Kavunji

Kavunji (Mannavanur Panchayat) is a Panchayat village of terrace farmers at the far western end of the Western Ghats in Kodaikanal block of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu state, South India, Pincode 624103. It is 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Kodaikanal at: 10°12′26″N 77°20′25″E / 10.20722°N 77.34028°E / 10.20722; 77.34028. Elevation is 1,920 metres (6,300 ft). Kavunji is notable as a vegetable farming area.^[1]

History

There is a Tamil language inscription on a stone in the street believed to be dated in S.S. 1013 (CE 1091).^[2] The people of Kavunji believe that the inscription relates details and results of a controversy. The inscription measures 4 by 3 feet (1.22 by 0.91 m).^[3]

Agriculture

BalaCares Foundation Donated Drinking Water facilities to this village on 1999 with individual pipe connection for each and every street in kavunji village.

Health

During 1998, the Sri Bala Medical Centre was opened by the Bala Care Foundation.^[4]

Education

There is a Primary School, Panchayat Union Middle School and Government High School in Kavunji. Now kavunji also having higher secondary.

Notes

^ Raju, K. (13 December 2008). "Kavunji to adopt cluster farming". The Hindu. pp. front page. Archived from the original on 13 December 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
^ Sewell, Robert (1882). "Palni Taluk and the Palni Hills". Lists of the Antiquarian Remains in the Presidency of Madras. New imperial series. Vol. VII. (Reports. ed.). Archaeological survey of India. pp. 72 'Ettur'. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Indian antiquary. Vol. Item notes: v. 38. Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. 1909. p. 54. ISBN 0-89581-957-0. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Murali, D.; R.S. Murali (22 March 2008). "From Tennessee to Kavunji, on a rural healthcare mission". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 November 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2009.

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[Raju-1] Raju, K. (13 December 2008). "Kavunji to adopt cluster farming". The Hindu. pp. front page. Archived from the original on 13 December 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2009.

[Sewall-2] Sewell, Robert (1882). "Palni Taluk and the Palni Hills". Lists of the Antiquarian Remains in the Presidency of Madras. New imperial series. Vol. VII. (Reports. ed.). Archaeological survey of India. pp. 72 'Ettur'. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[RAI-3] Indian antiquary. Vol. Item notes: v. 38. Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. 1909. p. 54. ISBN 0-89581-957-0. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[Murali-4] Murali, D.; R.S. Murali (22 March 2008). "From Tennessee to Kavunji, on a rural healthcare mission". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 November 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2009.

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