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| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District(s) | Villupuram |
| MLA | R. Kumaraguru, ADMK |
| Population | 19,251 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Ulundurpet (Tamil: உளுந்தூர்பேட்டை) is a panchayat town in Villupuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Ulundurpet is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu.
Ulundurpet is one of the taluk headquarters in the southern region of Villupuram District of Tamil Nadu.Ulundurpet block is a revenue block in the Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu, India. It has a total of 53 panchayat villages.
As of 2001[update] India census,[1] Ulundurpet had a population of 19,251. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Ulundurpet has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 63%. In Ulundurpet, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
According to the 2001 census, the taluk of Ulundurpet had a population of 294593 with 147591 males and 147002 females. There were 996 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 57.65. The total number of households was 62,266.
Close to Cuddalore District border, this prominent town is on the National Highway 45 between Chennai and Trichy. Villuppuram is around 35 kms north.
Sri Sarada Ashram is located conveniently on the Chennai-Tiruchirapalli highway(NH 45). It is a traditional spiritual center that undertakes educational, agricultural, rural development, natural resource management, health and emergency relief activities. The ashram is managed by ascetic sisters, the disciples of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Sri Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda. Special prayers are conducted annually and lots of people from various parts of the world visit here. Sri Ramakrishna Gurukulam, a residential matriculation school works under the management of the ashram. The ashram also renders its helping hand to the miserable and suffering class. Vocational training programs are given for rural women. Mobile health services and free hostel facilities for poor girls are offered.
There are many caves where saints had stayed to make penance. Inscriptions from the ninth to the sixteenth century are also found here. Every year a fair is held from the tenth to the fifteenth day of the bright half of the month of Vaisakha. Ulundurpet Railway Station is the nearest railway station.
The Periyanayagi Madha shrine is a famous Roman Catholic Church in Konankuppam, Tamil Nadu constructed by Fr.Constanzo Beschi also called as Veeramamunivar. There is a life size statue of Fr. Beschi in the front of the church.
From Chennai it is about 200 km to reach Ulundurpet which is in the Chennai - Trichy highway. Konankuppam is about 12 kms from Ulundurpet via Mangalampet. It takes about 10 minutes journey to reach Mangalampet which is in Ulundurpet - Virudhachalam road.
The temperature is moderate; the maximum and minimum temperatures being 38°C and 21°C respectively. The town gets its rainfall from the northeast monsoon in winter and the southwest monsoon in summer. The average annual rainfall is 1070 mm.
Ulundurpet is also located at the junction of roads going to Tiruchirapalli, Salem, Erode, Ariyalur,Virudhachalam,Villuppuram and Chennai.In Ulundurpet only, Trichy and Salem roads gets separated.
Ulundurpet is connected with 2 national highways given below. One of them either originates or terminates at Ulundurpet.
| S.No. | NH No. | Route | Length (km.) |
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| 1 | 45 | Chennai - Tambaram - Chengalpattu - Madurantakam - Tindivanam - Viluppuram - Ulundurpettai - Trichy - Manapparai - Dindigul - Theni | 550 km (340 mi) |
| 2 | 68 | Salem - Valapadi - Attur - Chinnasalem - Kallakkurichchi - Ulundurpettai | 134 km (83 mi) |
The town is well connected by NH 45 (Chennai - Theni). and NH 68 (Ulundurpettai - Salem). The Construction of 4-lane roads in NH 45 completed in the year 2007.NH 68 is one of the under maintained road with lots of pot holes formed during the monsoon. This NH is currently planned to be upgraded to 4 Lane. Reliance Energy has won this project and have started the work. This includes 7 by pass roads in major town areas across the NH.
5 years ago,Ulundurpet was one of the heavily traffic areas in Tamil Nadu.Traffic,especially in rainy days, was the major problem near Ulundurpet railway crossing and near bus stand.To reduce this traffic, NHAI constructed bypass roads .Because of bypass roads,it is very easy to reach the major destinations quickly than before. Many Lorry drivers and bus drivers appreciated this bypass construction.
One of the state highways in Ulundurpet is SH-69-(Virudhachalam-Ulundurpet).
Ulundurpet has a bus stand, which is used by TNSTC and private operators. This is situated inside the town on Chennai-Trichy main road(NH 45).Auto stand,Taxi Stand,Van Stand are also situated near bus stand.
TNSTC Villupuram buses plays a major role in this town.Another major bus services are TNSTC Trichy,TNSTC Salem&SETC.
For every 6-10 mins in the peak hours,buses are frequently available to the places like Virudhachalam, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Trichy, Chennai and Salem. It is the major advantage of this town.
Ulundurpet Railway Station falls on the Chennai-Villupuram-Virudhachalam-Trichy rail route.
Nearest Railway Junctions are
There is one Passenger train service here(Madurai-Villupuram Passenger and vice versa).It is very useful to village people to reach the District Headquarters,Villupuram.
Nearest domestic airport is Tiruchirapalli Airport(120 kms) and Salem Airport(130 kms) and the international airport is Chennai International Airport(190 kms).
The Airstrip at Ulundurpet was built during world war Two and was used for a short while as a hopping point during aerial spraying operations conducted quite a few years back.Presently used for food storage.
‘kuRavar kulam kaakkum kumara nee vaazhga’ penned by Ulundurpettai Shanmugam and sung by M.R. Vijaya & B. Radha is a classical delight with startling swara notes
Ulundurpettai assembly constituency is part of Villupuram (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
1.Sri Vinayaga College of Arts and Science, (Opp. to Railway Station) Ulundurpet - 606 107. Affiliated to Thiruvalluvar University.
2.Sri Annamalai Polytechnic College, Chennai Highway Road, Padur, Ulundurpet-606107.
3.Sri Sarada College of Education for Women, Sri Sarada Ashram Campus, New Edaikkal, Ulundurpet - 606 107 Villupuram District.
4.Annai Teresa College Of Engineering,(college code-402) Thirunavalur & Post, Ulundurpet -TK, Villupuram District-607 204. Affiliated to Anna University,Chennai.
5.V.R.S College of Enginnering and Technology,(college code-421) Address:Chennai - Trichy Road (NH 45) Arasur Post Office, Ulundurpet Tk-607 107. Affiliated to Anna University,Chennai. Website Address: http://www.vrs.edu/
Annamalai University Study Centre is also here.
1.Annamalai University Study centre,
1st Floor, Ambikabathy Complex,
Salem main road,
Ulundurpet-606107.
phone no:04149 221799
Address of Adyar Ananda Bhavan, ULUNDURPET BPCL - SENGURICHY VILLAGE, ULUNDURPET{T K}, VILLUPURAM{D T}- 606 107. Phone : 04149 - 294199 .
Ulundurpet also has a thriving farmer's market called Uzhavar Santhai.It is situated in the Salem Road i.e.,near Govt Hospital.
Real estate in the Chennai-Trichy road,Salem Road and Virudhachalam Road has been booming over the past decade. The area around ByPass Road is in the process of significant development.
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Temple details will be updated soon.
Ulundurpet is one of the state assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
Here the list of MLA's in Ulundurpet during the year 1952-2011 are,
| Year | Winner | Party |
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| 1952 | M. Kandaswamy Padayachi | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | M. Kandaswamy Padayachi | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Manonmani | Swatantra Party |
| 1967 | M. Kandaswami Padayachi | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | V. Subramaniam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | V. Thulukkanam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | K. Rangasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | M. Anandan | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | K. Alagamuthu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | M. Anandan | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | A. Mani | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | N. Ramu | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | K. Thirunavukkarasu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2011 | R. Kumaraguru | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
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