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Also known as Villupuram, Vilupuram

Viluppuram, Villupuram, or Vizhuppuram () is a city and the administrative headquarters of Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu.

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Place details

Locality
Viluppuram
Region
Tamil Nadu
Country
India
Population
97,380
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Villupuram
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_skyline
Glory Of Viluppuram 2.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Viluppuram Junction, District Court, Gingee Fort
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Tamil Nadu
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Villupuram, Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
India
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Region
Settlement.subdivision_type3
District
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Tondai Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Viluppuram
Settlement.established_title
Established
Settlement.established_date
1919
Settlement.government_type
Viluppuram Municipality (Special Grade)
Settlement.governing_body
Viluppuram Municipality

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Demographics
  • Administration
  • Transport
  • Road
  • Rail
  • Air
  • References
  • External links

Viluppuram, Villupuram, or Vizhuppuram () is a city and the administrative headquarters of Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu.

Located south west of a Tiruvannamalai and north west of Cuddalore null The town serves as a major and largest railway junction, and National Highway 45 passes through it. Agriculture is a main source of income. As Government of India 2021 census data indicated, Viluppuram had a population of 191,131. and the town's literacy rate has been recorded as 90.16% by Census 2011.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Viluppuram” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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