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Vellickurichi | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: jeya | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Sivaganga altitude = |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 3,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TN63 |
Vellickurichi is a panchayat town, in Manamadurai Division, Sivaganga district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1][2][3]
Location
[edit]Vellickurichi is now becoming the Calm village in sivagangai district. Vellickurichi is situated nearby the Temple city of Madurai. It is on Madurai-Rameswaram National Highway and 18 km to the east of Madurai,32 km west of Manamadurai.situated on the southern banks of river Vaigai.Vellickurichi is fall under Manamadurai assembly.
Famous Temple
[edit]The famous temple is Uoorkaavalan samayana swami temple,Pushpawana naayahi amman temple,Ayyanaar Temple,Murugan temple, Sivan temple, Pillaoyaar temple, Sonaya temple,Marathadaya temple, Vailuhantha amman temple.
Ancient history and mythology
[edit]Before the 7th century AD in Tamil Nadu, Jainism and Buddhism were the dominated religions. First name of this village is "Then Raseethai Maanagaram" the king of village is Madai veeran family's, (Uthanda Maaran... Velu is the son of Peryaambalai. ) Karai murugan, Veeraiya, Karuppaiya...
Local Administration
[edit]Vellickurichi panchayat in Sivagangai district.
Transport
[edit]By road, Vellickurichi is at 35 km from Madurai, 30 km from Sivaganga, 10 km from Manamadurai and Thirupuvanam, 30 km from Ilayankudi and 2 from Thirupachetti. The Village straddles the national highway NH49 (Madurai–Rameswaram). It is well connected by roads to the nearby towns and villages. It has rail links to Madurai, Manamadurai and to Rameswaram. The Madurai International Airport is 25 km from the town.
Thiruppuvanam is well connected to Sullangudi, Vaagudi, Thiruppachetti, Maranadu, Samparayanenthal.
Public Schools
[edit]Middle School;