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Aragalur
Aragalur
State  - District(s)	Tamilnadu  - Salem
Coordinates	11.564462° N 78.791113° E
Area  - Elevation	- 500 ft m
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population  - Density	3478  -
Codes  - Postal  - Telephone  - Vehicle	- 636 101  - +04282  - TN 27 and TN 30 footnotes =

Aragalur (six moat place) (ஆறகழூர : ஆறு அகழி ஊர்) is a village in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. It is about 6 km from Thalaivasal and 70 km from Salem.

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Aragalur literally means "six moat place" or the village having six moats. Most of the moats filled and flattened to keep up the population growth.

Aragalur was the capital of Magadai mandalam ruled by the well known Bana Chief Aragalurudaiya Ponparappinan Rajarajadevan alias Magadesan. Pallava inscriptions say, Chief Vanakovaraiyan Rajarajadevan Vannenjan alias Vannenja, a subordinate of Kopperunjingadeva - Kadava dynasty, lived in Aragalur around 1254 AD. The chief at Aragalur also has a family name of 'Ponparappinan'- referring to the gilding of the central shrine of the Arunachaleswara Temple [1] at Tiruvannamalai. The same period as Rajendra Chola III, the last Chola king and Jatavarman Sundara Pandyan I of the great Pandyan Kingdom. The Kadava kings and their subordinates have donated generously to various temples. This donations are found in the inscriptions of Elavanasur and Jambai of Tirukkoyilur Taluk, Viluppuram district District, and Tiruppalappandal, Cuddalore Taluk, South Arcot District. The village was once ruled by a prince named Ekambara Mudaliyar [2]. Buddha temple in the outskirts of Aragalur indicate the possibility of Kalabhras flourishing in this region between 3rd and 6th century. Historically, the villagers custivated ragi (eleusine coracana), cholam and cambu (Pennisetum typhoideum)

Aragalur is approximately mid-point between Tanjavur/Kumbakonam and Kanchipuram. An old milestone mentioned the distance to Kanchipuram that was found at Aragalur is now displayed in Salem Museum.

In 2001 Village Panchayat President Election V Ramilingam was selected out of a total voters of 2930.

Vasishta Nadi carries the drainage of Kalrayan Hills and flows through Attur, Thalaivasal and Cuddalore district with check dam at Periyeri / Aragalur border. This river flows in Tiruchirapalli and joins Sweta Nadi before flowing into the Bay of Bengal. Vasishta Nadi flows on the north and east part of the village. The Eri (argiriculture resorviour - diverted from river) feeds many parts of the wet lands. Other areas are feed by and deep open wells or borewells tapping the aquifer. There is also a concern that the ground water table is going down in this region due to excessive exploitation of ground water for agriculture.

Sitheri, Periyeri, Thiyaganur, Arathi Agraharam & Kamakkapalayam

Aragalur is primarily an agriculture village. Cattle (Cow, Buffalo, Goat, and Chicken) are grown for the milk, meat, leather and as working animal. Also as a hub for the neighboring villages, the village Sandy (Farmers' market) is held on the Wednesday. There, you can get the fresh farm produce sold mostly by the farmers themselves. The market street has Mom and pop shop that cater to the daily needs of the population. There is a veterinarian to take care of the large cattle population. There are private medical practitioners to take care of the well being of the population.

The mode to reach Aragalur is by taxi from Thaliavasal or Attur. Alternately, you can also reach it by a bus from Attur/Thalaivasal that runs approximately once every hour.

Nearest railway station: Thalaivasal (TVSL).

Aragalur is landlocked and depends on the Port of Chennai for most oceangoing freight.

Limitted passenger air transportation is available at Salem Airport (SVX). Chennai International Airport handles cargo/passenger regional/international.

Indian Postal Service operates a post office (636 101) at Aragalur. There is a telephone exchange catering to the land line telephones. Recently the Mobile phones have increased in the village.

Touring Talkies are single screen movie theater that screens 2 movies per day. On festival days and weekends, there might be one or more shows in the day time.

Educational institutions include Annai Theresa Matriculation School, Panchayat Union Elementary School, Government Boys Higher Secondary School, and Government Girls High School.

People of Aragalur are predominantly of Hindu faith speaking Tamil language. This village has many temples including Sri Kameswar and Solesvara (Ashlar walls)- dedicated to Lord Shiva and Karivarada Perumal dedicated to Lord Vishnu. There is also a 6 foot tall Buddha idol in the village of Thiaganoor on the outskirts of the Aragalur.

Lake feed areas are cultivated with Rice and cotton, while dry lands are more suitable for peanuts (goundnuts) and casava. Coconut is one of the common tall trees. The eri is planted with trees to retain the soil and also retain water due to improved cover from hot sun. The wild animals in this area are lizards, crows, sparrows and rarely rabbits.

The Temple car (donated by Thulukkana in 1518) pulling festival in Panguni (March/April) attracts major crowd in to the village. Temples are another attraction and few select days in the year are special for each of the big temples. Taking the god for a tour in the evening happens on ospesious occasions around the Raja Vedi. Aragalur celebrates many festivals like Pongal where the friends and relatives of near by villages are invited. There are couple of restaurants that provide basic food to the locals and tourists. For accommodation, Attur is the nearest desirable place.

The Hoysaḷa Dynasty, By University of Mysore. Dept. of History

Madras District Gazetteers, By Madras (India : State)

• official district web site
• block map
• What is India
• travelmasti
• Salem History
• Somanatha temple , Kumbhakonam inscriptions
• Aragalur travel guide from Wikitravel

	Salem District
Taluk	Attur | Edapady | Gangavalli | Mettur | Omalur | Salem | Sangagiri | Valapady | Yercaud
Blocks	Attur | Ayothiapattinam | Gangavalli | Edappadi | Kadayampatti | Kolathur | Konganapuram | Macdonald s Choultry | Mecheri | Nangavalli | Omalur | Panaimarathupatti | Pethanaickenpalayam | Salem | Sankari | Talavasal | Tharamangalam | Vazhapadi | Veerapandi | Yercaud
Corporation	Salem
Municipality	Attur | Edappadi | Mettur | Narasingapuram
Town Panchayat	Attayampatti | Ayothiapattinam | Jalakandapuram | Kannankurichi | Kolathur | Konganapuram | Mecheri | Omalur | P.N.Patti | Pethanaickenpalayam | Sankari | Thammampatti | Tharamangalam | Vazhapadi | Veerakkalpudur | Belur | Edaganasalai | Elampillai | Ethapur | Gangavalli | Kadayampatti | Karuppur | Keeripatti | Mallur | Panaimarathupatti | Sentharapatti | Thedavur | Thevur | Veeraganur | Arasiramani | Nangavalli | Poolampatti | Vanavasi

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