Muthukrishnaperi is a village in the Tenkasi district of Tamil Nadu, India. State highway 39B passes through the village, continuing north to the town of Surandai and south to join state highway 39 between Alangulam and Pavoorchatram.

Muthukrishnaperi
Village
Muthukrishnaperi is located in Tamil Nadu
Muthukrishnaperi
Muthukrishnaperi
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Muthukrishnaperi is located in India
Muthukrishnaperi
Muthukrishnaperi
Muthukrishnaperi (India)
Coordinates: 8°53′41″N 77°26′56″E / 8.8948°N 77.44889°E / 8.8948; 77.44889
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTirunelveli
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
627861
Telephone code04633 - xxxxxx
Nearest cityAlangulam
Literacy21%

History

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On 12 June 1899 it was Muthukrishnaperi's turn to witness a serious disturbance, after several villages in the area had been the subject of dacoities and rioting. A local Village Magistrate was later charged with instigating the action against Muthukrishnaperi's Shanar residents, whose homes were set on fire and looted. About 300 persons were involved. Muthukrishnaperi along with other local villages in Tenkasi Taluk was made the subject of a temporary police presence until the disturbances were quelled. The Village Magistrate was sentenced to six years' "rigorous imprisonment".[1]

Facilities

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Hindu High School, Muthukrishnaperi was founded as a primary school in 1940, upgraded to a Middle School in 1987 and acquired its current status in 2012.[2] The village has one government aided child care center and one High school named Hindu Middle school providing education from 1st to 10th standard.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Addl. Sessions Court, Tinnevelli - The Tinnivelli Riots Cases". Madras Weekly Mail. Vol. XLIX, no. 11. 14 September 1899. p. 8. Retrieved 18 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "HHSMKP Welcomes You...!". Hindu High School, Muthukrishnaperi. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Hindu High School, Muthukrishnaperi". iCBSE.com. Retrieved 2 January 2024.