Mongupethanpatty is a small village, located near Eriodu in Vedasandur taluk, Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu, India.
Geography Mongupethanpatty is located at 10°31′59″N 78°04′01″E / 10.533°N 78.067°E / 10.533; 78.067. It has an average elevation of 260 meters (853 feet).
The nearest airport is at Madurai and the nearest railway station is Dindigul Junction Railway Station. The nearby tourist destinations are Kodaikanal, Sirumalai, Palani.
History This village was under Nayak rulers during 17th century and in the mid of 18th century, Hyder Ali, took over. This village was carved out of Madurai District in the year 1985 and attached to newly formed Dindigul district.
People This small village has 150 families in it and around 400 voters. Agriculture was the main occupation during 90s. But after the year 2K, that trend has been gradually reduced due to heavy drought.
Some people of this village were started moving to the other cities/states like Tirupur, Coimbatore, Hyderabad & Kerala for earning. They use to come to this village during Pongal, Diwali, Summer (May month – Cricket Festival) & for some functions like marriage.
Politics
Village Panchayat This village comes under ward number 1 in the Village Panchayat Chitthur, Vedasandur Block, Dindigul District. And the elected candidates are, Role Candidate President Subramani (Varapatti) Councillor 1 Palanichamy
Legislative Assembly This village comes under Vedasandur legislative assembly in Dindigul District and the elected candidate is Dr.V.P.B.Paramasivam
Lok sabha Constituency This village comes under Karur lok sabha constituency and the elected candidate is Mr. M.Thambidurai
Nearest towns Towns Away from Dindigul 25 km Karur 60 km Palani 60 km Madurai 75 km Trichy 100 km
References
External links Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan Model Village India Asha for Education Gandhigram Trust