Vellamadam | |
Postal Code: | 628 617 |
Utc Offset: | +5:30 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Eral |
Subdivision Name2: | Thoothukudi |
Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Map showing location of Vellamdam in Tamil Nadu |
Coordinates: | 8.5657°N 77.9433°W |
Pushpin Map: | Tamil Nadu |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Population Total: | 3,511 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Vellamdam is a village in Thoothukudi district in Tamil Nadu. It is situated 4 kilometers away from Nazareth, 32 kilometers away from Tirunelveli and 41 kilometers away from Thoothukudi.
The village has a big lake which provides water for irrigation.[1] [2] Due to availability of water resources and fertile land, agriculture is widely practiced .Crops such as Paddy, Banana, Ground Nut and Urad dal are cultivated here.
Local Body | Vellamadam Panchayat | |
Block | Alwar Thirunagari[3] | |
Taluk | Eral | |
State assembly constituency | Srivaikuntam[4] | |
Lok sabha constituency | Thoothukkudi | |
District | Thoothukudi[5] |
Mela Vellamadam is connected with Nazareth, Theripanai, Chinnamadan Kudiyiruppu and Udaiyarkulam with Other District Roads (O.D.R).[6] Some Government Town buses and Private buses bound to Nazareth, Srivaikuntam, Eral, Salaiputhur, Peikulam and Kayalpatnnam are available from here at fixed timings.
The nearest railway stations are Nazareth (4 kilometres) and Alwar Thirunagari (6 kilometres) . Daily passenger trains from Tiruchendur, Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli halt in these stations. The only express train, which halts in Nazareth, is the Chendur Express.
The nearest important railway station is Tirunelveli Junction (35 kilometres).
The nearest airports are
There is a Government run middle school in the village.[7] For higher education purposes, people here depend on Higher secondary schools and colleges in Nazareth and other surrounding towns.