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Meenachipuram
Location: Meenachipuram is a small village in India in the State of Tamil Nadu. It is located 18 kilo meters south to the town of Rajapalayam and 22 kilo meters north west of Sankarankoil. It is under Rajapalayam Taluk of Virudhunagar District. This is a twin of Mangudi, a village in Sankarankoil Taluk of Tirunelveli District.

Professions of People: Meenachipuram is the place of educational centre for most of the villages in and around. It depends Rajapalayam Town for its transportation facility. Majority of the people are working in nearby Towns such as Rajapalayam, Thalavoipuram, Srivilliputhur, Sivakasi and Sankarankoil. Mejority of the people are relied on embroidery works and palm tree cultivation.

Main Attractions of Village: Attractive place of the village is Kunnakudi hills, a place situated in two kilo meters south to Meenachipuram. Lord Muruga blessing the village from the hills. There a Banion Tree under the hills giving its chillness to the place which is upto 400 years old one. Nearto there a Single Rock Stone is standing alone on the above surface of hills without any support. It is adding attraction to the place.

Culture: Meenachipuram is a good place having many temples and churches. It is a pilgrim centre too. The Roman Catholic Church at the entrance of the village giving attraction to the village. The people here are following Hindhuism and christianity equally. There are lot of festivals celebrations in the village like Thai Pongal, Purattashi Pongal, Panguni Pongal, Deepavali, Christmas, New Year and Easter Day. In these festival days the village will be busy for the full day.

Plantations: A River namely Devi flows through Meenachipuram. The river forming at a place called Sasthakoil of Western Ghots and passing into the Bay of Bengal nearby to Ramanathapuram. Main plantations are lemon, coconut, palm, rice and cotton. Predominant cultivation of the place is Lemon (Thangapalam). The lemons cultivated here are mainly market at Puliyankudi, a place 40 kilo meters south west. It is a place known for Unity of Diversity.