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°ECoordinates: 11°42′N 79°17′E / 11.7°N 79.28°E
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 178 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]

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). T construction of the 4-lane NH 45 was completed in 2007, and the 4-lanes of NH 68 was completed in 20

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

The town of Ulundurpet has a bus stand, which

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. St.John's Hr Sec School, Sithanagoor,
26. 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 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 Aishwarya-NH 45,Padur,Ulundurpet
• Hotel Saravana Bhavan- Chennai To Trichy Road, Near to Chennai Woodlands
• 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, Padur - 606 115.
• Gho Milk - Adinath Dairy Company,Survey No: 147/2A & 147/3A,Nagar Village, Ulundurpet Taluk,Tamil Nadu

List of villages in Ulundurpet Taluk

1. Adhaiyur
2. A.Kurumbur
3. A.Pudur
4. A.kolathur
5. Adanur
6. Alangiri
7. Alankuppam
8. Alvarmalai
9. Amur
10. Anaivari
11. Anathur
12. Andikuzhi
13. Anganur
14. Arali
15. Arasampoondi
16. Arasur
17. Arinatham
18. Arumbalavadi
19. Arumbattu
20. Asanur
21. Athipakkam
22. Athipattu
23. Attur
24. Avalam
25. Chinnakuppam
26. Chettiyandal
27. Deviyanandal
28. Dhamal
29. Dhanasamudram
30. Edaikkal
31. Edalavadi
32. Edayalam
33. Ellaigramam
34. Emam
35. Eraiyur
36. Eswarakandanallur
37. Gramam
38. Ilavathadi
39. Iluppayar
40. Irundai
41. Iruvelpattu
42. Kalamarudur
43. Kalathur
44. Kalavanur
45. Kallakurichi
46. Kallamedu
47. Kambattu
48. Kanaiyar
49. Kandalavadi
50. Kannarampattu
51. Karadipakkam
52. Karapattu
53. Kattuedayar
54. Kattunemili
55. Kattusellur
56. Kiliyur
57. Killakkumarudur
58. Killapalayam
59. Kilthanialampattu
60. Kiranur(Ulundurpettai)
61. Kommasamudram
62. Konalavadi
63. Kottarakuppam
64. Kondasamuthiram
65. Kooranur
66. Koothanur
67. Koottadi
68. Koovadu
69. Koovagam
70. Korattur
71. Kothanur
72. Kumaramangalam
73. Kunamangalam
74. Kunjaram
75. Kunnathur
76. Madampattu
77. Madapattu
78. Mailadunthangal
79. Mamandur
80. Mambakkam
81. Manalur
82. Mattigai
83. Mazhavarayanur
84. Melthanialampattu
85. Mepuliyur
86. Mepuliyur
87. Mettathur
88. Moolasamudram
89. Mudiyanur
90. Nachiyarpettai
91. Nagar
92. Nannaram
93. Narippalayam
94. Nathamur
95. Nedumanur
96. Neivanai
97. Nonayavadi
98. Odappankuppam
99. Oddanandal
100. Odiyanandal
101. Olaiyanur
102. Orathur
103. Pa.Killanur
104. Pachaiveli
105. Padur
106. Pali
107. Pallavadi
108. Pandur
109. Parameswari Mangalam
110. Paravanandal
111. Parikkal
112. Parindal
113. Parugampattu
114. Pazhangunam
115. Perangiyur
116. Periyasevalai
117. Periyakurukkai
118. Periyakuppam.v
119. Periyapattu
120. Perumapattu
121. Perumbakkam
122. Pidagam
123. Pillayarpalayam
124. Pinnalavadi
125. Pogaipattai
126. Poondi
127. Poovanur
128. Poyyarasur
129. Pu.Killanur
130. Pu.Malayanur
131. Pudukalani
132. Pudur
133. Pullur
134. Puthamangalam
135. Puthanandal
136. Ragunathapuram
137. Ravatharayankuppam
138. Salapakkam
139. Saravanapakkam
140. Sathanur(Elavanchur)
141. Seevamangalam
142. Semangalam
143. Sembattamalayanur
144. Sembiyanmadevi
145. Semmanandal
146. Semmanangur
147. Sendamangalam
148. Sendanadu
149. Sengurichi
150. Senjikuppam
151. Sidevi
152. Sikampattu
153. Sikkadu
154. Sirulappattu
155. Sirunagalur
156. Sirupakkam
157. Sirupuliyur (or) Siruthapuliyur
158. Siruthanur
159. Siruvathur
160. Sithanangur
161. Sivapattinam
162. Somasipalayam
163. Sundaravadi
164. T.Kulathur
165. T.Kumaramangalam
166. Thenkunam
167. Thenmangalam
168. Thirunavalur
169. Thulangampattu
170. Tirunarankontrai
171. Tiruppayar
172. U.Nemeli
173. U.Sellur
174. Ulundur
175. Vadakurumbur
176. Vadamambakkam
177. Vanampattu
178. Vandippalayam
179. Vannagappadi
180. Veeramangalam
181. Vellaiyur
182. Velur
183. Vijayankuppam
184. Thoppaiyankulam

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,

Year	Winner	Party
1952	M. Kandaswamy Padayachi	Indian National Congress
1957	M. Kandaswamy Padayachi	Indian National Congress
1962	Manonmani	Swatantra Party
1967	M. Kandaswami Padayachi	Indian National Congress
1971	V. Subramaniam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	V. Thulukkanam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	K. Rangasamy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984	M. Anandan	Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989	K. ANGAMUTHU	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	M. Anandan	Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	A. Mani	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	N. Ramu	Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	K. Thirunavukkarasu	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011	R. Kumaraguru	Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

References

1. "Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011" (PDF). Census Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 4 July 2013.