Karuthapillaiyur

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Karuthapillaiyur
Village
Karuthapillaiyur Location in Tamil Nadu, India Show map of Tamil Nadu Karuthapillaiyur Karuthapillaiyur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 8°46′09″N 77°21′54″E / 8.7691°N 77.3651°E / 8.7691; 77.3651
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tenkasi
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	627418
Telephone code	(91)4634
Vehicle registration	TN-76,TN-72
Website	municipality.tn.gov.in/Tenkasi

Karuthapillaiyur is a village in the district of Tenkasi near Ambasamudram, Tamil Nadu, India.

The name Karuthapillayur is an evolution from the mixing of three words "Karthar" "Pillai" "oor". "Karthar pillai oor" means village in Tamil. The name of the village roughly translated to 'Village of God's Child"

The village is located 30 km south of Tenkasi town. This village is surrounded by many villages and hamlets like Poovankurichi, Sivasailam, Mela Ambur, and Kalyanipuram. The spoken language in this area is Tamil. Karuthapillaiyur is located on the bank of Kadananathi River (Kadana Nadi). The area is surrounded by mountains and hills which are part of the Western Ghats. The village has many paddy fields, mango orchards, vegetable gardens, palm trees and tall coconut trees.

Bus and train are the major transport methods. The nearest railway station is in Kizha Ambur, 5 km from the village. Another railway station is in Alwarkurichi, 7.5 km from the village.