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Virudhunagar District is an administrative district 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...

state in southern India

India

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. Virudhunagar

Virudhunagar

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...

is the district headquarters. Virudhunagar district was formed from parts of Tirunelveli

Tirunelveli

Tirunelveli , also known as Nellai , and historically as Tinnevelly, is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of the Tirunelveli District and the sixth biggest city in Tamil Nadu...

and Madurai

Madurai

Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...

districts.

Virudhunagar District, formerly called Karmavirer Kamarajar District.

The total area of Virudhunagar District is (km²): 3445.73. It has a population of 25,39,196 as of 2009. It is 44.39% urbanised. The district has a literacy of 17,88,025. Majority population involved in Industries and agriculture.

The Parliamentary Constituency number of Virudhunagar District is 34

The district is bounded by Sivagangai district and Madurai district

Madurai District

Madurai district is one of the 32 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. The city of Madurai serves as the district headquarters. It houses the world famous Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwarar temple and is situated on the banks of river Vaigai. Thiruparankundram is one of the major...

on the north, Tirunelveli district

Tirunelveli District

Tirunelveli District is a district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The city of Tirunelveli is the district headquarters. A unique feature of this district is that it encompasses all five geographical traditions of Tamil Literature; kurinji , mullai , marudham , neithal and palai...

to the southwest, Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

state to the west and Theni district

Theni District

Theni District is a district of Tamil Nadu state in South India. The city of Theni is the district headquarters. The district is divided into two natural divisions: The hilly areas constituted by parts of the three taluks Periyakulam, Uthamapalayam and Andipatti with thick vegetation and...

to the northwest.

The district is divided into 2 revenue divisions - Sivakasi and Aruppukottai.

The district comprises eight taluks: Aruppukkottai

Aruppukkottai

Aruppukottai is a town and a municipality in Virudhunagar district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Aruppukottai is about 45 km from Madurai. Its in the middle of Madurai-Tuticorin National Highways NH-45B. As tamils were original inhabitants of this place, it was called Aravakottai....

, Kariapatti

Kariapatti

Kariapatti is a panchayat town near Aruppukottai in Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It has one engineering college nearby, and a big industry TVS is functioning here.-Demographics:...

, Rajapalayam

Rajapalayam

Rajapalayam is a town and a special grade municipality in Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located 85 km southwest of Madurai in the state of Tamil Nadu. Its main attractions are the Ayyanar Falls and the neighbour town of Srivilliputtur...

, Sattur

Sattur

Sattur is a town in Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The district has 8 taluks, namely Aruppukkottai, Kariapatti, Rajapalayam, Sattur, Sivakasi, Srivilliputur, Tiruchuli and Virudhunagar.In 1937 elections Former chief minister of Tamil Nadu K.Kamaraj had first won unopposed...

, Sivakasi

Sivakasi

Sivakasi is an active town and a municipality in Virudhunagar District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the capital of India’s firecracker industry with about 8,000 factories, big and small, producing 90 percent of the total fireworks output.It is also known as "kutti japan" meaning "small...

, Srivilliputhur

Srivilliputhur

Srivilliputhur is a semi-urban town and a municipality in Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu....

, Tiruchuli

Tiruchuli

Thiruchuli is a village about 15 kilometers to the east of Aruppukkottai, in Tamil Nadu, India. It is considered to be a very holy place, in large part because it is the birth place of Sri Ramana Maharishi, held by many to be the most revered Indian saint of the 20th century...

and Virudhunagar

Virudhunagar

. Totally there are 600 revenue villages in this district.

This district has 9 Town Panchayats - Seithur

Seithur

Seithur is a panchayat town in Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.-Demographics: India census, Seithur had a population of 18,193. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Seithur has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%:...

, Vathirairuppu

Vathirairuppu

Vathirairuppu is a panchayat town in Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.-Demographics: India census, Vathirairuppu had a population of 15,999. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Vathirairuppu has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national...

, Chettiarpatti

Chettiarpatti

Chettiarpatti is a panchayat town in Virudhunagar district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.-Demographics: India census, Chettiarpatti had a population of 13,508. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Chettiarpatti has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national...

, Kariapatti

Kariapatti

, Mamsapuram

Mamsapuram

Mamsapuram is a panchayat town in Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.This town is famous for treatment of broken bones by bone setting through siddha. Its economy is dependent on the numerous Matches and Firework industry....

, Sundarapandiam

Sundarapandiam

Sundarapandiam is a panchayat town in Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.-Demographics: India census, Sundarapandiam had a population of 8547. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Sundarapandiam has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national...

, Mallankinaru

Mallankinaru

Mallankinaru is a panchayat town in Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.-Demographics: India census, Mallankinaru had a population of 11,804. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Mallankinaru has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national...

, S.Kodikulam

S.Kodikulam

South Kodikulam is a panchayat town in Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.-Demographics: India census, South Kodikulam had a population of 11,975. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. South Kodikulam has an average literacy rate of 46%, lower than the...

and V.Pudupatti

Virudhunagar is famous for oil

Sesame oil

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and cotton industry. Sivakasi

Sivakasi

, 20 km from Virudhunagar, is famous for its fireworks

Fireworks

Fireworks are a class of explosive pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and entertainment purposes. The most common use of a firework is as part of a fireworks display. A fireworks event is a display of the effects produced by firework devices...

and printing press

Printing press

A printing press is a device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium , thereby transferring the ink...

es. Srivilliputtur is very famous for Temples and Palkova.

Aruppukkottai
Aruppukkottai
Aruppukottai is a town and a municipality in Virudhunagar district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Aruppukottai is about 45 km from Madurai. Its in the middle of Madurai-Tuticorin National Highways NH-45B. As tamils were original inhabitants of this place, it was called Aravakottai....

is famous for spinning mills and the schoolings (Ramalinga groups,Jayavilas groups).

Demographics

According to the 2011 census

2011 census of India

The 15th Indian National census was conducted in two phases, houselisting and population enumeration. Houselisting phase began on April 1, 2010 and involved collection of information about all buildings...

Virudhunagar district has a population

Demographics of India

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of 1,943,309, roughly equal to the nation of Lesotho

Lesotho

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or the US state of West Virginia

West Virginia

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. This gives it a ranking of 242nd in India (out of a total of 640

Districts of India

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). The district has a population density of 454 PD/sqkm . Its population growth rate

Family planning in India

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over the decade 2001-2011 was 10.96 %. Virudhunagar has a sex ratio

Sex ratio

Sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. The primary sex ratio is the ratio at the time of conception, secondary sex ratio is the ratio at time of birth, and tertiary sex ratio is the ratio of mature organisms....

of 1009 females

Women in India

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for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate

Literacy in India

Literacy in India is key for socio-economic progress, and the Indian literacy rate grew to 74.04% in 2011 from 12% at the end of British rule in 1947. Although this was a greater than sixfold improvement, the level is well below the world average literacy rate of 84%, and India currently has the...

of 80.75 %.

Mamsapuram (Srivilliputtur) Shenbagathoppu Grizelled Squirrel Sanctuary

Shenbaga Thoppu,a forest area about 8 km west from srivilliputtur is a very good option for trekking.There is no proper bus service to reach here though.However the place can be reached by two-wheeler or even cycle.

The forests are found on the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats. Only 6.3% of the total geographical area is under forests. Many rare and endemic varieties of flora and fauna are found along the mountain slopes. A wildlife sanctuary, spread over 480 square kilometres was established in 1989 at Shenbagathopu in Srivilliputtur taluk.. This sanctuary is contiguous with the Periyar tiger reserve on the south-western side and the Megamalai reserve forest on the north-western side.

The altitude varies from 100 to 2010 m above sea level. The sanctuary is home to the endangered, arboreal grizzled giantsquirrel Ratufa macrora. This greyish brown squirrel weighs 1 to 1.8 kg. and is the size of a small cat. It measures about 735 mm. from nose to tail with the tail being 360 to 400 mm. long. They construct drays at forked branches where the crowns of neighbouring trees meet. This enables the squirrel to move away from the site by jumping from tree to tree when threatened. The home range of an individual is between 1,970 and 6,110 square metres.

There are some waterfalls on the way, you can take bath and enjoy. People from surrounding will gather here especially during the winter and rainy seasons. The river and water falls (Meenvetti Parai) are so famous.

Engineering colleges

There is one deemed university in Virudhunagar District:

Kalasalingam University (formerly Arulmigu Kalasalingam College of Engineering (AKCE))

Engineering Colleges:

Kalasalingam Institute Of Technology
Sri Vidhya College of Engineering and Technology
Mepco Schlenk Engineering College (MSEC)
P.S.R Engineering College
Sethu Institute of Technology
Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology
Sree Sowdambika College of Engineering
V.P.Muthaiah Pillai Meenakshi Engineering College for Women

Arts Colleges

Ayya Nadar Janakiammal College, Sivakasi
Rajapalayam Raju's College, Rajapalayam
SFR College of Arts and Science,Sivakasi
SRI Kaliswari college of Arts and Science,Sivakasi
V.H.N.S.N College, Virudhunagar
VVV College for women, Virudhunagar
S.R.N.M.College, Sattur
S.B.K Arts and Science College, Aruppukottai
Devangar Arts and Science College, Aruppukottai
S.B.K Arts and Science College, Aruppukottai
Devangar Arts and Science College, Aruppukottai
A.K.D.R Women's College, Rajapalayam
Arulmigu Kalasalingam College of Arts and Science, Krishnankoil, Srivilliputhur

Polytechnic College

V S V N Polytechnic College
Sri Sowdambika Polytechnic College, Vellaikottai, Aruppukottai.

Schools

Sivanthipatti Nadar Higher Secondary School
K.V.S Matriculation Higher Secondary School
K.V.S Centenary Nursery & primary School
P.S.Chidambara Nadar senior english School
Sri Sowdambikai Higher Secondary School

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