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Viluppuram
Villupuram
town
Government
 • Municipal chairmanR. Janakaraj
Population
 (2001)
 • Total95,439
Websitewww.viluppuram.tn.nic.in
For the district see Villupuram district.

Viluppuram (Also Villupuram) (Tamil: விழுப்புரம்) 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.The "Lord Siva" in the name of "Abath hayeswarar Temple" is located in the entrance of "Sendamangalam village". This temple is part of the Sendamangalam Koperunchingan kadavarayan king fort.

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
  • Anniyur Ramanatheeswarar temple
  • Sendamangalam Abath hayeswarar Temple
  • Parikal Narashimar Temple
  • Villupuram Anjaneyar temple (90 feet Anjaneyar statue near temple tank, which is unique in and around Villupurum district)

Transport

Road

Villupuram town is well connected by road to major cities and to the rest of the state.

Viluppuram is connected with 3 national highways given below. 2 of them either originates or terminates at Viluppuram.

NH 45 - Chennai - Tindivanam - Villupuram - Tiruchirapalli - Dindigul

NH 45A - Villupuram - Puducherry - Nagapattinam

NH 234 - Mangalore - Belthangady - Mudigere - Belur - Huliyar - Sira - Madhugiri - Gauribidanur-Chintamani - Venkatagirikota - Pernampattu - Gudiyatham - Katpadi - Vellore - Kannamangalam - Polur - Thiruvannaamalai - Villupuram

Also, NH 45C which connects Vikravandi with Thanjavur via Panruti, Neyveli, Vadalur and Kumbakonam intersects with NH 45A in Koliyanur, about 5 km from Viluppuram town.

Other than the above mentioned 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
  • Kanchipuram

Distances from some important cities

From Villupuram to

  • Chennai - 160 km
  • Trichy - 160 km
  • Salem - 187 km
  • Pondicherry - 40 km
  • Kumbakonam - 130 km
  • Vellore - 160 km

Rail

Villupuram has a well-known 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) Electrified BG (Broad Gauge) line towards Chennai Beach and 2) Electrified MG (Metre Gauge) line towards (Via - Tindivanam) Tambaram (closed for traffic now for Unigauge gauge conversion).
  • Electrified BG (Broad Gauge) line towards Tiruchirapalli Junction via Vriddachalam Junction and Ariyalur. Electrification work was completed in 2009. Also called "Chord line" to Tiruchirapalli.
  • Non electrified BG (Broad gauge) line towards Tiruchirapalli Junction via Cuddalore Port Junction, Mayiladuthurai Junction, Kumbakonam and Thanjavur.
  • Under electrification BG (Broad gauge) line towards Katpadi Junction via Tiruvannamalai and Vellore Cantonment.

Gauge conversion was underway in 2010, making rail traffic even heavier. Villupuram railway station is undergoing a massive infrastructure upgrade to handle this traffic.

List of Some of the trains passing through Villupuram Junction
Train No. Train Name
2606=>12606 Pallavan Express
2638=>12638 Pandian Express
2668?12668 Chennai Express
2636=>12636 Vaigai Express
6116=>16116 Puducherry Chennai Exp
06304 Nagercoil-ChennaiEgmore Spl
06046 Nagercoil Chennai Exp Spl
2632=>12632 Nellai Express
2794=>12794 Madurai ChennaiEgmore Exp
6178=>16178 Rock Fort (Malai Kotai Exp)
6702=>16702 Chennai Egmore Express
6128=>16128 Guruvayur Chennai Exp
820SR=>56860 Villupuram Tambaram Pass
06020 Rameswaram ChennaiCentral Spl
1064=>11064 Chennai Express
06802 Tiruchchirappalli-Chennai Spl
06018. Nagercoil - Chennai Spl
06618 Coimbatore Chennai Express Spl
6854=>16854 Cholan Express (Day Train) Exp
06014 Madurai Chennai Central Spl
6724=>16724 Ananthapuri Express
6736=>16736 Chennai Express
4259=>14259 Rameswaram Varanasi Exp
2897=>12897 Bhubaneswar Express
2664=>12664 Howrah Express
2634=>12634 Kanyakumari Express
2641=>12641 Thirukkural Express
2651=>12651 Tamil Nadu Sampark Kranti Express
6176=>16176 Kamban Express
2662=>12662 Pothigai Express
06038 Tiruchendur Chennai Spl
2694=>12694 Pearl City (MuthuNagar) Exp
8495=>18495 Rameswaram-Bhubaneswar Exp
2666=>12666 Howrah Express
6108=>16108 Mangalore ChennaiEgmore Exp

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

School Academics

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.

List of some important schools in Villupuram

  • Ramakrishna Vidyaalaya Higher Secondary School
  • Sacred Heart Convent Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School
  • Govt. Boys Higher Secondary School - Viluppuram
  • Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School - Viluppuram
  • Govt. Higher Secondary School - Keelperumbakkam
  • E S Matriculation Higher Secondary School
  • John Dewey Matriculation Higher Secondary School

See Main Article : List of educational institutions in Viluppuram

List of Banks in Villupuram

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 40 Degree Celsius. Winters are moderate with temperatures ranging between 30-35 deg celsius.

Notable Persons from Villupuram District

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census,[1] Villupuram 's population was 96373, with males constituting 50% of the population and females 50%. Villupuram has an average literacy rate of 64.7%, above the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70.5%, and female literacy is 52.5%. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Notable Politicians

  • Mr. Shanmuga Udayar- Mr. Udayar was an eminent politician who served as the Chairman of Villupuram Municipality for nearly 50 years and was also elected as M.L.A. three times representing the D.M.K. party.
  • Mr.A.V.Balasubramanian- Popularly called arasur balu is the alltime prominent DMK functionary.He won assembly election in 1989 and Joined hands with MDMK for shorttime and rejoined DMK later.He is noted for his service in developing and preserving DMK ideologies among the cadres throughout the district since 70s.
  • Mr. Ponmudi - Mr. Ponmudi, member of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party served as the Education minister in the 2006-2011 Tamil Nadu Government. Prior to joining the party, he served as a Professor at Arignar Anna Government Arts College, Villupuram.

Villupuram assembly constituency is in Villupuram Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

References

  1. ^ Template:GR
  2. ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
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