Vasudevanallur
Town of sugarcane
Nickname: 
vasu
Vasudevanallur is located in Tamil Nadu
Vasudevanallur
Vasudevanallur
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 9°14′N 77°25′E / 9.23°N 77.42°E / 9.23; 77.42
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTenkasi
  Rank1
Elevation
178 m (584 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total21,361
Languages
  OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Pincode
627758
Vehicle registrationTN 79

Vasudevanallur is a town panchayat located 37 km from Tenkasi District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1] It is located under the Western Ghats

Geography

Vasudevanallur is located at 9°14′N 77°25′E / 9.23°N 77.42°E / 9.23; 77.42.[2] It has an average elevation of 178 metres (583 feet).

  • Nearest Railway Station Name : Sankarankovil - This Railway Station Located 20 km Distance from this village.
  • Nearest Airport Located in : Madurai
  • Bus Route Details : : Kollam to Thirumangalam [3]

Demographics[4]

As of 2001 India census,[5] Vasudevanallur had a population of 18,461. Males constituted 49% of the population and females 51%. Vasudevanallur had an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 74%, and female literacy was 51%. In Vasudevanallur, 10% of the population was under 6 years of age.

It is a suburb of Vasudevanallur (Assembly constituency) and Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency, with an area of 10.40 km2. It has 18 wards and 93 streets.

As of the 2011 census, the county had 5833 households and a population of 21361.

Economy

As sugarcane grows well in Vasudevanallur and its surroundings, a sugarcane mill operates in Vasudevanallur as a private sector.As well as this region is rich for growth of lemon.[6]

Transportation

The Madurai - Sengottai Highway has buses for Madurai, Tenkasi, Rajapalayam, Sankarankoil and chennai, pondicherry,Bangalore,Trupati,Trichi


Politics

Vasudevanallur (state assembly constituency) (SC) is part of Tenkasi (Lok Sabha constituency).[7]

References

  1. "Vasudevanallur Town Panchayat".
  2. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Vasudevanallur
  3. "Vasudevanallur Town Panchayat".
  4. "Vasudevanallur Town Panchayat-".
  5. "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.
  6. "Vasudevanallur Town Panchayat-".
  7. "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2008.


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