Vadalur
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| ?Vadalur Tamil Nadu • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| District(s) | Cuddalore |
| Population | 25,902 (2001) |
Vadalur is a panchayat town in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
About the town Vadalur Ramalinga Swamigal popularly called as Vallalar had established Sathyagnana Sabai. The "Thai Poosam" function in December-January is a festival of this place. He sang thousands of songs called "Thiru Arutppa". This district named after him for sometime.
[www.vallalar.org http://www.vallalar.org]
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census[1], Vadalur had a population of 25,902. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Vadalur has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 61%. In Vadalur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age . Now vadalur has grown to be one of the notable towns in South Arcod Districts...It is the major POC connecting National highways between Chennai-Kumbakonam-Tanjavur and Cuddalore-Salem-Bangalore.
Vadalur has its impact of Lignite Mine effects of its adjacent city Neyveli. Huge carbon deposits and powerful blast for lignite mining operation(by the nearby Neyveli Lignite Corporation ) is the only polluting factors of VADALUR otherwise a peaceful town.
JJMP The Great lived in this town, making this one in the world history
[edit] References
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
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| Cuddalore District |
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| Taluk |
Chidambaram | Cuddalore | Kattumannarkoil | Panruti | Thittakudi | Vriddhachalam |
| Blocks |
Annagramam | Bhuvanagiri | Cuddalore | Kammapuram | Kattumannarkoil | Keerapalayam | Komaratchi | Kurinjipadi | Mangalur | Nallur | Panruti | Parangipettai | Vriddhachalam |
| Corporation |
None |
| Municipality |
Chidambaram | Cuddalore | Nellikuppam | Panruti | Vriddhachalam |
| Town Panchayat |
Annamalai Nagar | Bhuvanagiri | Gangaikondan | Kattumannarkoil | Killai | Kurinjipadi | Lalpet | Mangalampet | Melpattampakkam | Parangipettai | Pennadam | Sethiathoppu | Srimushnam | Thorapadi | Thittakudi | Vadalur |
