Cumbum, Tamil Nadu

Cumbum
Cumbum Pallathakku (Valley), Kambam
Valley
Nicknames: 
Grape valley of South India,
Cumbum is located in Tamil Nadu
Cumbum
Cumbum
Cumbum, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 9°44′05″N 77°17′04″E / 9.7347°N 77.2844°E / 9.7347; 77.2844[1]
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTheni
ZoneMadurai
Established1958
Government
 • TypeFirst Grade Municipality
 • BodyCumbum Municipality
Area
 • Total6.58 km2 (2.54 sq mi)
Elevation
462 m (1,516 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total68,090
 • Density10,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
625516
Telephone code+914554
Vehicle registrationTN 60

Cumbum,[1] natively enunciated as Kambam[note 1] (pronunciation), is a town in the Theni district of the state of Tamilnadu in India. The town has risen to particular prominence in the recent years, derived in large part from what could be construed an eccentric name.

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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