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Ahimsapuram

Coordinates: 9°56′17″N 78°07′18″E / 9.938000°N 78.121600°E / 9.938000; 78.121600
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Ahimsapuram
Ahimsapuram is located in Tamil Nadu
Ahimsapuram
Ahimsapuram
Ahimsapuram, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
Coordinates: 9°56′17″N 78°07′18″E / 9.938000°N 78.121600°E / 9.938000; 78.121600
Country India
StateTamil NaduTamil Nadu
DistrictMadurai district
Elevation
159 m (522 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil language, English language
 • SpeechTamil language, English language
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
625002
Telephone Code+91452xxxxxxx
NeighbourhoodsMadurai, Sellur, Tallakulam, Goripalayam, Narimedu, B. B. Kulam, Chinnachokkikulam, Alwarpuram, Nelpettai, Shenoy Nagar, Anna Nagar, K. K. Nagar, Arasaradi, Arappalayam, Koodal Nagar, Vilangudi, Thathaneri, Simmakkal, East Gate, South Gate and Yanaikkal
CorporationMadurai Municipal Corporation
District CollectorDr. S. Aneesh Sekhar, I. A. S.
LSMadurai Lok Sabha constituency
VSMadurai North Assembly constituency
MPS. Venkatesan
MLAG. Thalapathi
Websitehttps://madurai.nic.in

Ahimsapuram is a neighbourhood in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India.[1][2] Ahimsapuram has a numerous handloom weaving units that produce towels and export them to several countries.[3] Important streets of Ahimsapuram include:

  1. Ahimsapuram 1st street[4]
  2. Ahimsapuram 2nd street
  3. Ahimsapuram 3rd street
  4. Ahimsapuram 4th street
  5. Ahimsapuram 5th street
  6. Ahimsapuram 6th street[5]
  7. Ahimsapuram 7th street[6]
  8. Ahimsapuram 8th street.[7]

Ahimsapuram is located at an altitude of about 159 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 9°56′17″N 78°07′18″E / 9.938000°N 78.121600°E / 9.938000; 78.121600.[8]

Ahimsapuram area falls under the Madurai North Assembly constituency.[9] The winner of the election held in the year 2021 as the member of its assembly constituency is G. Thalapathi.[10] Also, this area belongs to Madurai Lok Sabha constituency. The winner of the election held in the year 2019, as the member of its Lok Sabha constituency is S. Venkatesan.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Ahimsapuram folk take up water supply issue with minister". The Times of India. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. ^ Handicrafts India Yearbook. Handicrafts India. 1990.
  3. ^ Directory of Indian Exporters. Government of India, Department of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics. 2002.
  4. ^ "CORPORATION OF MADURAI". www.maduraicorporation.co.in. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  5. ^ India Director of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu (1972). District Census Handbook: Series 19: Tamil Nadu: Madurai (3 v.).
  6. ^ Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (2006). CITI Directory, 2006. Confederation of Indian Textile Industry.
  7. ^ "Tenders Online - Government of Tamil Nadu". www.tenders.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  8. ^ "GeoHack - Ahimsapuram". geohack.toolforge.org. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  9. ^ "மதுரை மாநகராட்சி பகுதியில் - வார்டு வாரியாக சட்டப்பேரவை தொகுதிகள்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Madurai North Assembly constituency". 8 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Madurai Lok Sabha constituency". 8 December 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.