Virudhachalam
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Virudhachalam, also called Vriddhachalam, is a Municipality and taluk headquarters in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The ancient name of this town is Thirumudhukundram. As per the 2011 census, the town had a population of 73,585 of which 37,066 are males while 36,519 are females. Population of children in the ages of 0-6 is 7735 which is 10.51% of the total population. The Virudhagiriswarar temple (or Pazhamalai Nadhar Temple) dedicated to Lord Shiva is located in the heart of town.
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Place details
- Locality
- Virudhachalam
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India
- Population
- 61,498
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Vriddhachalam
- Settlement.other_name
- Thirumudhukundram, Pazhamalai
- Settlement.nicknames
- Virudhai, Ceramic City
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Viruthakireeswarar temple vdm.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- 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
- Cuddalore
- Settlement.government_type
- First Grade Municipality
- Settlement.leader_title
- MLA
- Settlement.leader_name
- M.R.R.Radhakrishnan
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 45
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Cuddalore district
- Area
- 25.59
- Elevation
- 45
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Official website
- municipality.tn.gov.in/Virudhachalam
- Image
- Viruthakireeswarar temple vdm.jpg
- Dialing code
- 4143
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- postal code
- 606001
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Demographics
- Politics
- See also
- References
- External links
Virudhachalam, also called Vriddhachalam, is a Municipality and taluk headquarters in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The ancient name of this town is Thirumudhukundram. As per the 2011 census, the town had a population of 73,585 of which 37,066 are males while 36,519 are females. Population of children in the ages of 0-6 is 7735 which is 10.51% of the total population. The Virudhagiriswarar temple (or Pazhamalai Nadhar Temple) dedicated to Lord Shiva is located in the heart of town.
Virudhachalam Railway junction is one of the most important railway junctions which connects Chennai - Madurai line to Salem, Cuddalore, and Puducherry.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Virudhachalam” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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