Vikravandi

Vikravandi
town
Vikravandi Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12°02′N 79°33′E / 12.03°N 79.55°E / 12.03; 79.55Coordinates: 12°02′N 79°33′E / 12.03°N 79.55°E / 12.03; 79.55
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Government
• Type	town
Area
• Total	12.22 km2 (4.72 sq mi)
Elevation	44 m (144 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	10,449
• Density	860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	TN-16

Vikravandi is a town in Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Geography

Toll Plaza at Vikravandi

Vikravandi is located at 12°02′N 79°33′E / 12.03°N 79.55°E / 12.03; 79.55.^[1] It has an average elevation of 44 metres (144 feet). It lies along the Chennai - Trichy National Highway 45.^[2]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[3] Vikravandi had a population of 10,141. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Vikravandi has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 66%. In Vikravandi, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Places of worship

1. Thowheeth mosque, Vikravandi.
2. Ahle hadees Pallivasal, Vikravandi.
3. Tntj Mosque, Vikravandi.
4. Jamia Pallivasal, Vikravandi.
5. bazar Mosque, Vikravandi.
6. shiva temple, vikravandi.
7. catholic church, vikravandi.
8. omshakthi temple, vikravandi.
9. mariaman temple (the temple celebrates so many function in the tamil month aadi), vikravandi.

colleges around vikravandi

1. surya group of institution, vikravandi.
2. AR enginering college, kappiyampuliyur.
3. ES nursing college, vikravandi.

developement

                In 2000s vikravandi was one of the panchayat in the district of villupuram. vikravandi economy was very low at the time. The two third of the vikravandi was built by huts. So many people was migrated from the vikravandi to the othe cities in the tamilnadu. But within 12 years it was announced as one of the taluka in the villupuram district and one of the constitutional assembly in the tamil nadu. More than 60 villages where under the constitution of vikravandi. Even some villages got their initial as vikravandi.

education

                Many students from the vikravandi are studying in the schools and colleges around the vikravandi. Also some of the studentsw are went to the chennai for their higher studies.

References

1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Vikravandi
2. ↑ Ramakrishnan, Deepa (January 3, 2012). "New collection system takes a toll of TNSTC special buses". Chennai. The Hindu. Retrieved 2012-10-30. 
3. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 

specialities

1. the asia's second highest expensive tollplaza(GMR)was built in vikravandi.
2. the South Indian's favourite paddy was cultivated highly.
3. the longest highway of tamil nadu passes through the vikravandi.