Villupuram
Villupuram
Location of Villupuram
in Tamil Nadu and India
Country
India
State
Tamil Nadu
District(s)
Villupuram
Population
95,439 (2001)
Time zone
IST (UTC+5:30)
For the district see
Villupuram district.
Villupuram is a
municipality in Villupuram
District, in the Indian state
of Tamil Nadu. It serves
as the headquarters of
Villupuram District, the
second largest district in
the State. National
Highway No. 45, from
Chennai to Dindigul via
Tiruchirapalli, goes
through the town.
Villupuram also has a
major train station. The
town's main source of
income is agriculture. Its
literacy rate was low until
the early 1980s, but has
since improved constantly
and is currently about
75%.
Geography
Villupuram District lies in
the northeast of Tamil
Nadu, between Chennai
and Tiruchirapalli. It is 162
km south of Chennai and
157 km north of
Tiruchirapalli. It was
carved out of the
combined South Arcot
District (comprising the
present Cuddalore and
Villupuram districts) in
September 1993 and
renamed as Villupuram
Ramasamy Padayatchiyar
District( named after a
Member of Parliament
from this town[citation
needed]). The remaining
part of the South Arcot
district became Cuddalore
District, which borders it
to the east and south. It is
bordered to the west by
Salem and Dharmapuri
districts and to the north
by Thiruvannamalai and
Kanchipuram Districts.
The greater part of the
district contains
metamorphic rocks
belonging to the Genesis
family. There are also
three major groups of
sedimentary rocks
belonging to different
geological periods. The
Kalvarayan Hills in the
north, nearly 40
kilometres from
Kallakurichi, represent a
continuous range of hills
covered with some
thorny forests and
vegetation. The Gingee
Hills offer some of the
most beautiful scenery in
the district.
Administration
At present Villupuram
district comprises 1490
Revenue Villages, 4
Revenue Divisions, 8
Administrative Taluks, 22
Blocks, 16 Town
Panchayat Unions, 1104
Village Panchayats and 2
Municipalities.
Places of Interest in
the District
Gingee Fort,
Kalvarayan Hills,
Tiruvakarai Fossil
Wood park
Pilgrim Attractions in
the District
Tindivanam
Tindivanam Fly Over is
the Asia's Second
Railways Fly Over has
four way. And it's has
Perumal Kovil, Eswaran
Kovil, Anjaneyar Kovil.
Latcha Deepam, a function
celeberated for one week
from the first day of
Chithirai (April 13 or 14th),
near the Anjaneyar
Temple.
Thirukoilur (derived
from Tirukovilur)
Lord Vishnu in the name
Thiruvikkrama Swamy &
Vedavalli Thaayaar
(Vaamana Avathaaram)
temple is located in the
center of this town. This
temple comes under 108
Divya Desams. East of the
town has the Sivan
Temple situated on the
banks of River Pennar.
Near to the temple, in the
river, there exists Kabilar
(Saint) Kundru (tiny
mountain).
Tirukoilur is one of the
"Ashta
Veeratanams" [Ashta -
eight] and [Veeratanam -
Place of Bravery].
Tirukoilur is also a very
regarded place for
madhwas (followers of
Dvaitha philosophy of Sri
Madhwacharya). On the
banks of River Pinakini,
we can find the Moola
brindavana of Sri
Raghuutthama Teertha
(1595 A.D) and Sri
Satyapramoda Teertha
(1997), very eminent
pontiffs of the Uttaradi
Mutt of Madhwa lineage.
Melmalaiyanur
Melmalaiyanur is famous
for its Ankaala
Parameswari temple
which is thronged by
devotees on no moon
days.
Thiruvamathur
Thiruvamathur is a temple
dedicated to Lord Shiva.
In this temple, the shrines
of Lord Shiva and
Goddess Parvathi are
opposite to each other.
Because of this, this
temple is believed to unite
lovers.
Mailam
Mailam is famous for its
Murugan temple atop a
hilllock. It is located off the
National Highway
proceeding to Chennai
from Villupuram and the
nearest railway station is
Mailam (on the Villupuram
- Chennai Egmore railway
line)
Kandachipuram
A Lord Shiva temple
decorates
Kandachipuram. The
legend is that the
Shivalingam is made up
of sand and it was
installed by Lord Rama
during his tenure in the
forest as depicted in the
Hindu epic, the
Ramayana.
Tiruvakkarai
Tiruvakkarai, a small
peaceful village situated on
the banks of a river is
famous for its Vakkara Kali
Amman temple. Full
moon days are
considered auspicious
days to visit this temple.
Also look out for the fossil
wood park where century
old trees have been
transformed into rocks.
Alambadi Perumal
Temple
There is a Perumal temple
(Kundusatti Perumal) here.
The legend is that the
Perumal idol is nothing
but a stone, which has
Sangu-chakra inside it.
The speciality of this stone
is that it is a part of the
Lord Venkatachalapathy
idol at the Tirumala-
Tirupati temple. So
worship at this temple is
considered the equivalent
of going to the Tirumala-
Tirupati temple.
Parikkal
A village located off the
national highway
proceeding to
Tiruchirapalli from
Villupuram is Parikkal,
which is famous for it
Lakshmi Narasimhar
temple.
Perumpakkam
A village located 8 km
away from Villupuram
town. There is a temple
for Sri Yoga
Hayavadhanar and Sri
Vedanthadesikar. More
information is on http://
www.dakshinaahobilam.i
nfo
Siruvakkur
A village located 14 km
villupuram to thirukoilur
road. There is a temple of
Saneeswarar.It is very
biggest stone to created
Lord. It is one of the
biggest of asia.Villupuram
- Mambalapattu -
Saneeswarar Aalayam.
Siruvanthaadu
A village located 15 km
away from Villupuram on
the way towards
Cuddalore. It hosts on of
the famous Lakshmi
Narashimhar temples in
south India.
In Villupuram town, the
Shiva temple and the
Vaikundanatha Perumal
temple are the main Hindu
worship places.
Thiruvennainallur
A township located from
Villupuram towards
Tirukoilur.It hosts the
famous Sundrar timed
temple Kirubapureeswar
temple.
Transport
Road
Villupuram town is well
connected by road to
major cities and to the
rest of the state. Two
National Highway pass
through or originate from
this town.
FileThiruppalaandal NH-45
- Chennai - Tindivanam -
Villupuram - Tiruchirapalli
- Dindigul
NH-45A - Villupuram -
Puducherry -
Nagapattinam
Other than the national
highways, several state
highways also run
through the district and
town.
Villupuram town is also
the headquarters of the
Tamil Nadu State
Transport Corporation
(TNSTC) - Villupuram
division ( the erstwhile
Thanthai Periyar
Transport Corporation
(TPTC)). It is one among
the 4 Tamil Nadu State
Transport Corporation
divisions serving the state.
Villupuram division
covers a vast area
comprising the revenue
districts of Villupuram,
Cuddalore,
Tiruvannamalai, Vellore
and Kanchipuram.
Rail
Villupuram is very
famous for its railway
station. The railway
junction at Villupuram
serves as the distribution
point of rail traffic from
Chennai, (the state capital
of Tamil Nadu) towards
the southern part of the
state. Five railway lines
branch out of Villupuram.
1. a) Electrified BG (Broad
Gauge) line towards
Chennai Beach and b)
Electrified MG (Metre
Gauge) line towards ( Via -
Tindivanam ) Tambaram
(closed for traffic now for
Unigauge gauge
conversion).
2. Non electrified BG
(Broad Gauge) line
towards Tiruchirapalli
Junction via Vriddachalam
Junction and Ariyalur.
Electrification work is in
progress. Also called
"Chord line" to
Tiruchirapalli.
3. Under Unigauge
conversion, non electrified
MG (Metre gauge) line
towards Tiruchirapalli
Junction via Cuddalore
Port Jnunction,
Mayiladuthurai Junction,
Kumbakonam and
Thanjavur.
4. Under Gauge
conversion, non-electrified
MG (Metre gauge) line
towards Katpadi Junction
via Tiruvannamalai and
Vellore Cantonment.
5. Electrified BG (Broad
Gauge) line to
Puducherry.
As mentioned above,
most of the sections are
closed for Gauge
conversion and most are
expected to be completed
by 2010 making rail traffic
even heavier. Villupuram
railway station is
undergoing a massive
infrastructure upgrade to
handle this traffic.
Air
The nearest airport is at
Puducherry (Pondicherry)
, approximately 40 km
from Villupuram.
( Commercial flights will
start operations in the
near future).
The nearest major airport
is the Chennai
International Airport
(MAA), approximately 155
km from the town and
Tiruchirapalli Airport,
approximately 160 km
from the town.
Education
Villupuram has several
primary, secondary and
tertiary educational
institutions. Different
schools in Villupuram
follow the curricula set by
their board of choice,
such as the Tamil Nadu
State Board or the CBSE.
Two schools - The most
famous - Sacred Heart
Convent A.I Higher
Secondary School and
Railway Mixed School -
follow the Anglo-Indian
board syllabus until High
School level and ES
matriculation higher
secondry school. One of
the schools in the district
is Sri Ramakrishna
Vidyaalaya Matriculation
Higher Secondary School
[1] which runs under the
guidance of Sri
Ramakrishna Matt at
Chennai and Calcutta. One
more notable School in
this district is
Vivekanandha vidhyalaya
matriculation higher
Secondary school, Which
is a very old and highly
standardised education
provider, mostly
unknown due to its
presence in the
villupuram-Pondicherry
highway out of town
limits.
At tertiary level, the range
of colleges in Viluppuram
varies from Arts and
Science Colleges (both
Government and privately
run) to professional
colleges for Engineering
and Medical Studies.
Now recently developing
education trust , Siga
Education trust which
consist of Siga Higher
secondary school , Siga
Art and Science Collage ,
Surya Engineering
Collage , Siga Teaching
Academy are the good
developemnt .
One notable education
provider in the Town is
E.S. Its like a
conglomerate in education
at the town. E.S Trust
runs Schools, Polytechnic
Colleges, Arts,
Engineering , Nursing
Colleges and it is
rumoured to start a
Medical Research Center
as well.
Around half a dozen
Engineering Colleges have
mushroomed in the
recent years , thanks to IT
and fancy investment in
education. The Quality of
education in these
institutions are below par
with the exception of a
couple of colleges started
in late 1990s and early
2000.Some students from
these colleges have
nominations for
University Ranks too.
Almost all the Engineering
Colleges are under Anna
University and affiliated to
AICTE.
Climate
Since the town is
landlocked, climate in
Villupuram is mostly
humid and hot. It relies on
the monsoon for rain
during the months of
October November and
December. Summers are
very hot and
temperatures can get up
to 42 Degree Celsius.
Winters are moderate
with temperatures
ranging between 30-35
deg celsius.
Notable Persons from
Villupuram Ditrict
Mr.M.Shanmuga
Udayar- Father of the
Villupuram town
Dr.K.Ponmudi M.A
( Pol),M.A(His), M.A
(Eco.), Phd . B.L -
Honourable Minister
for the state Higer
Education and Mines .
Kalamega Pulavar
from Ennayuram
village, Villupuram
Sri
Chandrasekharendra
Saraswati Swamigal
-- Kanchi Periavar
Sivaji Ganesan -- the
famous Late Tamil
movie actor
Demographics
As of the 2001 India
census,[1] Villupuram 's
population was 960373,
with males constituting
50% of the population and
females 50%. Villupuram
has an average literacy
rate of 79%, above the
national average of 59.5%:
male literacy is 84%, and
female literacy is 73%.
10% of the population is
under 6 years of age.
Politics
Mr.Shanmuga
Udayar- Father of
Villupuram town
(Holded the chairman
post of Villupuram
Municipality for 50
years continuously &
3 times contineously
elected as M.L.A.
(D.M.K.))
Dr.K.Ponmudi M.A
( Pol),M.A(His), M.A
(Eco.), Phd . B.L -
Honourable Minister
for the state Higer
Education and Mines .
Villupuram assembly
constituency is in
Villupuram Lok Sabha
constituency
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