Valavanur is a panchayat town in Viluppuram district

Viluppuram District

Villupuram is one of the thirty districts which make up Tamil Nadu state situated on the southern tip of India. The district headquarters is located at Villupuram. Villupuram district came into existence on 30 September 1993 when it was created out of South Arcot district...

 in the India

India

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States and territories of India

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 of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

. It is stituated near to the Tamil Nadu-Pondicherry border on NH 45A

National Highway 45A (India)

National Highway 45A is located in India. It runs from Villupuram eastward to Pondicherry and then runs along the Bay of Bengal south till it reaches Nagapattinam, where it meets NH 67. The total length runs up to - Route :...

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Geography

Valavanur is located at 11.92°N 79.58°E. It has an average elevation of (249 feet).

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Valavanur had a population of 14,037. Males constitute 60% of the population and females 40%. Valavanur has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 67%. In Valavanur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.The area is mainly dependent on manufacturing and exporting tapioca chips to other states.The is a considerable amount of sugarcane cultivation done here due to presence of many sugarcane factories nearby.People here go to work in Sunfeast biscuit factory,Rajshree sugars.

Places of interest

The main place of interest is the "Angalamman Temple" which is the main worship place for people here.Every year a local festival called "Mayana pooja" is held here for one week for which people from many places come and watch.

Transport

Valavanur is on the national highway (NH 45A) from Villupuram to Nagapattinam

Nagapattinam

Nagapattinam is a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Nagapattinam District. It is a prominent seaport on the east coast of India and an important centre of trade and commerce.The town of Nagapattinam dates back to the Sangam period...

 via Pondicherry. It is about 30 km from Pondicherry. There are plenty of buses running from Villupuram to Pondicherry which stop at Valavanur.

Valavanur is a railway station on the Villupuram–Pondicherry railway line. There are daily passenger trains from both cities passing here. It is also connected to Chennai

Chennai

Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

 and Tirupati by fast passenger trains. Being a halt stop, express trains do not stop here. The nearest major railway station is Villupuram (8 km).