It is located 15 Kilometers south of Tirumangalam. There is one Govt. Hr. Sec. School and one Govt. Primary School. There are seven Temples and two mosques and two Churches.There is a Railway Station.There are two Banks and a Police Station.
The Thirumangalam constituencey representative even in the preindependent state of Tamilnadu was represented by muthuramalinga thevarwho was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) and subsequently was a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) too who was very close to Mr. Kamaraj who became the Chief minister of the state subsequently, hailed from a nearby hamlet of Kalligudi Chatthram that was known as 'Agathapatti' village, T.N.P.S.C Member Mr. Nararanaswamy Birth Place in Agathapatti and Last I.A.S Exam Passed Mr.Rajarajasolan Birth Place in Agathapatti . Mr. Dhanasekaran of Agathapatti inspired by the ideals of Swami Vivekananda joined the Ramakrishna Math and Mission.
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They visit their village for puratasi pongal (Celebrated in the month of October) very grand one.
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