https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=2.51.204.122 Bharatpedia - User contributions [en] 2026-08-07T15:11:14Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vellalur&diff=173693 Vellalur 2021-04-29T14:20:03Z <p>2.51.204.122: </p> <hr /> <div>{{about|village near Madurai|village in Coimbatore district|Vellalore}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}<br /> {{Infobox settlement<br /> | name = Vellalur<br /> | other_name = Vellalur Nadu<br /> | nickname = <br /> | settlement_type = village<br /> | image_skyline = <br /> | image_alt = <br /> | image_caption = <br /> | pushpin_map = &lt;!--India Tamil Nadu--&gt;<br /> | pushpin_label_position = right<br /> | pushpin_map_alt = <br /> | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India<br /> | coordinates = <br /> | subdivision_type = Country<br /> | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br /> | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br /> | subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br /> | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br /> | subdivision_name2 = [[Madurai district|Madurai]]<br /> | established_title = &lt;!-- Established --&gt;<br /> | established_date = <br /> | founder = <br /> | named_for = <br /> | government_type = <br /> | governing_body = <br /> | leader_title = Panchayat President<br /> | leader_name = <br /> | unit_pref = Metric<br /> | area_footnotes = <br /> | area_rank = <br /> | area_total_km2 = 2<br /> | elevation_m = <br /> | population_total = Nearly 8000<br /> | population_as_of = 2011<br /> | population_rank = <br /> | population_density_km2 = auto<br /> | population_demonym = <br /> | population_footnotes = <br /> | demographics_type1 = Languages<br /> | demographics1_title1 = Official<br /> | demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br /> | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br /> | utc_offset1 = +5:30<br /> | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br /> | postal_code = 625109<br /> | area_code_type = Telephone code<br /> | area_code = 91 452<br /> | registration_plate = TN 59<br /> | website = <br /> | footnotes =<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Vellalur Nadu''' (வெள்ளலூர் நாடு) is a Tamil cultural village located in [[Melur]] [[Taluk]] in [[Madurai]] District in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. Vellalur is 8.3&amp;nbsp;km from Melur, the Taluk main town; 32.1&amp;nbsp;km from Madurai East, the district's main city; 395&amp;nbsp;km from Chennai, the state's main city; and 18 &amp;nbsp;km from Sivagangai.<br /> Sub-villages in Vellalur include Kattasolaipatti, Mandramalaipatti, Melavalasai, Vellanayagampatti, Idayavalasai, Mattangipatti and Edaiyarkovilpatti. Nearby temples include Karungal Swami, Manthakk Kovil, Karpaga Vinayakar, Vallidikaar, and Chinna Elai Kaatha Amman Temple.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/temples-in-parched-southern-districts-invoke-rain-god/articleshow/58487414.cms | title=Temples in parched southern districts invoke rain god | date=3 May 2017 | newspaper=The Times of India | access-date=12 February 2019 }}&lt;/ref&gt; Periya Elai Kaatha Amman Temple is situated 5&amp;nbsp;km away. A two-week festival for [[Elai Kaatha Amman Temple]] is celebrated yearly starting on the last week of September. A government primary health center is located in the village. The center provides general medical services 24 hours-per-day and has a siddha medicine department. Sports clubs include various cricket clubs.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Madurai district}}<br /> [[Category:Villages in Madurai district]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Madurai-geo-stub}}</div> 2.51.204.122