Kombai, Tamil Nadu

Kombai
Kombai
city
	Kombai Location in Tamil Nadu, India
	Coordinates: 9°50′N 77°19′E / 9.83°N 77.32°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Theni
Elevation	399 m (1,309 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	12,820
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Kombai is a panchayat town in Theni District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

It is known for cardamom, which it exports. It is also a producer of tamarind and coconuts. Kombai is also well known for the breed of dog "Kombai" which is trained to be used for hunting purposes.

Kombai is famous for Sri Renganathar Temple, located on the foothills of western ghats and Festival celebrated during five Saturday Tamil month Puratasi, famous for its car festival. Kombai Zamindar Mr.A.Appaji Rajkumar and Ilaya Zamindar Mr.S.Logandurai use to coordinate with all Community in the village to organize this Car festival.

Kombai is famous as Cinema director/actor Rajkaboor's birthplace, Director/story writer Lenin Bharathi, director of the film Merku Thodarchi Malai and Ranjith Jeyakody, director of film Puriyatha Puthir was born and brought up here. 125 years old Sri Kannika Parameshwari Schools are located in Kombai where the famous music director Ilaiyaraaja studied.

Geography

Kombai is located at 9°50′N 77°19′E / 9.83°N 77.32°E / 9.83; 77.32.^[1] It has an average elevation of 399 metres (1309 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Kombai had a population of 12,820. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Kombai has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 57%. In Kombai, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Climate

Kombai is surrounded by mountains. It has a cold weather almost throughout the year. Two famous buildings called Manikkoondu Mahal and Rajamahal are situated in this city.

References

^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kombai
^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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[1] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kombai

[2] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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