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| name = Chinnalapatti
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Dindigul district|Dindigul]]
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| subdivision_name3 = [[Madurai]]
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'''Chinnalapatti''' is a municipal town in Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu in India with a total population of about 26285(as per 2011 census). The town is well known for the handloom sarees and garments. The place is located next to Sirumalai hills which has lot of grapes farmlands.

==Demographics==
According to the 2011 India [[census]], Chinnalapatti had a population of 26,285. Males constitute 50% of the population and females compose the other 50%. Chinnalapatti has an average literacy rate of 87.06%. This is higher than the state average of 80.09%; with male literacy of 93.12% and female literacy of 81.23%. 8.51% of the population is under 6.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> The town's economy is based on textiles and agriculture. Agriculture dominates North Chinnalapatti.

Chinnalapatti Town Panchayat hosts over 6,981 houses (as per 2011 India census) to which it supplies basic amenities including water and sewage. It is authorized to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes.

== Administration ==
Chinnalapatti city is divided into 21 wards, for which elections are held every 5 years.

==Economy==
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Chinnalapatti's economy mainly depends on the handloom weaving industry and is known for it. Weaving has been a way of life in Chinalapatti for centuries. {{citation needed|date=April 2019}} Workers produce cotton ([[Madurai Sungudi|Sungudi]]) ''[[sari]]s'' with Zari borders, which are accepted for daily wear. The Sungudi saree industry includes looming, weaving, dyeing and printing units. The Sungudi industry provides a livelihood for more than 10,000 workers. Textile export and import is an important complementary business. Sungudi sarees from Chinnalapatti are exported to Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and South Africa. The town is active in areas such as wet grinder assembly, wire chair production, Alimarh production and dyeing.

===Sarees===
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Silk [[saree]]s (famously known as "Chinnalappattu") and Sungudi sarees are made in the traditional way. Since saris are less common in many places, Chinnalapatti weavers expanded to make increasingly popular ''sungudi'' ''chudithars''.

==Culture==
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Most of people in Chinnalapatti are conservative Hindus and practice traditional festivals.

Notable festivals include kalla Alagar,North street muthalamman, Bheedhi Devru Mokku (street worship of God in Kannada) and Sri Ramalinga Sowdeeswari Amman Festival.

They also celebrate Kamayasamy, the festival for “Cupid – the god of love” annually, a tradition held for the past 140 years. It runs for twelve days ending on a full moon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/festival-for-god-of-love-to-be-celebrated-in-dindigul-town/articleshow/68349814.cms|title=Festival for 'God of love' to be celebrated in Dindigul town {{!}} Madurai News – Times of India|last=Mar 11|first=TNN {{!}} Updated|last2=2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-05-13|last3=Ist|first3=11:03}}</ref>

==Transport==
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Chinnalapatti is on National Highway 7 (NH7) which connects [[Madurai]] with [[Dindigul]]. It has a bus facility with buses operated by Government and private sectors. Mofussil buses operate along NH-7.

[[Ambaturai]] is the nearest railway station. Passenger and some express trains stop there.

Madurai Airport is the nearest airport.

==Hospitals==
The medical needs of the town and surrounding villages are served by multiple hospital facilities in the town. Some of the well known hospitals are
*Kasturba hospital is the oldest hospital spreading in acres, serves large number of patients every day. The hospital is now a multi specialty hospital and known for its maternity centers with more than 300 beds.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kasturba Hospital – GANDHIGRAM |url=https://gandhigram.org/kasturba-hospital/}}</ref>
*Shanmugam nursing home - multi specialty hospital well known for maternity center in the town.
*Harish hospital - multi specialty hospital located near Poonjolai
*Govt. Health center - serves many of the people in the town and from nearby villages
*Lakshmi Seva Sangam - Biggest Siddha product manufacturing center. Siddha doctors visit outpatients at particular time everyday.

==Education==

=== Schools ===
*Anugraha international school(IGCSE)
*Luxor world school(IGCSE)
*Sakthi Velavan Vidhyalaya(CBSE)
*Cheran Vidhyalaya Matric Higher Secondary School
*Thambithottam Higher Secondary School
*Victory Matriculation Higher Secondary School
*Devangar Higher Secondary School
*Devangar Girls High School
*Govt. High School (Near Market)
*Prism Matric School
*RC High School
*Kalaimagal Nursery and Primary School
*Siriyamalar Primary School
*Thilagam Primary School
*Anbu Primary School
*Kendriya Vidyalaya(CBSE)

===Colleges===
*Gandhigram University
*Faculty of rural health and sanitation
*Aravindar polytechnic college
*Vijay institute of management
*Lakshmi college of education
*Gandhigram institute of rural health and family welfare trust

==Landmark==
The town has several Hindu temples and churches. Sri Anjali Varadha Anjaneyar temple is located at Mettupatti location and contains a 16 feet high Anjaneyar god statue.<ref>[https://temple.dinamalar.com/New.php?id=550 Sri Anjali Varadha Anjaneyar temple]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://chinnalapatti.home.blog/ https://chinnalapatti.home.blog/ ----------- Detailed information about Chinnalapatti is given in this blog.]
*[http://www.chinnalapattiinfo.com http://www.chinnalapattiinfo.com]

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