Villapuram is a neighbourhood in Madurai district[1][2][3] of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India. It is located at an altitude of about 155 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 9°53′42.7″N 78°07′14.9″E / 9.895194°N 78.120806°E (i.e., 9.895200°N, 78.120800°E). It was earlier known as Vilvapuram due to the presence of large quantities of Bael trees some times ago and then later renamed as Villapuram.[4] In Madurai, the mandapas built for the deities to come and stay during festivals are called mandagapadis. In this way, the Bhavakai Mandapam, which is about 400 years old, is located in Villapuram. During the ten days of Chitrait festival in Madurai, Meenakshi mman and Sundareswarar, who come to this mandapam on the fourth day, bless the devotees from here until the evening. The area where the mandapam is located is rich in produce of cantaloupe (commonly referred to as bitter gourd) and the people here offer them to the Lord.[5]
Villapuram | |
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  Villapuram Villapuram, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) | |
| Coordinates: 9°53′42.7″N 78°07′14.9″E / 9.895194°N 78.120806°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tamil Nadu |
| District | Madurai district |
| Elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil language, English language |
| • Speech | Tamil language, English language |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 625012 |
| Telephone Code | 0452xxxxxxx |
| Neighbourhoods | Madurai, East Gate, Nelpettai, Simmakkal, Sellur, Goripalayam, Tallakulam, Shenoy Nagar, Yanaikkal, Arappalayam, Ellis Nagar and South Gate |
| Corporation | Madurai Municipal Corporation |
| LS | Madurai Lok Sabha constituency |
| VS | Madurai South Assembly constituency |
| MP | S. Venkatesan |
| MLA | M. Boominathan |
| Website | https://madurai.nic.in |
Madurai, East Gate, Nelpettai, Simmakkal, Sellur, Goripalayam, Tallakulam, Shenoy Nagar, Yanaikkal, Arappalayam, Ellis Nagar and South Gate are the major neighbourhoods of Villapuram area. A government school for the physically challenged is running in Villapuram.[6] There is a flower market in Villapuram.[7] Traders and public in the surrounding areas benefit from this.
Transportation
editPeriyar Bus Terminus is situated at about 4 km from Villapuram. Arappalayam Bus Terminus is at a distance of 7 km from here. Bus services are available from the MGR Integrated Bus Stand, which is situated at a distance of about 10 km. On the road from Madurai to Aruppukkottai via. Kariapatti, connecting the South gate area to Villapuram area, above the railway line, a bridge was constructed with the length of about 0.5 km and 12 meters wide in the year 1989 at a cost of Rs.75 lakhs. There is not enough space on the bridge in this congested area and the vehicular congestion continues.[8] In order to reduce traffic congestion, a new bridge will be constructed to pass near the existing bridge, starting from Nelpettai area and extending to Avaniapuram area, the distance being for about 5 km.[9] Villapuram is an area with a population of around 4 lakhs.[10] Villapuram Housing Board road, an important road here, has been built to connect Avaniapuram, Jaihindpuram and Villapuram areas.[11] Madurai Junction railway station is located at a distance of about 4 km from Villapuram area. Madurai Airport, situated at Avaniapuram, is about 8.5 km from here.
Spirituality
editThe famous Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple is about 4 km from Villapuram. The Kaliamman Muniyandiswamy Temple established here is functioning under the control of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu.[12]
Politics
editVillapuram area falls under the Madurai South Assembly constituency.[13] The winner of the election held in the year 2021 as the member of its assembly constituency is M. Boominathan. Also, this area belongs to Madurai Lok Sabha constituency. S. Venkatesan won the 2019 elections, as the member of its Lok Sabha constituency.
References
edit- ^ Tamil Nadu (India) Legislature Legislative Assembly (1985). Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Who's who (in Tamil).
- ^ Apūtaimiyyā (1992). Peṇṇurimai pēṇiya Islām (in Tamil). Yācir Papḷikēṣan̲s.
- ^ India Election Commission (1976). Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976. Election Commission, India.
- ^ மு.முத்துக்குமரன். "'கோடி ரூபாய் கொடுத்தாலும் கிடைக்காத வரம்!' - பாவக்காய் மண்டபப் பெருமை சொல்லும் வில்லாபுரத்துக்காரர்கள்". Vikatan (in Tamil). Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "வில்லாபுரம் பாவக்காய் மண்டகப்படி.. இருவர் தொண்டால் ஊருக்கே கிடைத்த பாக்கியம்..!!". News18 Tamil (in Tamil). 7 April 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "மதுரை வில்லாபுரம் அரசு பள்ளியில் மாற்றுத் திறனாளி மாணவர் சேர்க்கை". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "ஆடி பெருக்கை முன்னிட்டு மதுரை வில்லாபுரம் சந்தையில் பூக்கள் விலை கிடுகிடு உயர்வு". www.dinakaran.com. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "மதுரை தெற்குவாசல் பாலத்தால் கடும் போக்குவரத்து நெரிசல்: இடியாப்ப சிக்கலுக்கு தீர்வு "ஈரடுக்கு பாலம்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 17 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "மதுரையில் 5 கி.மீ. நீளம்கொண்ட புதிய பறக்கும் பாலம் - விரைவில் அமைய உள்ளதாக நெடுஞ்சாலைத்துறை தகவல்" (in Tamil). Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "மாநகராட்சியின் பெரிய கிராமங்களில் வி.ஏ.ஓ.,க்கள் பத்தல... பத்தல... : வருவாய்த் துறையில் நிர்வாக சீர்திருத்தம் அவசியம்" (in Tamil). 17 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "எங்கு பார்த்தாலும் கரடு முரடான பள்ளம்.. ஆழமான குழிகள்.. மதுரை வில்லாபுரம் ஹவுசிங் போர்டு சாலையின் அவலம்." (in Tamil). 14 October 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "Arulmigu Kaliamman Muniyandiswamy Temple, Villapuram, Madurai - 625012, Madurai District [TM032023].,காளியம்மன்,காளியம்மன்". hrce.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "மதுரை மாநகராட்சி பகுதியில் - வார்டு வாரியாக சட்டப்பேரவை தொகுதிகள்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Retrieved 13 January 2023.