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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}{{Infobox settlement
| name = Vaniyambadi
| demographics1_title1 = [[Official language|Official Language]]
| area_total_km2 = 9.54
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 354
| population_total = 95,061
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = 9964
| population_demonym = Vaniyambadian
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| area_footnotes =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 63575x
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = [[Telephone numbers in India|+91-4174]]
| registration_plate = TN 23, TN 83
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Literacy|Literacy Rate]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 85.13%
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = 1023 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/vaniyambadi/|Vaniyambadi Municipality}}
| footnotes =
| area_rank =
| unit_pref = Metric
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| other_name = Vaniampadi
| nickname = Biryani Palace, Leather Hub
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| image_caption = View of Vaniyambadi town from Railroad station
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| coordinates = {{coord|12.68|N|78.62|E|display=inline,title}}
| governing_body = Vaniyambadi Municipality
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| subdivision_type2 = [[Region]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Tondai Nadu]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts in India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Tirupattur district|Tirupattur]]
| subdivision_type4 = [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly Constituency]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Vaniyambadi (state assembly constituency)|Vaniyambadi]]
| subdivision_type5 = [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha Constituency]]
| subdivision_name5 = [[Vellore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vellore]]
| established_title = First formed
| established_date = August 21, 1885
| founder =
| named_for = Goddess Saraswathi
| government_type = Municipality (Selection Grade)
| official_name = Vaniyambadi
}}
'''Vaniyambadi''' ({{IPA-ta|ʋaːɳijambaːɖi|lang}}) is a town in the [[Tirupathur district|Tirupattur district]] of Tamil Nadu and the headquarter for the [[Vaniyambadi Revenue district]] comprising Vaniyambadi and [[Ambur]]. It is located about 200 km from [[Chennai]] and 178 kilometer from [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]]. The Vaniyambadi Municipality was formed by the ''G.O. MS. No. 421 Local & Municipality Dept.'' in April 1886.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Vaniyambadi Municipality|url=https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/vaniyambadi/|date=2020|website=Government of Tamil Nadu}}</ref> In 1996 this Municipality was upgraded to Grade II Municipality by G.O. MS. NO. 118 Rural Development Local Administration Dept. dated 01.05.1996. In 1998 this Municipality was upgraded to 1st Grade.

It is one of the hubs of Leather exports in Tamil Nadu. It is also famous throughout India for its special Vaniyambadi Biryani. The city is the home for many prestigious century old educational institutions viz. The Islamiah Group of Education (Estd. 1903), The Hindu Higher Secondary School (Estd. 1914). The famous hill station [[Yelagiri]] is approximately 20  km away from town. Another hill station leading way through Andhra Pradesh is a short way to [[Kolar Gold Fields]] and Karnataka.

== Etymology ==
Vaniyambadi in Tamil Nadu derives its name and identity from mythological lore. Vaniyambadi is derived from ''Vaniampadi'' = ''Vani Ammai'' + ''Padi'' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]: வாணி அம்மை + பாடி) which denotes "''Vani Ammai"'' the name of the Goddess Saraswathi, and "''Padi" refers the'' infinitive, "to sing". Legend has it that Saraswati sang on the banks of the Palar River for [[Vishnu|God Vishnu]] and [[Shiva|God Shiva]] here, and hence it was named Vaniyambadi. Indeed, temples dedicated to Sundara Varadaraja Perumal (Vishnu) and Athitheeswarar (Shiva) dot both banks of the fast-flowing [[Palar River]]. Vaniyambadi, today, is surrounded by lovely hills with many a scenic hill station positioned on them, green farmlands crisscrossed by numerous water channels and a sleepy little town amidst it all.

==History==
Vaniyambadi is a well-known place in the history of fights against the British. [[Hyder Ali]] and his son [[Tipu Sultan]] have been known to have camped in Vaniyambadi during their battles against the British empire, also Vaniyambadi battle is first for Tippu at the age of 17 when his Father was ill.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hkbJ6xA1_jEC&q=vaniyambadi+town+history&pg=PA9|title=History of Tipu Sultan|last=Hasan|first=Mohibbul|date=2005|publisher=Aakar Books|isbn=978-81-87879-57-2|language=en}}</ref>

The Mysorean army set off on its fresh round of campaigning in the beginning of November 1767. According to De la Tour,<ref>{{Cite web|title=THE OPENING PHASE OF THE WAR: THE MARATHAS, THE NIZAM AND THE MADRAS ARMY ATTACK MYSORE|url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/226044/10/10_chapter%203.pdf |website=inflibnet.ac.in}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=May 2020}} it was two days after Haidar's mother had departed with her retinue. The main army marched towards Vaniyambadi while another detachment had been sent earlier in the direction of Tirupattur which had again fallen into British hands. The scouting parties of cavalry and infantry had reported an easy approach to Vaniyambadi along the course of the Palar river which flowed past the town and the route was covered with thick undergrowth and trees. Also there was no need of digging trenches for the artillery due to there being a ridge which could serve as a position for the cannons. The garrison there consisted of 30 Europeans with 1000 sepoys, mostly irregulars. The Mysorean army reached the outskirts of the fort at dusk on November 6 and set up a battery of 12 cannons on the ridge at night. The European commander of the artillery received a light wound in the process. Haidar ordered him to rest in his tent and took over the personal command of the battery. Throughout the night he sat under a tree nearby and directed the setting up of the artillery unmindful of the firing by the British who had now noticed his approach. Though this is not mentioned in other sources it is certainly characteristic of Haidar's courage and he would repeat it during the [[siege of Ambur]]. He left when the commander returned. The cannons commenced firing soon after dawn on November 7 and soon the British garrison in Vaniyambadi capitulated, probably due to its inadequate strength though no breach had been made.

== Demographics ==
According to [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Vaniyambadi had a population of 95,061 with a sex-ratio of 1,023 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.<ref name="dashboard">{{cite web|year=2013|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html|access-date=26 January 2014|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India}}</ref> A total of 12,013 were under the age of six, constituting 6,121 males and 5,892 females. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] accounted for 15.15% and 0.09% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 85.13%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.<ref name="dashboard" /> The town had a total of 20,559 households. There were a total of 31,013 workers, comprising 94 cultivators, 218 main agricultural labourers, 800 in house hold industries, 26,529 other workers, 3,372 marginal workers, 11 marginal cultivators, 100 marginal agricultural labourers, 202 marginal workers in household industries and 3,059 other marginal workers.<ref name="2011census">{{cite web|year=2013|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Vaniyambadi|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=678535|access-date=26 January 2014|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India}}</ref> It consists of 36 wards.{{bar box|title=Religion in Vaniyambadi (2011)<ref name=religion2011>{{cite web|title=Population By Religious Community – Tamil Nadu|year=2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|format=XLS|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India}}</ref>
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|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent(%)
|float=left
|bars={{bar percent|[[Islam in India|Muslim]]|green|55.7}}
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Tamil Nadu|Hindu]]|darkorange|41.7}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Tamil Nadu|Christian]]|purple|2.0}}
{{bar percent|Others|yellow|0.6}}
}}

Islam is the majority religion in the town, while Hinduism is a close second. There is a small Christian minority.

[[Deccani language|Deccani Urdu]] is the main language of the town and is spoken by 55.6%, while [[Tamil language|Tamil]] is a significant minority of 38.8%. A small [[Telugu language|Telugu]] minority of 4.2% is also there due to the proximity of Andhra Pradesh. Leather tanning is a major industry of the town and leather garments, and making leather shoes are one of the economies of the town even today Vaniyambadi leathers have separate value in the global leather market. Agriculture, especially coconut plantations, is the other major source of livelihood.{{IndiaCensusPop|1911=20406|1921=20090|1931=22940|1941=31281|1951=38712|1961=42048|1971=51810|1981=59107|1991=72428|2001=85752|2011=95061|state=Tamil Nadu|title=Population Growth of Vaniyambadi|float=left|estimate=|estyear=|estref=|footnote=Source: Tamil Nadu Government <ref name="tnurbantree.tn.gov.in">https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/vaniyambadi/population-2/</ref>}}

==Environment==

=== Geography ===
Vaniyambadi is located at 12.6872° N, 78.6303° E.<ref>{{cite web|title=Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Vaniyambadi|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Vaniyambadi.html}}</ref> It has an average elevation of {{Convert|354|m|ft|abbr=}} and lies in the [[Eastern Ghats|Eastern Ghats region]] and on the banks of the [[Palar River|Palar river]]. [[Yelagiri]] and [[Javadi Hills]] are located to the south of the town.<ref name="about">{{cite web|title=About Vaniyambadi|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/vaniyambadi/abcity_city.htm|year=2011|publisher=Vaniyambadi Municipality|access-date=2013-08-08}}</ref> By road Vaniyambadi is surrounded by [[Ambur]] and [[Tiruppattur, Tirupathur district|Tirupathur]] which are 15 km, 24 km away respectively. It is on the banks of the [[Palar River]].

=== Climate ===
Vaniyambadi experiences a [[tropical savanna climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Aw''). The temperature ranges from 10 °C (50 °F) to 40 °C (104 °F). In the city, March to May are the hottest months and November to January are the coldest. Vaniyambadi receives 865.3 mm (34.07 in) of rainfall every year. The southwestern monsoon from June to September brings 360.5 mm of rainfall,<ref>{{Cite journal|title=inflibnet.ac.in|url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/10086/8/08_chapter%203.pdf|journal=Inflibnet.ac.in}}</ref> with September being the rainiest month. The northeastern monsoon which lasts from October to December brings 294.7 mm of rainfall. The humidity ranges from 50% to 58% during summer and 61% to 80% during winter.

{{Weather box
| location = Vaniyambadi - Rainfall (1971 to 2005) & Others (1990 to 2020)
| Jun rain mm = 65.6
| Feb rain days = 1.1
| Jan rain days = 1.3
| year rain mm = 865.3
| Dec rain mm = 45.1
| Nov rain mm = 80.7
| Oct rain mm = 160.6
| Sep rain mm = 191.0
| Aug rain mm = 103.9
| Jul rain mm = 81.2
| May rain mm = 67.6
| Apr rain days = 3.9
| Apr rain mm = 23.7
| Mar rain mm = 6.2
| Feb rain mm = 3.9
| Jan rain mm = 3.3
| rain colour = green
| year record low C =
| Dec record low C = 11
| Nov record low C = 11
| Oct record low C = 14
| Mar rain days = 1.8
| May rain days = 14.8
| Aug record low C = 18
| Apr humidity = 50
| year humidity =
| Dec humidity = 78
| Nov humidity = 80
| Oct humidity = 78
| Sep humidity = 72
| Aug humidity = 66
| Jul humidity = 61
| Jun humidity = 58
| May humidity = 50
| Mar humidity = 53
| Jun rain days = 20.7
| Feb humidity = 61
| Jan humidity = 71
| time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| year rain days =
| Dec rain days = 4.1
| Nov rain days = 8.5
| Oct rain days = 16.7
| Sep rain days = 20.7
| Aug rain days = 21.5
| Jul rain days = 20.8
| Sep record low C = 16
| Jul record low C = 18
| metric first = Yes
| Oct record high C = 34
| Jun high C = 29
| May high C = 33
| Apr high C = 33
| Mar high C = 32
| Feb high C = 29
| Jan high C = 27
| year record high C =
| Dec record high C = 32
| Nov record high C = 34
| Sep record high C = 34
| Aug high C = 27
| Aug record high C = 35
| Jul record high C = 36
| Jun record high C = 37
| May record high C = 40
| Apr record high C = 40
| Mar record high C = 39
| Feb record high C = 38
| Jan record high C = 34
| single line = Yes
| Jul high C = 27
| Sep high C = 28
| Jun record low C = 18
| Sep low C = 21
| May record low C = 20
| Apr record low C = 14
| Mar record low C = 11
| Feb record low C = 11
| Jan record low C = 10
| year low C =
| Dec low C = 17
| Nov low C = 19
| Oct low C = 21
| Aug low C = 21
| Oct high C = 28
| Jul low C = 22
| Jun low C = 22
| May low C = 24
| Apr low C = 22
| Mar low C = 20
| Feb low C = 18
| Jan low C = 16
| year high C =
| Dec high C = 26
| Nov high C = 27
| source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]
| source = Foreca, Metroblue, INFLIBNET
}}

== Administration and Politics ==
The Vaniyambadi Municipality was formed by ''the British Government in April 1886''.<ref name=":1" /> In 1996 this Municipality was upgraded to Grade II Municipality by Rural Development Local Administration Dept. dated 01.05.1996. In 1998, this Municipality was upgraded to 1st Grade.
{| class="toccolours" width="220" style="clear:right; float:right; background:#ffffff; margin: 0 0 0.5em 1em;"
! colspan="2" align="center" style="background:#A8BDEC" |Municipality (Selection Grade) Officials
|-
| align="center" |[[Municipal governance in India|Chairman]]
|Vacant
|-
| align="center" |[[Municipal Commissioner (India)|Commissioner]]
|Thiru.S.Bhuvaneswaran alias Annamalai<ref>{{Cite web|title=VNB Commissioner|url=https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/vaniyambadi/commissioner/}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |[[Municipal governance in India|Deputy Chairman]]
|Vacant
|-
! colspan="2" align="center" style="background:#A8BDEC" |Member of Legislative Assembly
|-
| align="center" |[[Vaniyambadi (state assembly constituency)|Vaniyambadi]]
|Dr Nilofer Kafeel
|-
! colspan="2" align="center" style="background:#A8BDEC" |Member of Parliament
|-
| align="center" |[[Vellore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vellore]]
|Thiru. [[Kathir Anand|D. M. Kathir Anand]]
|}
The town consists of 36 Wards each with an elected Councillor. Legislative power is vested in the member council, headed by an elected chairperson and assisted by a deputy chairperson. The [[Municipal Commissioner (India)|Municipal Commissioner]] governs the departments of the municipality. Law and order is maintained by the [[Tamil Nadu Police]], headed by a [[Deputy superintendent]].

Vaniyambadi is a part of the [[Vaniyambadi (state assembly constituency)|Vaniyambadi assembly]] constituency. The city elects its member to the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] once in every five years.<ref>{{cite web|year=2010|title=List of Assembly Constituencies|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/Const_map/map.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614070155/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/const_map/map.htm|archive-date=14 June 2012|access-date=28 December 2012|work=Tamil Nadu|publisher=Tamil Nadu state government|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The city is part of the [[Vellore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vellore Lok Sabha constituency]] consisting of six [[Electoral district|assembly constituencies]]: [[Vellore (State Assembly Constituency)|Vellore]], [[Vaniyambadi (State Assembly Constituency)|Vaniyambadi]], [[Ambur (State Assembly Constituency)|Ambur]], [[Gudiyatham (State Assembly Constituency)|Gudiyatham]], [[Anaicut (State Assembly Constituency)|Anaicut]] and [[Kilvazhithunaiankuppam (State Assembly Constituency)|Kilvaithinankuppam (SC)]].
[[File:VNB Map.png|left|thumb|Map of Vaniyambadi <ref>{{Cite web|title=Townmap|url=https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/vaniyambadi/wp-content/uploads/sites/124/2019/08/townmap-final.pdf|website=tnurbantree.tn.gov.in}}</ref>]]
Since 1952, the Vaniyambadi Assembly seat was held by the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|ADMK]] four times (1980, 2002 (by-election), 2011 and 2016), by the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] four times (1962, 1989, 1996 and 2006), by the [[Indian National Congress]] three times (1957, 1984 and 1991) and by [[Independent politician|independent candidates]] four times (1952, 1971, 1977 and 2001). Present MLA is ''Dr Nilofer Kafeel'' from [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|ADMK]].

Since 1952, the Vellore parliament seat was held by the [[Indian National Congress]] five times (1952, 1957, 1962, 1977 and 1991), by the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] four times (1962, 1971, 1996 and 2019), by the [[Indian Union Muslim League]] four times (1980, 1989, 2004 and 2009), by the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|ADMK]] two times (1984 and 2016) and by the [[Pattali Makkal Katchi|PMK]] two times (1998 and 1999). The current Member of Parliament from the constituency is [[Kathir Anand|D. M. Kathir Anand]] from the DMK.<ref name="Rit">{{cite web|year=2014|title=Members of Lok Sabha from Tamil Nadu|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/government/loksaba|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527212950/http://www.tn.gov.in/government/loksaba|archive-date=27 May 2014|access-date=26 May 2014|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Places of interest==
[[File:Javadi Hills.jpg|thumb|A view of Javadi Hills|alt=]]
[[File:Yelagiri Lake 57.jpg|thumb|250x250px|A view of Yelagiri Lake|alt=|left]]Asia's second-largest telescope, [[Vainu Bappu Observatory]] of the [[Indian Institute of Astrophysics]] is situated at Kavalur near Vaniyambadi.

The Sundara Varadaraja Perumal and Athitheeswarar temples are the main draws of this town for pilgrims.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}} The town also has a number of mosques built in the medieval as well as modern [[Islamic architecture|Islamic architectural styles]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}} The dargah of Janab Masthan Ali Aulia Saheb draws devotees from all faiths, while the Avanghali temple nearby proclaims this town's great record in harmonious co-existence of different religions. Vaniyambadi is famous for its various local sweets and biryani.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}
[[File:93-inch telescope building at Vainu Bappu Observatory.JPG|thumb|A view of the Vainu Bappu Observatory]]
Devotees to the temples here often extend their stay to visit one of the two hill stations that lie within half-hour drives from the town centre.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tamilnadu Tourism Yelagiri|url=http://tamilnadutourism.org/HillStation/TNHillStations/Yelagiri.aspx}}</ref> [[Yelagiri]], which is one such hilltop resort set amidst a quarter of mountains. The structure of tribal houses and the locals’ small-scale industries, such as honey gathering and weaving, attract tourists to this hill station.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}

==Economy==
Vaniyambadi plays a major role in the field of leather industry. The main core business of this town is leather tanning and manufacturing of leather goods such as Garments, Gloves and Shoes. Over several decades, Vaniyambadi has contributed to millions of dollars for the Indian economy by exporting leather garments, leather articles and other chemical effluents all over the world. Vaniyambadi has shown better economy for past many decades. There are more than around 150+ tanneries and 2 effluent water treating plants.

== Higher Educational Institutions ==
The city is the home for some of the prestigious century old educational institutions. Due to their reputation, students from the surrounding towns of [[Ambur]], [[Tiruppattur, Tirupathur district|Tirupattur]], [[Jolarpettai|Jolarpet]] and [[Alangayam]] travel here to pursue their higher education. They are listed below:

=== Arts & Science Colleges ===

* Islamiah Men's College (Autonomous)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Islamiah College (Autonomous) - Vaniyambadi, 100 years of education excellence|url=https://www.islamiahcollege.edu.in/|access-date=2020-05-13|website=www.islamiahcollege.edu.in}}</ref>
* Islamiah Women's College (Autonomous)<ref name=":0" />
* Marudhar Kesari Jain College for Women<ref>{{Cite web|title=Welcome to Marudhar Kesari Jain College for Women|url=http://www.mkjc.in/|access-date=2020-05-13|website=www.mkjc.in}}</ref>
* Imayam Arts and Science College<ref>{{Cite web|title=Imayam Arts & Science College|url=http://imayaminstitutions.org/arts/|access-date=2020-05-13|website=imayaminstitutions.org}}</ref>
*Wisdom Park International Educational Society

=== Engineering and Polytechnic Institutions ===

* Priyadarshini Engineering College<ref>{{Cite web|title=PEC|url=http://priyadarshini.net.in/pec_new/|access-date=2020-05-13|website=priyadarshini.net.in}}</ref>
* Priyadarshini Polytechnic College<ref>{{Cite web|title=Priyadarshini Polytechnic College|url=http://www.priyadarshinipolytechnic.com/|access-date=2020-05-13|website=www.priyadarshinipolytechnic.com}}</ref>
* Vaani Polytechnic College<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vaani College of Education|url=https://vaanieducation.org/|access-date=2020-05-13|website=vaanieducation.org}}</ref>

==Transport==
[[File:Vaniyambadi RS.jpg|thumb|250x250px|A view of Vaniyambadi Railway Station|alt=]]
[[File:LT-KWTL-Vaniyambadi-Toll-Plaza.JPG|thumb|372x372px|Vaniyambadi Toll Plaza in the [[Golden Quadrilateral]] Chennai - Bangalore Highway|alt=|left]]Vaniyambadi is well connected by road and rail to major cities of India. The town is separated by a distance with [[Bangalore]] [144 km] , [[Chennai]] [199 km], [[Vellore]] [64 km] and [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]] [139 km]. The town lies on the highway (NH 48) of the Bangalore-Chennai section which is part of the [[Golden Quadrilateral]]. A state highway connects the town to Tirupattur on the Vaniyambadi-Salem(SH-18), Vaniyambadi-Gudiyattam via Gadambur(SH-130) and Polur-Vaniyambadi via Jamunamarathur, Alangayam(SH-215). The town also has a railway station and is also close to [[Jolarpettai Junction railway station|Jolarpet Railway Junction]], where most of the long haul trains stop. The nearest domestic Airport is [[Vellore Airport]] and nearest International Airport is [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore International Airport]] and [[Chennai International Airport]] major people's prefer Chennai airport for travelling. From the town, one can easily travel to the Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and also to the southern parts of Tamil Nadu.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%"
!Highway Number
!Destination
!Via
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[National Highway 48 (India)|NH 48]]
|[[Chennai, Tamil Nadu|Chennai]]
|[[Vellore]], [[Kanchipuram]], [[Sriperumbudur]]
|-
|[[Bangalore]]
|[[Krishnagiri]], [[Hosur]]
|-
|[[National Highway 179A (India)|NH 179A]]
|[[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]]
|[[Uthangarai]], [[Harur]]
|-
|SH 130
|[[Gudiyatham]]
|[[Ambur]], [[Pernambut]]
|-
|SH 215
|[[Polur]]
|[[Alangayam]]
|-
|MDR 171
|[[Kuppam]]
|Thumberi, Kollapalli
|}
{{Geographic location|Northwest=[[Kuppam]]|North=[[Venkatagirikota]]|Northeast=[[Chittoor]], [[Tirupati]]|West=[[Bangalore]], [[Hosur]]|Centre=Vaniyambadi|East=[[Vellore]], [[Chennai]]|Southwest=[[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]], [[Dharmapuri]]|South=[[Yelagiri]]|Southeast=[[Tiruvannamalai]]}}

==References==
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{{Municipalities of Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Tirupathur district]]

Vaniyambadi - Revision history

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