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Virudhunagar District

விருதுநகர் மாவட்டம்
—  district  —
Srivilliputtur Andal Temple Tower


Location of Virudhunagar District
in Tamil Nadu
Coordinates 9°35′3.12″N 77°57′29.52″E / 9.5842°N 77.9582°E / 9.5842; 77.9582Coordinates: 9°35′3.12″N 77°57′29.52″E / 9.5842°N 77.9582°E / 9.5842; 77.9582
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
Subdistrict(s) Aruppukkottai, Kariapatti, Rajapalayam, Sattur, Sivakasi, Srivilliputhur, Tiruchuli, Virudhunagar.
Headquarters Virudhunagar
Collector M Balaji , IAS
Taluks 8
Panchayat Unions (Blocks) 11
Municipalities 7
Official languages Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Central location: 9°35′N 77°57′E / 9.583°N 77.95°E / 9.583; 77.95
Website Official website of virudhunagar District

Virudhunagar District (Tamil: விருதுநகர் மாவட்டம்) is an administrative district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. Virudhunagar is the district headquarters. Virudhunagar district was formed from parts of Tirunelveli and Madurai districts.

Virudhunagar District, formerly called Karmavirer Kamarajar District.

The total area of Virudhunagar District is (km2): 3445.73. It has a population of 25,39,196 as of 2009. It is 44.39% urbanised.[2] The district has a literacy of 17,88,025. Majority population involved in Industries and agriculture.

The Parliamentary Constituency number of Virudhunagar District is 34

The district is bounded by Sivagangai district and Madurai district on the north, Tirunelveli district to the southwest, Kerala state to the west and Theni district to the northwest.

The district is divided into 2 revenue divisions - Sivakasi and Aruppukottai.

The district comprises eight taluks: Aruppukkottai, Kariapatti, Rajapalayam, Sattur, Sivakasi, Srivilliputhur, Tiruchuli and Virudhunagar. Totally there are 600 revenue villages in this district.

This district has 9 Town Panchayats - Seithur, Vathirairuppu, Chettiarpatti, Kariapatti, Mamsapuram, Sundarapandiam, Mallankinaru, S.Kodikulam and V.Pudupatti

Virudhunagar is famous for oil and cotton industry. Sivakasi, 20 km from Virudhunagar, is famous for its fireworks and printing presses. Srivilliputtur is very famous for Temples and Palkova.

Aruppukkottai is famous for spinning mills and the schoolings (Ramalinga groups,Jayavilas groups).

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[edit] Demographics

According to the 2011 census Virudhunagar district has a population of 1,943,309,[3] roughly equal to the nation of Lesotho[4] or the US state of West Virginia.[5] This gives it a ranking of 242nd in India (out of a total of 640).[3] The district has a population density of 454 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,180 /sq mi) .[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 10.96 %.[3] Virudhunagar has a sex ratio of 1009 females for every 1000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 80.75 %.[3]

[edit] Mamsapuram (Srivilliputtur) Shenbagathoppu Grizelled Squirrel Sanctuary

Shenbagathoppu is a place like Ooty for the locals here. The calm and serene ambience makes it a favorite spot for tourists.

Shenbaga Thoppu,a forest area about 8 km west from srivilliputtur is a very good option for trekking. There is no proper bus service to reach here though.However the place can be reached by two-wheeler or even cycle. The forests are found on the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats. Only 6.3% of the total geographical area of Virudhunagar district is under forests.

Main Article : Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary

[edit] Engineering colleges

There is one deemed university in Virudhunagar District:

Engineering Colleges:

  1. Kalasalingam Institute Of Technology
  2. Sri Vidhya College of Engineering and Technology
  3. Mepco Schlenk Engineering College (MSEC)
  4. P.S.R Engineering College
  5. Sethu Institute of Technology
  6. Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology
  7. Sree Sowdambika College of Engineering
  8. V.P.Muthaiah Pillai Meenakshi Engineering College for Women

[edit] Arts Colleges

  1. Ayya Nadar Janakiammal College, Sivakasi
  2. Rajapalayam Raju's College, Rajapalayam
  3. SFR College of Arts and Science,Sivakasi
  4. SRI Kaliswari college of Arts and Science,Sivakasi
  5. V.H.N.S.N College, Virudhunagar
  6. VVV College for women, Virudhunagar
  7. S.R.N.M.College, Sattur
  8. S.B.K Arts and Science College, Aruppukottai
  9. Devangar Arts and Science College, Aruppukottai
  10. S.B.K Arts and Science College, Aruppukottai
  11. Devangar Arts and Science College, Aruppukottai
  12. A.K.D.R Women's College, Rajapalayam
  13. Arulmigu Kalasalingam College of Arts and Science, Krishnankoil, Srivilliputhur

[edit] Polytechnic College

  1. P.A.C.R Polytechnic College, Rajapalayam.
  2. V S V N Polytechnic College
  3. Sri Sowdambika Polytechnic College, Vellaikottai, Aruppukottai.
  4. N.A Manjammal Polytechnic, Rajapalayam.

[edit] Schools

  1. P.A Chinnayya Raja Memorial Higher Secondary School, Rajapalayam
  2. Thiru Ramamoorthy Government Higher Secondary School,Naduvapatti,Sathur
  3. Sivanthipatti Nadar Higher Secondary School
  4. K.V.S Matriculation Higher Secondary School
  5. K.V.S Centenary Nursery & primary School
  6. P.S.Chidambara Nadar senior english School
  7. Sri Sowdambikai Higher Secondary School
  8. Nadar Higher Secondary School, Rajapalayam
  9. N.A Annapparaja Higher Secondary School, Rajapalayam
  10. Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Rajapalayam
  11. Government Higher Secondary School,Sankaralingapuram

[edit] See also

Vinayakar Matriculation Higher Secondary School Sivakasi

[edit] References

  1. ^ www.tn.gov.in
  2. ^ census India
  3. ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. 
  4. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Lesotho 1,924,886" 
  5. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. " West Virginia 1,852,994" 

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