IFSC Code of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited, Kannicheriputhur Branch, Tamil Nadu

Below are the complete branch details for Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited, KANNICHERIPUTHUR branch, located in VIRUDHUNAGAR, TAMIL NADU. The IFSC assigned by the Reserve Bank of India to this branch is TMBL0000349. Whether you want to transfer money, add a beneficiary, verify a cheque or simply confirm the branch address, you will find authentic, up-to-date information on this page that has been cross-checked against the bank's branch directory and the RBI's master list of participants in the National Electronic Funds Transfer system.

The IFSC code is one of the most frequently asked-for pieces of information when somebody wants to send you money or set up a recurring credit such as a salary, EMI auto-debit or supplier payment. Knowing exactly which IFSC belongs to your branch — in this case TMBL0000349 for Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited – KANNICHERIPUTHUR — saves you from rejected transfers, returned credits and the back-and-forth that follows them.

The Indian Financial System Code, popularly known as IFSC, is an 11-digit alphanumeric code that the RBI assigns to every bank branch participating in online interbank settlement. Without this code, an electronic transfer simply cannot reach its destination branch.

The IFSC for Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited – KANNICHERIPUTHUR is TMBL0000349. The first four letters TMBL are the bank's identifier, the fifth digit is reserved as 0, and the trailing six characters 000349 map to this branch in VIRUDHUNAGAR, TAMIL NADU.

Branch details at a glance

About the bank

Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited serves retail and corporate customers with a full range of deposit, lending, payments and digital banking products. Its Kannicheriputhur branch in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu is part of this network and uses the IFSC code TMBL0000349 for all electronic settlement.

About this branch

The branch is located at D.NO.2/59, NADAR STREET, MAIN ROAD, KANNICHERIPUTHUR- 626 204, R.R.NAGAR(VIA), VIRUDHUNAGAR DIST,TAMILNADU. It serves the Virudhunagar region and is connected to the bank's core banking platform, which means transactions initiated here are instantly visible across all other branches of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited. The IFSC TMBL0000349 is used to identify this branch on the RBI payments network.

Why every Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited branch has a unique IFSC

Before electronic settlement systems went live in India, money transfers between banks relied heavily on demand drafts, mail transfers and telegraphic transfers. These older instruments routinely took days to clear and were prone to misrouting because there was no single machine-readable identifier for a branch. The Reserve Bank of India solved this by issuing each participating branch — including KANNICHERIPUTHUR of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited — its own 11-character IFSC. The code TMBL0000349 is therefore not just an internal reference; it is the digital postcode that lets the RBI's NEFT, RTGS and IMPS rails route funds straight to the right branch ledger without any human intervention.

Today, almost every salary credit, vendor payment, refund and EMI deduction in the country flows through this network, which is exactly why a correct IFSC matters so much. A wrong character can either bounce the transfer or send it to the wrong branch, and reversing such a credit is a manual, time-consuming process. Treat IFSC TMBL0000349 the same way you would treat your account number — verify it once and save it carefully for future use.

How to transfer money using IFSC TMBL0000349

Online transfers in India are powered by three major channels — NEFT, RTGS and IMPS — and each one requires a destination IFSC. Below is a quick guide for using IFSC TMBL0000349 across all three.

How to use IFSC TMBL0000349 for an NEFT transfer

NEFT (National Electronic Funds Transfer) is the most widely used method for sending money to Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited's KANNICHERIPUTHUR branch. NEFT now settles on a 24x7 basis in half-hourly batches and has no upper limit for retail customers (individual banks may impose their own caps).

1. Log in to your internet banking or mobile banking app.
2. Choose Add Beneficiary and select NEFT / Other Bank.
3. Enter the beneficiary name, account number and the IFSC TMBL0000349.
4. Confirm the bank name auto-populates as Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited and the branch as KANNICHERIPUTHUR.
5. Approve the beneficiary using OTP. Once activated, transfer any amount and the credit will reflect in the next NEFT cycle.

Real-Time Gross Settlement to KANNICHERIPUTHUR

If you need to transfer ₹2 lakh or more in one go to an account at Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited's KANNICHERIPUTHUR branch, RTGS is the right channel. Each transaction is settled individually in real time. Use IFSC TMBL0000349 while initiating the transfer and the credit will appear within minutes.

Send money instantly through IMPS

For a real-time, anytime transfer to Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited – KANNICHERIPUTHUR, use IMPS. With IFSC TMBL0000349 and the beneficiary's account number you can move up to ₹5 lakh per transaction with instant credit, any day of the year.

NEFT vs RTGS vs IMPS — which one should you use?

All three modes accept the IFSC TMBL0000349 for Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited – KANNICHERIPUTHUR, but they differ in speed, minimum amount and use case. The table below summarises the differences so you can pick the right channel for the situation at hand.

For most retail customers crediting the Kannicheriputhur branch, NEFT or IMPS will be the quickest and most economical option. RTGS comes in for one-off, high-value movements such as property purchases, vendor settlements or large gifts.

UPI payments and IFSC TMBL0000349

UPI (Unified Payments Interface) has become the default way for individuals to send money in India. While most UPI transactions are addressed using a Virtual Payment Address (VPA) like name@bank, the underlying account at Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited – KANNICHERIPUTHUR is still mapped to IFSC TMBL0000349. When a customer links a savings or current account to a UPI app for the first time, the app silently looks up this IFSC against the account number to verify the account exists. The VPA acts as a friendly alias on top of the same plumbing.

If a UPI transfer to or from this branch fails, the most common reasons are an inactive UPI handle, a daily limit breach or a temporary outage at one of the participating banks — not the IFSC. You can always fall back to NEFT or IMPS using the IFSC TMBL0000349 and the beneficiary's account number to complete the transfer.

Account types you can open at the Kannicheriputhur branch

Once you have an account at Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited – KANNICHERIPUTHUR, the IFSC TMBL0000349 stays the same regardless of the type of account you hold. The branch typically supports the following options:

• Savings account — for individuals, with chequebook, ATM card and net-banking access.
• Current account — for sole proprietors, partnerships and companies that need higher transaction volumes.
• Salary account — opened in bulk for corporate employees, often with zero-balance benefits.
• NRE / NRO accounts — for non-resident Indians who want to repatriate or maintain rupee balances in India.
• Fixed deposit and recurring deposit — term-based investment accounts with quarterly or cumulative interest.
• Senior citizen accounts — concessional minimum balance and a small interest rate premium on FDs.
• Minor and student accounts — operated jointly with a guardian until the customer turns 18.

Eligibility, minimum balance and KYC requirements vary by product. Speak to a relationship officer at the branch for the latest schedule of charges and interest rates.

Products and services

Customers walking into the Kannicheriputhur branch can access most of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited's standard product suite, including:

• Account opening – savings, current, NRI, salary
• Term deposits and recurring deposits
• Retail and small-business loans
• Insurance and mutual-fund tie-ups
• Locker, safe deposit and ATM card services
• Online and mobile banking activation
• Electronic transfers via IFSC TMBL0000349

MICR code & cheque clearing

Apart from IFSC, every cheque book issued by Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited carries a 9-digit MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) code that is read by cheque-sorting machines. The MICR code, the IFSC TMBL0000349 and the account number together uniquely identify the Kannicheriputhur branch and your account. The MICR for this branch is printed at the bottom of your cheque leaves.

Digital banking channels

Most day-to-day work that customers used to do at the Kannicheriputhur branch counter can now be completed digitally — adding a beneficiary, transferring funds, applying for a fixed deposit, raising a service request or downloading account statements. The IFSC TMBL0000349 is the link between the digital channel and the branch ledger; once a transaction is confirmed, the credit or debit is reflected in the same core banking system that the branch officers see.

Things to verify before sending money

Banking errors are usually small typos that snowball into delayed credits and customer-care follow-ups. Use this short checklist before you confirm any transfer to Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited – KANNICHERIPUTHUR:

• The IFSC is exactly TMBL0000349 with no extra spaces.
• The beneficiary's account number matches what they shared, digit for digit.
• The portal auto-fills Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited as the bank name and KANNICHERIPUTHUR as the branch.
• The amount and the purpose of payment are correct.
• You have a valid OTP-verifying mobile number on hand.

A 30-second review here saves hours of reconciliation later.

Reaching the branch

The Kannicheriputhur branch sits at D.NO.2/59, NADAR STREET, MAIN ROAD, KANNICHERIPUTHUR- 626 204, R.R.NAGAR(VIA), VIRUDHUNAGAR DIST,TAMILNADU. If you are travelling from outside Virudhunagar, search for the branch on a maps application using the bank name and locality, or call 9715110888 to ask for landmarks. Many customers find it easier to skip the trip altogether: net banking, mobile apps, NEFT, RTGS, IMPS and UPI all work using the IFSC TMBL0000349 and your account number.

Verifying IFSC TMBL0000349 from official sources

The IFSC listed on this page is sourced from the RBI's master list and validated against the bank's branch directory. To double-check before transferring large sums, you can also confirm TMBL0000349 by:

• Looking at the cheque leaf – IFSC is printed near the MICR band.
• Opening the passbook's first page.
• Calling the branch directly on 9715110888.
• Visiting the bank's official branch locator page.

Branch banking hours and holidays

Indian bank branches typically operate from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday to Friday, and from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM on working Saturdays (usually the 1st, 3rd and 5th Saturdays). The Kannicheriputhur branch is closed on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays, all Sundays and on national or regional bank holidays. Online channels using IFSC TMBL0000349, however, work 24x7.

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Frequently asked questions

Summary

The IFSC code TMBL0000349 belongs to Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited's KANNICHERIPUTHUR branch, located at D.NO.2/59, NADAR STREET, MAIN ROAD, KANNICHERIPUTHUR- 626 204, R.R.NAGAR(VIA),… in VIRUDHUNAGAR, TAMIL NADU. Use this code along with the beneficiary's account number for any NEFT, RTGS or IMPS transfer to this branch. Bookmark this page for quick reference whenever you need the branch's banking details.