Virudhunagar - General Information
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Virudhunagar - General Information
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The District headquarters is Virudhunagar town. It covers an area of 4232 sq. km. and is divided into 8 taluks, namely Aruppukkottai, Kariapatti, Rajapalayam, Sattur, Sivakasi, Srivilliputur, Tiruchuli and Virudhunagar.
The District is divided into two Revenue Divisions comprising four taluks each. The Aruppukkottai Revenue Division comprises Kariapatti, Tiruchuli, Aruppukkottai and Virudhunagar taluks, and Sivakasi Revenue Division of Sattur, Sivakasi, Srivilliputur and Rajapalayam taluks.
There are 6 Assembly Constituencies in the District. 209. Rajapalayam Assembly Constituency is reserved for the scheduled castes. 204. Aruppukkottai, 205. Sattur, 206. Virudhunagar, 207. Sivakasi and 208. Srivilliputur are the other Assembly Constituencies. There are 2 Parliamentary Constituencies in the District. Aruppukkottai Assembly Constituency falls within 34. Ramanathapuram Parliamentary Constituency and 35. Sivakasi Parliamentary Constituency extends over all the other five Assembly Constituencies and also includes 212. Kovilpatti Assembly Constituency in Tuticorin District.
There are 6 Municipalities Aruppukkotai, Virudhunagar, Sattur, Sivakasi, Srivilliputur and Rajapalayam, 11 Panchayat Unions, 10 Town Panchayats, 450 Village Panchayats and 598 villages of which 506 are inhabited and 92 are uninhabited.
Important Industries in the District
Match factories at Sivakasi, Sattur ,Virudhunagar.
Fire works ,Off-set Printing Presses at Sivakasi.
Nib Industry at Sattur
Ginning, Spinning & Weaving Mills, Rajapalayam.
Madras Cements, Thulukkapatti.
Tamilnadu Cements, Alangulam.
Tamilnadu Asbestos, Alangulam.
Bolts and Nuts (T.V. Sundaram Fastners) Aaviyur.
The Export & Import Commodity
Export : 1. Cardamom, 2. Crackers, 3. Chillies ,Oil 4. Matches
Import : 1. Tin Sheet
Important Pilgrim Centres
Andal Thirukkovil, Srivilliputur.
Irukkankudi Mariamman Temple, Sattur.
Boominathar temple, Thiruchuli.
Srinivasaperumalkoil (Thenthiruppathi) at Srivilliputur.
Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, Aruppukottai.
Important Tourist Centres
Memorial house of Kamarajar at Virudhunagar.
Pilavakkal Dam near Watrap.
Andal Koil at Srivilliputhur.
Boominatharkoil and birth place of Ramana Maharishi at Thiruchuli.
Ayyanar falls - 15 km from Rajapalayam.
Shenbagathoppu - Alagarkoil near Srivilliputur.
Sastha Koil - Near Thevathanam, Rajapalayam.
Virudhunagar - Famous for Oil Parotta
Sattur - Cucumber, Karasevu
Srivilliputur - Milk Cova
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 quite 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 in 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 exhibition also serves as a matrimonial center. The other unique tradition about Virudhunagar is that, for the marriage function, the bride and the groom will have a separate function/marriage hall.
Virudhunagar has one theppam in the center of the town.irudhunagar is a city and a municipality in Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Virudhunagar is a small town located at a distance of 45 Km South-West of Madurai. In 1985, the erstwhile Ramanathapuran District was bifurcated to create the districts of Ramanathapuram Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar Tirumagan (laler renamed Sivaganga) and Kamarajar District (later renamed Virudhunagar District). The District headquarters is Virudhunagar town. It covers an area of 4232 sp. km. and is divided into 8 taluks, namely Aruppukkoltai, Kariapatti, Rajapalayam, Sattur, Sivakasi, Srivilliputtur, Tiruchuli and Viriudhunagar.
Virudhunagar exports all kinds of Edible oil to Dubai, Srilanka and also exports Cotton, chili. Spices, cardamom to USA and Singapore. Virudhunagar is a famous business centre without markets. The people of Virudhunagar play an important role in price fixation of consumer products. Hence there is a popular saying, virudhunagar produces nothing but controls everything.
Virudhunagar was a part of Tirunelveli district before 1910, after which it became a part of Ramanathapuram district. After being grafted out as a separate district during 1985 ,today it has eight taluks under its wings namely Aruppukkottai, Kariapatti, Rajapalayam, Sattur, Sivakasi, Srivilliputur, Tiruchuli and Virudhunagar.
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