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Ulundurpet taluka

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Country
  
India

District
  
Villupuram

PIN
  
606107

Population
  
369,357 (2011)

Area code
  
04149

State
  
Tamil Nadu

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Telephone code
  
04149

Local time
  
Friday 7:53 AM

Ulundurpet taluka

Weather
  
28°C, Wind S at 0 km/h, 79% Humidity

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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 178 villages in the taluk. The state assembly constituency for Tamil Nadu is the Ulundurpet constituency. Ulundurpet Railway Station is the nearest railway station.

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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.

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.

Road

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

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

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 international airport isTiruchirapalli Airport (120 km) and domestic airport is Salem Airport (130 km); and the second nearest international airport is Chennai International Airport (190 km).and ulundurpet airport.

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. sri Kalaimagal Vidyalaya Nursery & Primary School Thimmereddypalayam,
  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, Periyasevalai
  24. Mass International Kids School, Ulundurpet
  25. Chordia Jain School, Ulundurpet
  26. St.John's Hr Sec School, Sithanagoor,
  27. Don Bosco Hr Sec School, Gedilam

Colleges

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

Study Centre

  • Annamalai University Study Centre is also here.
  • HAARYA Academy Creative Kids, Abacus & Vedic Math

    • Hotels in Ulundurpet

  • Vasantha Bhavan-opposite to bus stand
  • Muniyandi Vilas-Chennai Road
  • Thalappakattu Biryani-Opposite to Bus stand
  • Hotel Shree Haris-At bus stand
  • Hotel Tamil Nadu-Chennai Road.
  • Adyar Ananda Bhavan(A2B)-NH 45,just 5 km from the town of Ulundurpet.
  • Chennai Woodlands-NH 45,just 5 km from the town of Ulundurpet
  • Hotel Karaikal Chettinad-NH 45,near to Tollgate
  • Hotel Arya Nivas-NH 45,near to Tollgate and On Trichy Highway
  • Hotel Prasanna Bhavan-NH 45,near to Tollgate
  • Hotel Aryas-NH 45,near to Tollgate and On Trichy Highway
  • Hotel Vasantha Bhavan-NH 45,near to Tollgate
  • Hotel Shree Sangeethas-NH 45,near to Tollgate
  • Hotel Saravana Bhavan-NH 45, near to Tollgate
  • Hotel Annapoorna-NH 45, near to Tollgate
  • Hotel Aishwarya-NH 45,Padur,Ulundurpet
  • Cafe Coffee Day-NH 45,Plot No. 46-48, Thai Thandhai Nagaram, Arasur, Ulundurpet, Tamil Nadu.

    • Banks in Ulundurpet

    1. Indian Overseas Bank
    2. State Bank of India
    3. Punjab National Bank
    4. Karur Vysya Bank
    5. Pallavan Grama Bank
    6. Canara Bank
    7. Ing Vysya Insurance
    8. LIC of India
    9. Central Cooperative Bank
    10. Indian 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.

    Industry

  • Chengalvarayan Co-operative Sugar Mills Limited, Periyasevalai-607 209.
  • Arun Refractories, Padhur - 606 115.
  • Gho Milk - Adinath Dairy Company,Survey No: 147/2A & 147/3A,Nagar Village, Ulundurpet Taluk,Tamil Nadu

    • Shops and service industry

  • Hafil Auto cares , Automobile service center and Spa,Battery charge -Padhur-606 115

    • Place of religious worship

    Hindu
  • 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.
  • Thiruvennainallur is a Shivasthalam at about 7 km north.
  • The Perianayagi Madha Shrine at Konankuppam is located 12 km away from Ulundurpettai 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.
    • Jain
  • 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 Kayotsarga posture. There is also another idol of Bhagvan Chandraprabh Swami in the temple.
    • Islam
  • Thowheeth mosque,Ulundurpet.
  • Ravlathul Janna mosque,Ulundurpet.
  • big Palli,Ulundurpet.
  • bazar Mosque,Ulundurpet.
  • Ahle hadees Pallivasal,Ulundurpet.
  • Tntj Mosque,Ulundurpet.
  • Jamia Pallivasal,Ulundurpet.
    • Christian
  • 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.
  • Arcot Lutheran Church-Virudhachalam Road
  • Roman Catholic Church-Beschi School inside,Chennai Main Road
  • Madras Pentecostal Assembly Church -Kumaran Street Near Anbu Marriage hall

    • 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

    Ulundurpet taluka Wikipedia
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