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Theni
Theni
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	From top: Theni view from the forest road, Theni view from mary matha school
	Nickname: Gateway to highland
	Theni Theni, Tamil Nadu, India
	Coordinates: 10°00′28″N 77°28′25″E / 10.0079°N 77.4735°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Theni
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Theni Municipality
• Chairman	S Murugesan
• Commissioner	S Nagarajan
Elevation	339 m (1,112 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	202,100
Languages
• Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, English, Kannada	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	625531
Telephone code	04546
Vehicle registration	TN 60, TN 60Z
Distance from State Capital Chennai	498 kilometres (309 mi) southwest
Climate	Average and moderate cool at winter (Köppen)
Precipitation	658 millimetres (25.9 in)
Avg. summer temperature	39.5 °C (103.1 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	25.8 °C (78.4 °F)
Website	www.theni.tn.nic.in

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Theni is a valley town situated in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu at the foothills of Western Ghats. It is the headquarters of the Theni district, located at a distance of 70km from Madurai. It is known for the large-scale trading of garlic, cotton, cardamom, grapes, bananas, mango and chilli. It hosts the second largest weekly market in Tamil Nadu and the fourth largest in South India.^{[citation needed]}

For drinking water project in Madurai, for which the Asian Development Bank funds ₹1,653.21 crore under the AMRUT scheme, the Madurai Municipal Corporation has a proposal for a mega plan to draw water from Periyar River and treat it in Theni and distribute to all the neighbourhoods in Madurai City through pumping stations.^[2]

References

^ "Village Clusters : Case study from Theni District of Tamil Nadu". Research Gate.
^ The Hindu Bureau (31 August 2023). "Madurai Mayor, Corporation Commissioner meet Theni Collector for drinking water project for city". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

External links

GeoHack - Theni

[Theni_Population-1] "Village Clusters : Case study from Theni District of Tamil Nadu". Research Gate.

[2] The Hindu Bureau (31 August 2023). "Madurai Mayor, Corporation Commissioner meet Theni Collector for drinking water project for city". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

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 For drinking water project in [[Madurai]], for which the [[Asian Development Bank]] funds ₹1,653.21 crore under the [[Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation|AMRUT]] scheme, the [[Madurai Municipal Corporation]] has a proposal for a mega plan to draw water from [[Periyar River]] and treat it in Theni and distribute to all the neighbourhoods in Madurai City through pumping stations.<ref>{{Cite web |author=The Hindu Bureau |date=2023-08-31 |title=Madurai Mayor, Corporation Commissioner meet Theni Collector for drinking water project for city |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/madurai-mayor-corporation-commissioner-meet-theni-collector-for-drinking-water-project-for-city/article67257090.ece |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref>
-The nearest towns of Theni are [[Andipatti|Aandipatti]] and [[Usilampatti]] famous for their historical importance. The Vagai Dam also located near the town around 15 kms from the centre. It has many lush farms around, greeny villages and serves as one of importance agricultural county in Tamil Nadu.
 == See also ==