Vallalapatti is a panchayat town in Melur Taluk in the Madurai District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Vallalapatti | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Vallalapatti Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 10°03′37″N 78°17′12″E / 10.060158°N 78.286780°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Madurai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.88 km2 (3.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 8,325 |
| • Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Geography
editThe Town is situated 30 km from Madurai on the Alagar Kovil-Melur main road. From Melur to Alagar Kovil it is 7km. The town has 51 streets.[citation needed]
Governance
editAs of the India census,[1] Vallalapatti was a first grade Town Panchayat. It was constituted in 1962. The town is under the administration of Madurai district. It includes 15 wards. The Assembly Constituency is Melur (state assembly constituency). The Parliament Constituency is Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency)
Economy
editThe Town primarily comprises residential, commercial, and institutional buildings. The primary occupations are agriculture, small business and minor cottage industries.[citation needed]
Demographics
editThe population of the town was 8325 (2011 Census). The male population is 4177. The female population is 4148.[citation needed]
Archeological sites
edit- Jain Monument is located at the foot of Ovamalai/Kalinjamalai at -10°02′41″N 78°16′48″E / 10.044763°N 78.279962°E. Also, Tamizhi script can be seen in this cave entrance.[citation needed]
- Maangulam archeological findings (-10°01′25″N 78°14′32″E / 10.023736°N 78.242251°E). மாங்குளம் கல்வெட்டுகள். These are the earliest among the Brahmi inscriptions in Tamil Nadu. This epigraph was first documented in 1882 by Robert Sewell, in Lists of The Antiquarian Remains in The Presidency of Madras Volume 1. This Tamizhi epigraph was dated to 3 Century BC.[citation needed]
- Kudavarai koil (10°02′25″N 78°16′34″E / 10.040370°N 78.275989°E). A rare statue of Shiva form - Laguleesar along with Sivalingam and Pillaiyar (resembles Karpaga Vinayagar statue). Crafted in 7-8th Century A.D.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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