Virudhunagar

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Virudhunagar
State - District(s)	Tamil Nadu - Virudhunagar
Area
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001) - Density	73,003 -

Virudhunagar is a city and a municipality in Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

1 Geography
2 Education
3 Culture
4 Demographics

[edit] Geography

It is about 40 Kilometers to the south of Temple City Madurai. Tirunelveli district lies to the southwest, Kerala state to the west, and Theni district to the northwest. It is the headquarters of Virudhunagar District and comprises eight taluks/zones: Aruppukkottai, Kariapatti, Rajapalayam, Sattur, Sivakasi, Srivilliputhur, Tiruchuli and Virudhunagar. Earlier name of Virudhunagar was "Virudhupatti". The station code is still VPT. The PIN code is 626001.

It is known for its merchants and called as "Business City"; the main businesses are Dry Chili Pepper, Oil, Dhal. It is the birthplace of Kamarajar, who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu state[1954-63]. He is also called as "Karmaveerar Kamarajar" & "The King Maker".

Sivakasi, a town famous for fireworks & printing press, match boxes is about 27 kilometers from Virudhunagar.

The great saint Ramana Maharshi was born in Tiruchuli, a place near Virudhunagar.

Apart from business, Virudhunagar is famous for its hotels & food delicacy, especially "Parotta/Parota/Purota/Paratha" There are many Hotels which serve delicious food. "Burma Kadai" is one of the best hotels. Lunch and the evening Parotta are very famous in hotels of Virudhunagar. You must see the way how "Virudhunagar Parotta" is prepared. It is quiet different and it tastes the best.

“Mariamman Kovil”, Vezhilugandha amman kovil are famous temples in Virudhunagar. Every year during the Tamil month of “Panguni”, the famous “Panguni Pongal” festival is celebrated is a special way. Relatives and friends gather together during the Pongal, Kairu Kutthu, Agni Chatti and Theerottam functions and they go around the town.

“Virudhunagar Exhibition” conducted in the KVS School premises during summer holidays attracts many people from the nearby towns and village.

The other unique tradition about Virudhunagar is, for the marriage function, the Bride and the Groom will have a separate function/marriage hall.

[edit] Education

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS in Virudhunagar

VHNSN College: http://www.vhnsncollege.in
VVV College: http://www.vanniaperumalcollegeforwomen.com/main.html
VSVN Polytechnic: http://www.vsvnpolytechnic.org
Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology: http://www.kcet.in/

Engineering Colleges in Virudhunagar district

Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology: http://www.kcet.in/
MEPCO Schlenk Engineering College (MSEC): http://www.mepcoeng.ac.in/
Arulmigu Kalasalingam College of Engineering: http://www.akce.ac.in/
P.S.R Engineering College
Sethu Institute of Technology
Sree Sowdambika College of Engineering
V.P. Muthaiah Pillai Meenakshi Engineering College for Women

SCHOOLS

KVS Mat Hr Sec School - Soolakarai
P.S.Chidambara Nadar Senior English School (PSC): http://www.pscschool.com/
KVS (Kshatriya Vidhya Salai) Hr Sec School - Madurai Road
Kshatriya Girls Hr Sec School
SDA Mat hr Sec School
Subbiah Nadar School
Subiramaniya Vidhyasalai
Saraswathi Vidhyasalai
Thiruvalluvar Vidhyasalai (TVS)

[edit] Culture

Theatres

Amirtharaj
Apsara
Rajalakshmi
Sriram

Temples

Sri AdiParasakthi Maariyamam Temple
Sri Veiluganda Amman Temple
Valasubramaniya Murugan Temple

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Virudhunagar had a population of 73,003. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Virudhunagar has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 76%. In Virudhunagar, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.