Vegakollai

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Vegakkollai is a small villagepanchayat in Panruti TK of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu. Vegakkollai is located 14.9 km distance from its Taluk Main Town Panruti. Vegakkollai is 24.1 km far from its District Main City Cuddalore O.T (Non Municipal). It is 173 km far from its State Main City Chennai .

Temples in Vegakkollai

1. Kalapar Eswaran Temple 2. Mariamman Temple 3. Kali Temple 4. Ayyanar Temple 5. Pillayar Temple 6. Purattha Temple 7. Kaali Temple

Nearby villages

  • Keelakollai(4 KM)
  • Ayeepettai (1.2 KM)
  • Keelakollai(4 KM)
  • Vengadampettai(1.5 km)
  • Koranapattu(2.8 km)
  • Krishnankuppam(4 KM)
  • Arasadikuppam(4 KM)
  • Siruthondamadevi(3 KM)
  • A.Puthur(2 KM)
  • Co.Chathiram(2 KM)

Nearby towns

  • Indira nagar,Neyveli(6 KM)
  • Kurinjipadi(10.3 KM)
  • Panruti(14.9 KM)
  • Annagramam(16.9 KM)
  • Cuddalore(21 KM)
  • Vadalur(15 Km)

Vegakkollai village areas

  • 1. Vegakkollai Village
  • 2. Vegakkollai Pudur
  • 3. Kattu Vegakkollai
  • 4. Vegakkollai Sathram.

This panchayat hosts a population of nearly 5,000 people. It is situated 6 km from Neyveli.

Places of workship

Vegakkollai has the ancient Kalapar Eswaran Kovil, the ancient Murugan Kovil, Kali Kovil, Mariamman Kovil, Pillayar Kovil, Iyyanar Kovil and Purathaman Aalayam. Ranganathar temple in Vengadampettai, which is 1.5 km from Vegakkollai. It has the world's biggest statue of Ranganathar in a sleeping pose. The temple is about 1000 Years old.

Economy

The Vegakkollai village is surrounded with cashew nut forests and jack fruit trees.
The primary occupation of the people of Vegakkollai is agriculture. Others are cashew nut shelling, jack fruit and bananas.
Local self-government.
Also, The nursery gardern business is practised by many in ths village these produce mainly saplings of flowers plant like country rose,Kanagambaram,Jasmine and etc.[citation needed]

Now Vegakkollai had emerged as one of the biggest village in Horticulture. The Graduate's from the village were the Horticulturists and doing an excellent job in this business.
Horticulture is very diverse in its activities, incorporating plants for food (fruits, vegetables, mushrooms, culinary herbs) and non-food crops (flowers, trees and shrubs, turf-grass, hops, medicinal herbs). It also includes related services in plant conservation, landscape restoration, landscape and garden design/construction/maintenance, arboriculture, horticultural therapy, and much more. This range of food, medicinal, environmental, and social products and services are all fundamental to developing and maintaining human health and well-being.

Castes

The majority of the population belong to Vanniar Kula (Padayachi) caste.

Education

Schools in Vegakkollai include Panchayat Union Middle School and Panchayat Union Elementary School

Elected Representatives

Vegakollai(Which Include Vegakollai,Vegakollai Puthur,Kattu vegakollai and Vegakollai Chathiram). Nearly 2300 Voter's In This Panchayat

A. Raja was elected village President in October 2011.


Mrs. Kuppamal Mohangandhi Was Elected Union Counselor Of Vegakollai Madura, Vegakollai Madura Include Two Panchayat Namely ArasadiKuppam Panchayat(Which Include Arasadikuppam, Siruthondamadevi, A.Puthur And Some Part Of Pavaikulam Villages, Mr. Kapadi C.pandiyan Was The Elected Village President Of Arasadikuppam Panchayat In Sep 2011, Nearly 3250 Voter's In This Panchayat)


Vegakkollai belongs to the Neyveli MLA constituency and Cuddalore Loksabha constituency.

Bus Services

Tamil Nadu Villupuram Transport Corporation provides bus services.
Route 21 links Panruti to Kurinjipadi Via Vegakkollai.
Route 10 covers Cuddalore to Vegakkollai.

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