Virudhunagar
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Virudhunagar is a municipality
in Virudhunagar district
of the South Indian state
of Tamil Nadu
.In the beginning of 20th century AD, Virudhupatti was one among the six important places of Ramanathapuram District. Due to the rapid growth in the field of Trade and Education, it was renamed as 'Virudhunagar' on 29 October 1923. The term 'Virudhu' means 'Award' in Tamil.
Virudhunagar is very famous for business. Virudhunagar does not produce anything but exports everything. It is a business hub like Singapore. All agriculture products like chilli,sesame are brought to Virudhunagar to sell and all buyers come to Virudhunagar to buy. Thus, got a saying "Virudhunagar does not produce anything but Export everything." Former chief minister of Madras Province and president of the Indian National Congress
K. Kamarajar was born here.
Virudhunagar assembly constituency is part of Virudhunagar (Lok Sabha constituency)
.
is spoken predominantly in and around Virudhunagar. Telugu
is also very much spoken in this district. Other languages spoken are Urdu
and English
. However the words of some of these languages have Tamil words mixed in with them.
are carried out here in Virudhunagar nowadays and there is a scope of Virudhunagar being a BPO town soon.
Contact : +91 99427-84315
A big festival is organised for Veyiilugandha amman during Tamil month Vaikasi. In the month of October to welcome the onset of monsoon, festivals are organised for Mother Goddess Kaliamman at various localities on every Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Karagam, Kolattam, Oyilattam and other lively programmes are organised on large scale at different streets during these weekly events in during September–October.
“Virudhunagar Exhibition” conducted in the KVS School premises for the benefit of school fund during summer holidays attracts many people from the nearby towns and village. The exhibition also serves as a unique family convention centre for matrimonial match making arrangement facility for the aspiring grooms and brides.
During Dusserah celebration, a large procession with Tiger Dance and Tamil Martial art fencing is organised by several locality groups of Virudhunagar town. To participate and witness in this festival, nearly one lakh people assemble in one evening.
The other unique tradition about Virudhunagar is that, for the marriage function, the grooms offer prizes (parisam) to bride as per Tamil culture (saying no to varadhachanai), the bride and the groom will have a separate function/marriage hall, Which you can't see any where in Tamil Nadu. Several marriage functions are organised with the system emenating from Self-Respect Movement to adopt "Kural Vazhi Vaazhvu" by the new couples and still this novel solemnising approach is widely accepted by youngsters of the Virudhunagar town.
Virudhunagar has one "Theppam" (artificial pond to replenish ground water) in the center of the town. Now facilities have been done to maintain water in "Theppam" throughout the year. There are many yoga, music, dance and art classes in the town. There are several garden temples for kaaval deivangal (guardian angels) in Aruppukottai Road, Sattur Road, Madurai Road and in Chinnamoopanpatti village on the northern suburb of Virudhunagar. Festivals are celebrated during January, February in these garden temples in grand manner.
Getting vegetarian food is a problem in many parts of the District, however some vegetarian restaurants such as Anjenaya Mess(behind the city's Mariamman Temple) and a hotel opposite the bus Stand provide delicious yet cheap vegetarian fare.Their speciality is special kind of parotta which is deep fried in oil which is mouth watering.
Jaysons Industries - a private industry, carton boxes manufacturing unit at Kattayapuram, Virudhunagar. Founder J.Saravanan.
Virudhunagar Textile Mills is an ISO 9002:2000 yarn ,fabric manufacturers - situated at Sulakarai, Virudhunagar.
Anand Super Fabrics is an ISO 9001: 2000 certified company. ASF is a well known manufacturer and merchant exporter of poplins, drill,twill, satin, herringbone and matty fabrics & also do satin stripes, ottoman, codrouy and self designed dobby fabrics.
TTk-LIG Ltd has a manufacturing unit behind the virudhunagar railway station manufacturing surgical gloves and condoms.
Chillies Export House Limited - Manufacturer & Exporter of Spices & Oleoresins
Jeypee Biotechs- Produces Organic Farming inputs-Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR),Antagonistic Fungi,Entamopathogens& Vermicompost.Unit has won National Award forExcellence from Government of India.
K.M.Cement Tile Works,Prodect On Holowblak Condect.,9442059241
, Virudhunagar had a population of 73,003. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Virudhunagar has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 76%. In Virudhunagar, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Municipality
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in Virudhunagar district
Virudhunagar District
Virudhunagar District is an administrative district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. Virudhunagar is the district headquarters. Virudhunagar district was formed from parts of Tirunelveli and Madurai districts....
of the South Indian state
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...
.In the beginning of 20th century AD, Virudhupatti was one among the six important places of Ramanathapuram District. Due to the rapid growth in the field of Trade and Education, it was renamed as 'Virudhunagar' on 29 October 1923. The term 'Virudhu' means 'Award' in Tamil.
Virudhunagar is very famous for business. Virudhunagar does not produce anything but exports everything. It is a business hub like Singapore. All agriculture products like chilli,sesame are brought to Virudhunagar to sell and all buyers come to Virudhunagar to buy. Thus, got a saying "Virudhunagar does not produce anything but Export everything." Former chief minister of Madras Province and president of the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
K. Kamarajar was born here.
Virudhunagar assembly constituency is part of Virudhunagar (Lok Sabha constituency)
Virudhunagar (Lok Sabha constituency)
Virudhunagar is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. Originally Sivakasi, it was converted into Virudhunagar after the 2008 delimitation.- Assembly segments :Virudhunagar constituency was formed in 2008...
.
Language
TamilTamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
is spoken predominantly in and around Virudhunagar. Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
is also very much spoken in this district. Other languages spoken are Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. However the words of some of these languages have Tamil words mixed in with them.
Educational institutions
- Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars' Senthikumara Nadar College: http://www.vhnsnc.in/
- VVV College: http://www.vanniaperumalcollegeforwomen.com/
- VSVN Polytechnic: http://www.vsvnpolytechnic.in
- Arasan Ganesan Polytechnic college: http://groups.google.com/group/agpoly/about?hl=en_US
- P.S.R. Polytechnic College, Sivakasi
- CREED Industrial School-(Catering & Hotel Management,Fashion Technology). Approved Study Center for M S University & Tamil Nadu Open University.
Engineering colleges
- Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology: http://www.kcetvnr.org
- SriVidya College of Engineering and Technology: http://www.srividyaengg.ac.in
- MEPCO Schlenk Engineering College (MSEC): http://www.mepcoeng.ac.in/
- Arulmigu Kalasalingam College of Engineering: http://www.akce.ac.in/
- P. S. R Engineering College : http://www.psr.edu.in
- P. S. R. Rengasamy College of Engineering for Women : http://www.psrr.edu.in
- Sethu Institute of Technology: http://www.sethu.ac.in/
- Sree Sowdambika College of Engineering: http://www.sowdambikaengg.com/
- V. P. Muthaiah Pillai Meenakshi Engineering College for Women:http://www.vpmmwedu.com/
Schools
- S.N.Higher Secondary School, Mamsapuram
- St. Francis De Sales Matriculation School, S.F.S. Nagar.: http://www.sfsvnr.com/
- Kshatriya Vidhya Sala Mat. Higher Secondary School - Soolakarai: http://www.kvsmat.in/
- Hajee P Syed Mohamed Higher Secondary School.
- TPNM Girls Government Higher Secondary School.
- Virudhunagar Matriculation School.
- K.C.S.Dhanuskodinadar Municipal middle school
- MNMSP Higher Secondary School, Mallanginar.
- S. S. Subbiah Nadar Government Higher Secondary School
- R. C. Higher Secondary School: http://www.rchssvnr.edu/
- K. Kamaraj Vidhya Sala Middle School
- Kshatriya Vidhya Sala Higher Secondary School - Madurai Road http://www.kvsmb.in/
- P. S. Chidambara Nadar Senior English School: http://www.pscschool.com/
- Kshatriya Girls Hr Sec School
- SDA Mat. hr. Sec. School
- Subiramaniya Vidhyasalai http://www.kvsmb.in/
- Saraswathi Vidhyasalai http://www.kvsmb.in/
- Thiruvalluvar Vidhyasalai http://www.kvsmb.in/
- Dhamu Memorial Matriculation Secondary School
- K. P. P. Primary School http://www.kvsmb.in/
- H. P. S. M. Hr. Sec. School
- Sri Sowdambigai higher Sec School
- Noble Matriculation school
- AVM Marimuthu Nadar Higher Secondary School
- KHNUP.Kamaraj Hr.sec School,Krishnapuram
Upcoming BPO industry
Virudhunagar is known as a business town, but BPO works such as Data Entry, Data Conversion, e-Publishing, medical transcriptionMedical transcription
Medical transcription, also known as MT, is an allied health profession, which deals in the process of transcription, or converting voice-recorded reports as dictated by physicians and/or other healthcare professionals, into text format.-History:...
are carried out here in Virudhunagar nowadays and there is a scope of Virudhunagar being a BPO town soon.
- Classic IT Solutions (E-Publishing)
- Aasi Computers (Desktop,Laptop Sales & Service)
Contact : +91 99427-84315
Culture
Every year during the Tamil month of “Panguni”, the famous “Panguni Pongal” festival is celebrated with several hundred thousands devotees taking up Fire Pot Procession as way of respect to Goddess Mariamman. Relatives and friends gather together during the processions for Water Deluge of Goddess Mariamman, Black and White dot smeared body adorned with neem leaves camaflouge dressing, Kairu Kutthu, Agni Chatti carrying by devotees plain palm and Temple Car (Therottam) functions and they go around the town.A big festival is organised for Veyiilugandha amman during Tamil month Vaikasi. In the month of October to welcome the onset of monsoon, festivals are organised for Mother Goddess Kaliamman at various localities on every Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Karagam, Kolattam, Oyilattam and other lively programmes are organised on large scale at different streets during these weekly events in during September–October.
“Virudhunagar Exhibition” conducted in the KVS School premises for the benefit of school fund during summer holidays attracts many people from the nearby towns and village. The exhibition also serves as a unique family convention centre for matrimonial match making arrangement facility for the aspiring grooms and brides.
During Dusserah celebration, a large procession with Tiger Dance and Tamil Martial art fencing is organised by several locality groups of Virudhunagar town. To participate and witness in this festival, nearly one lakh people assemble in one evening.
The other unique tradition about Virudhunagar is that, for the marriage function, the grooms offer prizes (parisam) to bride as per Tamil culture (saying no to varadhachanai), the bride and the groom will have a separate function/marriage hall, Which you can't see any where in Tamil Nadu. Several marriage functions are organised with the system emenating from Self-Respect Movement to adopt "Kural Vazhi Vaazhvu" by the new couples and still this novel solemnising approach is widely accepted by youngsters of the Virudhunagar town.
Virudhunagar has one "Theppam" (artificial pond to replenish ground water) in the center of the town. Now facilities have been done to maintain water in "Theppam" throughout the year. There are many yoga, music, dance and art classes in the town. There are several garden temples for kaaval deivangal (guardian angels) in Aruppukottai Road, Sattur Road, Madurai Road and in Chinnamoopanpatti village on the northern suburb of Virudhunagar. Festivals are celebrated during January, February in these garden temples in grand manner.
Getting vegetarian food is a problem in many parts of the District, however some vegetarian restaurants such as Anjenaya Mess(behind the city's Mariamman Temple) and a hotel opposite the bus Stand provide delicious yet cheap vegetarian fare.Their speciality is special kind of parotta which is deep fried in oil which is mouth watering.
Industries
Madras Cements – a Private Sector undertaking at Thulukkapatti is large a cement producing unit. Madras Cements has an annual capacity of 4.15 lakh tonnes.Jaysons Industries - a private industry, carton boxes manufacturing unit at Kattayapuram, Virudhunagar. Founder J.Saravanan.
Virudhunagar Textile Mills is an ISO 9002:2000 yarn ,fabric manufacturers - situated at Sulakarai, Virudhunagar.
Anand Super Fabrics is an ISO 9001: 2000 certified company. ASF is a well known manufacturer and merchant exporter of poplins, drill,twill, satin, herringbone and matty fabrics & also do satin stripes, ottoman, codrouy and self designed dobby fabrics.
TTk-LIG Ltd has a manufacturing unit behind the virudhunagar railway station manufacturing surgical gloves and condoms.
Chillies Export House Limited - Manufacturer & Exporter of Spices & Oleoresins
Jeypee Biotechs- Produces Organic Farming inputs-Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR),Antagonistic Fungi,Entamopathogens& Vermicompost.Unit has won National Award forExcellence from Government of India.
K.M.Cement Tile Works,Prodect On Holowblak Condect.,9442059241
Hotels
- Elaihalin Nanban (The Old Name was Hotel 3Star)
- Burma Kadai Hotel
- Banu Hotel
- Anjaneya Mess
- Raajamani Hotel
- Parotta shop at Pottel Kadai
- Fruit shop in Pottel road
- S.M.S.Manicka Nadar & sons sweet stall
- Hotel Emperor
- Arokiyaraj Mittai and Sweets
- Kooturavu Pal Pannai - Famous for Palcova (Inside Old bus stand)
- Mahesh Bakery
- Kamaliya's Hotel - Near Old Bus Stand
- Kamaliya's Hotel - Madurai Road
- Mary hotel-opposite sriram theater
Temples
- Sri Maariyaman Temple [Very Famous temple around all towns for its pongal and festivities]
- Arasa Marathu Vinayagar temple[Agragaram,near old bus stand]
- Sri Veiluganda Amman Temple http://WWW.VHND.com/
- Valasubramaniya Murugan Temple
- Sri Renganathar Temple
- Sri Rama Temple
- Sri Sowdambigai Amman Temple
- Sri Sangili Karupaswamy temple
- Holy ignasius church
- Maranatha Faith Church
Holy Places
Thiruppugal Swami - Muthia Nadar of Kattunayakkanpatti, Kovilpatti Taluq who settled in Virudhunagar 2 centuries ago established worship centres at Virudhunagar and Kattunayakkanpatti. He is believed to have blessed the town for all around welfare town. It is believed that the famous Tamil chants Aaho Aiyaho during Amman temples were introduced by Thiruppughal swami.Demographics
As of 2001 India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Virudhunagar had a population of 73,003. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Virudhunagar has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 76%. In Virudhunagar, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
External links
- Website for Virudhunagar http://www.virudhunagar.in/
- Government Website http://www.virudhunagar.tn.nic.in/
- My Virudhunagar http://www.myvnr.com/