Mecheri receives little rainfall and has moderately dry weather except during the monsoon season. Summer begins around March. The highest temperatures normally occur during May, which is dry. The climate becomes more temperate in June and July during the pre-monsoon period, and August is overcast and dry. The northeast monsoon occurs from September to November, and the rains disappear by December.
In the 2011 Census of India, Mecheri had a population of 25,676. Males constituted 53 percent of the population, and females 47 percent; 12 percent of the population was under six years of age.[2] Mecheri had a literacy rate of 59 percent, lower than the national literacy rate of 77 percent.[3]
Economy
Mecheri Sheep Research Station at PottaneriGoats at the MSRSSheep at the MSRS
Livestockedit
Mecheri is known for its Kurumbai sheep. To develop and encourage sheep farming, the government of Tamil Nadu established the Mecheri Sheep Research Station in 1978 in Mecheri's Pottaneri panchayat.[4]
Weaver using a handloom
Cultureedit
Tourist attractionsedit
Mecheri is a holy site.[5][better source needed] Rajagopuram is the temple's main entrance, and Mecheri has a number of other temples.
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mecheri, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, november, 2018, le. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Mecheri news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Mecheri is a town in Mettur taluk Salem district Tamil Nadu India MecheriTownMecheriLocation in Tamil Nadu IndiaCoordinates 11 51 03 N 77 57 23 E 11 85083 N 77 95639 E 11 85083 77 95639Country IndiaStateTamil NaduRegionKongu NaduDistrictSalemPopulation 2011 Total25 676Languages OfficialTamilTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST Vehicle registrationTN 52 TN 93 Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Climate 2 Demographics 2 1 Population 3 Economy 3 1 Livestock 4 Culture 4 1 Tourist attractions 5 Transport 6 ReferencesGeography editClimate edit Mecheri receives little rainfall and has moderately dry weather except during the monsoon season Summer begins around March The highest temperatures normally occur during May which is dry The climate becomes more temperate in June and July during the pre monsoon period and August is overcast and dry The northeast monsoon occurs from September to November and the rains disappear by December Climate data for Mecheri IndiaMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage high C F 29 84 30 86 33 91 37 99 42 108 38 100 36 97 35 95 33 91 32 90 30 86 28 82 34 92 Average low C F 19 66 20 68 22 72 26 79 28 82 27 81 26 79 26 79 25 77 24 75 22 72 21 70 24 75 Average precipitation mm inches 14 0 0 55 12 0 0 47 24 0 0 94 44 0 1 73 75 0 2 95 48 0 1 89 59 0 2 32 73 0 2 87 122 0 4 80 161 0 6 34 197 0 7 76 92 0 3 62 1 266 9 49 88 Source Indian Meteorological Department 1 Demographics editPopulation edit In the 2011 Census of India Mecheri had a population of 25 676 Males constituted 53 percent of the population and females 47 percent 12 percent of the population was under six years of age 2 Mecheri had a literacy rate of 59 percent lower than the national literacy rate of 77 percent 3 Economy nbsp Mecheri Sheep Research Station at Pottaneri nbsp Goats at the MSRS nbsp Sheep at the MSRSLivestock editMecheri is known for its Kurumbai sheep To develop and encourage sheep farming the government of Tamil Nadu established the Mecheri Sheep Research Station in 1978 in Mecheri s Pottaneri panchayat 4 nbsp Weaver using a handloomCulture editTourist attractions edit Mecheri is a holy site 5 better source needed Rajagopuram is the temple s main entrance and Mecheri has a number of other temples Transport edit nbsp Mecheri bus terminus nbsp Intercity busMecheri is on State Highway 20 the Bhavani Thoppur road Thoppur is 20 kilometres 12 mi from Mecheri Bhavani 60 kilometres 37 mi away connects to Erode and Coimbatore via NH 544 Scheduled bus service is available to Chennai Bangalore Erode Coimbatore and Mysore from MSS 6 failed verification and KPN Travels 7 failed verification nbsp References edit Climatological Information for Chennai Indian Meteorological Department Archived from the original on 5 February 2009 Retrieved 25 January 2009 Census of India 2001 Data from the 2014 Census including cities villages and towns Provisional Census Commission of India Archived from the original on 16 June 2004 Retrieved 1 November 2008 International Literacy Day 2020 Kerala most literate state in India check rank wise list Hindustan Times 8 September 2020 Retrieved 11 August 2021 Welcome to TAMILNADU VETERINARY amp ANIMAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY TANUVAS Archived from the original on 9 May 2015 Retrieved 11 May 2015 Arulmigu Badrakaliamman Temple Mecheri Archived from the original on 17 October 2011 Retrieved 11 May 2015 Mettur Super Service www mssbus com Welcome to KPN Travels India LTD Archived from the original on 11 May 2015 Retrieved 15 May 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mecheri amp oldid 1140507751, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
