Ulundurpet taluka

Ulundurpet taluk Ulundurpet
Town/Taluk
Ulundurpet taluk Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11°42′N 79°17′E / 11.7°N 79.28°E / 11.7; 79.28Coordinates: 11°42′N 79°17′E / 11.7°N 79.28°E / 11.7; 79.28
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Villupuram
Government
• MLA	R. Kumaraguru, ADMK
Population (2011)
• Total	369,357
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	606107
Telephone code	04149
Vehicle registration	TN-15

Ulundurpet is located in the southern region of Villupuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town of Ulundurpet is the taluk headquarters. It is co-terminus with Ulundurpet revenue block. There are fifty-three panchayat villages, and 177 villages in the taluk. The state assembly constituency for Tamil Nadu is the Ulundurpet constituency. Ulundurpet Railway Station is the nearest railway station.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Ulundurpet had a population of 369,357 with 186,410 males and 182,947 females. There were 981 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 60.38. Child population in the age group below 6 was 23,270 Males and 21,734 Females.^[1]

Spiritual Centers

• Sri Sarada Ashram is a spiritual center in Ulundurpet.

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.

• Jinagiri Teerth is a beautiful three-pinnacled temple built during the period of Chola dynasty. The deity is the black-colored (original stone color) idol of Bhagvan Parshwanath in the Khadgasana posture. There is also another idol of Bhagvan Chandraprabh Swami in the temple.

There are many caves where saints had stayed to make penance. Inscriptions from the 9th to the 16th 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.

• Thiruvennainallur is a Shivasthalam at about 7 km north.

• The Perianayagi Madha Shrine at Konankuppam is located 12 km away from Ulundurpettai

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 km from Ulundurpet via Mangalampet. It takes about 10 minutes journey to reach Mangalampet which is in Ulundurpet - Virudhachalam road.

• Sri Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal Temple, Padur, 7 km away from Ulundurpet.

• Narasimha Perumal Koil, Parikkal, 11 km away from Ulundurpet.

• Koothandavar Temple, Koovagam, 15 km from Ulundurpet.

Koovagam is a village in the Ulundurpettai taluk in Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu. It is famous for its annual festival of transgender and transvestite individuals, which takes fifteen days in the Tamil month of Chitrai (April/May). The festival takes place at the Koothandavar Temple dedicated to Aravan (Koothandavar). People from different places travel to this festival.

Climate

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.

Transport

Road

Ulundurpet taluka is crisscrossed by two National Highways, NH 45 (Chennai - Theni) and NH 68 (Ulundurpettai - Salem). The construction of the 4-lane NH 45 was completed in 2007, and the 4-lanes of NH 68 was completed in 2012.

One of the state highways in Ulundurpet is SH-69 - (Virudhachalam-Ulundurpet).

The town of Ulundurpet has a bus stand, which is used by TNSTC and private operators.

Railway Station

Ulundurpet Railway Station falls on the Chennai-Villupuram-Virudhachalam-Trichy rail route, between Tiruchirappalli and Chennai. The nearest railway junctions are Vriddhachalam Junction (20 km) and Villupuram Junction (36 km).

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.

Airport

Nearest domestic airports are Tiruchirapalli Airport (120 km) and Salem Airport (130 km); and the nearest international airport is Chennai International Airport (190 km).

The former airstrip at Ulundurpet was built during World War II and was used after the war for aerial spraying through the 1970s. It no longer has a viable runway and is used for storage.

Music

In addition to traditional music, 'kuRavar kulam kaakkum kumara née vaazhga penned by Ulundurpettai Shanmugam and sung by M.R. Vijaya & B. Radha is a classical Tamil piece with startling swara notes.

Schools in Ulundurpet Taluk

1. Aruna Higher Secondary School,
2. Aruna Memorial Matriculation School,
3. Ravlathul Janna Arabic High School,Salem Road,Ulundurpet
4. Aruna Nursery&Primary School,
5. New Aruna Nursery&Primary School,
6. SSV Hr.Sec School, Senthamangalam
7. Sri Vinayaga Matriculation School, Elavanasurkottai
8. Sri Ramakrishna Vidhyalaya Gurukulam Residential Matric Hr. Sec School, Edaikkal,
9. Beschi Higher Secondary School,
10. Sri Sarada Vidyalaya Hr. Sec. School,
11. Beulah Matriculation School,
12. Kalaimagal Vidyalaya Nurser & Primary School,
13. Government Boys Hr.sec School,
14. Government Girls Hr.sec School,
15. Danish Mission Elementary School,
16. Panchayat Union Primary School,
17. Panchayat Union Elementary School,
18. Panchayat Union Middle School,
19. Parkavan Matriculation School,
20. Butterfly Matriculation School, Sheikhussainpettai
21. St.Joseph Hr.sec School, Eraiyur
22. Vaishnavi Nursery & Primary School, Senthanadu
23. Chengalvarayan Co-operative Sugar mill Matriculation School, Priyasevalai
24. Mass International Kids School, Ulundurpet
25. St.John's Hr Sec School, Sithanagoor,
26. Don Bosco Hr Sec School, Gedilam

Colleges

1. Sri Vinayaga College of Arts and Science,
2. Sri Annamalai Polytechnic College, Padur
3. Vedhantha Institute of Technology, Vedhantha Nagar,
4. Sri Sarada College of Education for Women, Sri Sarada Ashram Campus, New Edaikkal,
5. Annai Teresa College Of Engineering,
6. Govt I.T.I.
7. V.R.S College of Engineering and Technology,

Study Centre

Annamalai University Study Centre is also here.

Hotels in Ulundurpet

• Vasantha Bhavan-opposite to bus stand
• Sri Krishna Bhavan-Chennai Road
• Chandra Vilas-Chennai Road
• Muniyandi Vilas-Chennai Road
• Thalappakattu Biryani-Virudhachalam Road
• Hotel Tamil Nadu-Chennai Road.
• Adyar Ananda Bhavan(A2B)-NH 45,just 5 km from the town of Ulundurpet.

Banks in Ulundurpet

1. Indian Overseas Bank
2. State Bank of India
3. Punjab National Bank
4. Karur Vysya Bank
5. Pallava Grama Bank
6. Canara Bank
7. Ing Vysya Insurance
8. LIC of India
9. Central Co-operative Bank

Theatres in Ulundurpet

• Jaisairam Theatre
• Narayanan Theatre

Uzhavar Santhai

Ulundurpet taluka also has a thriving farmer's market called Uzhavar Santhai, located in the town of Ulundurpet.

List of villages in Ulundurpet Taluk

Place of religious worship

Islam

1. Thowheeth mosque,Ulundurpet.
2. Ravlathul Janna mosque,Ulundurpet.
3. big Palli,Ulundurpet.
4. bazar Mosque,Ulundurpet.
5. Ahle hadees Pallivasal,Ulundurpet.
6. Tntj Mosque,Ulundurpet.
7. Jamia Pallivasal,Ulundurpet.

Place of religious christian worship

• Arcot Lutheran Church-Virudhachalam Road
• Roman Catholic Church-Beschi School inside,Chennai Main Road

Politics

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,

References