Alavaipatti (Tamil: அலவாய்பட்டி)[2] is a village panchayat located in the Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu state, India.

Alavaipatti அலவாய்பட்டி
Village panchayat
Alavaipatti Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11°29′46.6″N 78°05′56.5″E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Namakkal
Taluk	Rasipuram
Union	Vennandur union
Founded by	Alavaipatti people
Government
• Type	Village panchayat
• Body	Alavaipatti Village panchayat
• Chief Minister	M.K Stalin
• Namakkal M.P.	A. K. P. Chinnaraj
Population
• Total	[1]
Demonym(s)	Indian
Languages
• Official	Tamil (தமிழ்)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	637505
Area code(s)	91-4287
Vehicle registration	TN-28 Z

Alavaimalai

Alavaiptti name is derived from Alavaimalai[3] A temple to lord Murugan is located halfway up the hill, so the hill name is arai (half) vazhi (way) malai (hill), or Alavaimalai. அலவாய்மலையின் பழைய பெயர் உலைவாய்மலை

Geography

Alavaipatti is located 34 km towards North from District headquarters Namakkal, 2 km from Vennandur, and 340 km from the State capital Chennai. Other nearby villages include Palanthinnipatti (1 km), Semmandapatti (2 km), Vennandur (2 km), Nachipatti (4 km) and Alampatti (4 km). Alavaipatti is surrounded by Mallasamudram Union to the west, Veerapandi and Panamarathupatti Union to the North, Namagripet Union to the East and Rasipuram Union to the South.

Sub Villages in Alavaipatti

• Vellapillaiyar Koil
• Thatchenkadu
• Andivalasu

References