https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=2409%3A4072%3A6E0F%3A7C30%3A74C8%3A83F%3A8347%3A1869 Bharatpedia - User contributions [en] 2026-08-23T13:20:16Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vadugapatti,_Theni&diff=173662 Vadugapatti, Theni 2021-04-14T13:19:13Z <p>2409:4072:6E0F:7C30:74C8:83F:8347:1869: </p> <hr /> <div>{{About|a village in Theni district||<br /> Vadugapatti (disambiguation){{!}} Vadugapatti}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}<br /> {{Infobox settlement<br /> | name = Vadugapatti<br /> | native_name = வடுகபட்டி<br /> | native_name_lang = <br /> | other_name = <br /> | nickname = <br /> | settlement_type = [[panchayat town]]<br /> | image_skyline = <br /> | image_alt = <br /> | image_caption = <br /> | pushpin_map = &lt;!--India Tamil Nadu--&gt;<br /> | pushpin_label_position = <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 = [[Theni district|Theni]]<br /> | established_title = &lt;!-- Established --&gt;<br /> | established_date = <br /> | founder = <br /> | named_for = <br /> | government_type = <br /> | governing_body = <br /> | unit_pref = Metric<br /> | area_footnotes = <br /> | area_rank = <br /> | area_total_km2 = <br /> | elevation_footnotes = <br /> | elevation_m = <br /> | population_total = 12353<br /> | population_as_of = 2001<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 = &lt;!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --&gt;<br /> | postal_code = <br /> | registration_plate = <br /> | website = <br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> '''Vadugapatti''' is a [[village]] in Periyakulam Taluk, [[Theni district]], Madurai Region in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].<br /> <br /> ==Demographics==<br /> Vadugapatti is {{cvt|3|km}} from Periyakulam on the Andipatti road. It is located in the hills below Kodaikanal. Several dams and other tourist attractions are close to the village: Vaigai dam, Manjalar dam, Sothuparai dam, Kodaikanal, [[Suruli Falls]], [[Kumbakkarai Falls]], Thekkadi, and Moonaru are all within {{cvt|10|to|60|km}}. <br /> <br /> As of the 2001 Indian [[census]],&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&amp;state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&amp;state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}&lt;/ref&gt; Vadugapatti had a population of 12,354 (51% male, 49% female). Vadugapatti has a literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 65%. Eleven percent of the population is under 6 years of age.<br /> <br /> Vadugapatti is known for its [[garlic]] market. A central auction is held twice weekly, on Thursdays and Sundays. Most of the garlic is exported in bulk to other cities.<br /> <br /> The lyricist [[Vairamuthu]] is from Vadugapatti.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{coord|10|05|03|N|77|34|13|E|source:kolossus-itwiki|display=title}}<br /> <br /> {{Theni district}}<br /> [[Category:Villages in Theni district]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Theni-geo-stub}}</div> 2409:4072:6E0F:7C30:74C8:83F:8347:1869