Vadipatti

T. Vadipatti is a panchayat town in the Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.and also known as "west gateway of Madurai.

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Place details

Locality: Pallpatti
Region: Tamil Nadu
Country: India
Population: 26,830
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: T. Vadipatti
Settlement.nickname: Vaadivasal
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Hills Village.jpg
Settlement.image_alt: The downtown area of Vadipatti from the northwest.
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Tamil Nadu
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Madurai
Settlement.government_type: Panchayat Town
Settlement.governing_body: T. Vadipatti Peruratchi
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_total: 26,830
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: India
Located in: Madurai district
Area: 9.94
Elevation: 123
Time zone: UTC+05:30

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Commons category: Vadipatti
postal code: 625218

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T. Vadipatti is a panchayat town in the Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.and also known as "west gateway of Madurai.

==Etymology== The name T. Vadipatti derives from the root vaayil or vaasal, meaning 'the door' or 'entrance'. It was one of the historical boundaries and entrance to Madurai and the camping place of Pandyas, which is evident from the Kulasekara Pandian period.

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