| Virudhunagar District விருதுநகர் மாவட்டம் |
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| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdistrict(s) | Arupukottai, Kariapattai, Rajapalayam, Sathur, Sivakasi, Srivilliputhur, Tiruchuli, Virudhunagar. |
| Headquarters | Virudhunagar |
| Collector | M Balaji , IAS |
| Municipal Corporations | Virudhunagar |
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| Official languages | Tamil |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
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| Website | Official website of virudhunagar District |
Virudhunagar District (Tamil: விருதுநகர் மாவட்டம்) 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.
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.[2] 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 on the north, Tirunelveli district to the southwest, Kerala state to the west and Theni district to the northwest.
The district is divided into 2 revenue divisions - Sivakasi and Aruppukottai.
The district comprises eight taluks: Aruppukkottai, Kariapatti, Rajapalayam, Sattur, Sivakasi, Srivilliputhur, Tiruchuli and Virudhunagar. Totally there are 600 revenue villages in this district.
This district has 9 Town Panchayats - Seithur, Vathirairuppu, Chettiarpatti, Kariapatti, Mamsapuram, Sundarapandiam, Mallankinaru, S.Kodikulam and V.Pudupatti
Virudhunagar is famous for oil and cotton industry. Sivakasi, 20 km from Virudhunagar, is famous for its fireworks and printing presses. Srivilliputtur is very famous for Temples and Palkova.
Aruppukkottai is famous for spinning mills and the schoolings (Ramalinga groups,Jayavilas groups).
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According to the 2011 census Virudhunagar district has a population of 1,943,309,[3] roughly equal to the nation of Lesotho[4] or the US state of West Virginia.[5] This gives it a ranking of 242nd in India (out of a total of 640).[3] The district has a population density of 454 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,180 /sq mi) .[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 10.96 %.[3] Virudhunagar has a sex ratio of 1009 females for every 1000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 80.75 %.[3]
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.
There is one deemed university in Virudhunagar District:
Engineering Colleges:
S.R govt Higher Sectory school N.Mettupatti
| Theni district | Madurai district | Sivaganga district | ||
| Idukki district, Kerala | Ramanathapuram district | |||
| Virudhunagar district | ||||
| Tirunelveli district | Thoothukudi district |
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