What is "kalligudi"

Kalligudi is small town in Tirumangalam Taluk, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu State, India.

The actual name of Kalligudi is Kalligudi Chattram. It is located at National Highway 7 (Jammu Kashmir to Kanyakumari Highway) from 35 km, south of Madurai and 15 km, south of Tirumangalam. There is one Govt. Hr. Sec. School and one Govt. Primary School. There are seven Temples, two mosques and two Churches. There is a Police station, 24 h service Govt. Hospital and a railway station. There are two banks; Canara Bank and MDCC Bank.

Vadakkampatti, Alangarapuram, Agathapatti, Lalapuram, Pottalpatti and Pallapacherry are the villages which comes under Kalligudi panchayath. Total population of Kalligudi panchayath is 3560. Surrounding villages are Karisalkalampatti (5 km), Sengapadai (3 km), Sivarakkottai (7 km), Rayapalayam (4 km), Puliampatty (5 km), T. Pudupatty (6 km) are the nearby Villages to Karisalkalampatti. The festival is Puratasi pongal which is celebrated in the month of October. This festival is celebrated by the people of Agathapatti, Kalligudi, Alangarapuram and Pallapacherry. Another festival is "Muniyandi Swamy Annathana Pooja" which is celebrated at Vadakkampatti village on January.