Vadugam Explained

Vadugam
Native Name:Thoppanayanapatti
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Tamil Nadu
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:11.491°N 78.2469°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Namakkal
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:246
Population Total:3000
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tamil
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:637407
Blank1 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank1 Info Sec1:100:191 /

Vadugam is a panchayat village in Namakkal district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is 32 km from Salem, 333 km southwest of Chennai, 242 km south of Bangalore and 118 km northwest of Tiruchirapalli (Trichy).

Climate

The temperature ranges from 20 to 44 degrees Celsius throughout the year.

Administration

M. Balan is the current Panchayat President of Vadugam as of 2021.

Tourism

The main tourist and picnic spot of the Vadugam is the Perumpaalli Falls which has water falling from the height of about 100 feet at three different stages, which is located 8 km from Rasipuram,

Every year around April the village celebrates Mariamman festival for a fortnight. During this festival, Goddess Mariamman is decorated with jewellery and flower chariots and taken around the village at midnight. This festival is celebrated for a week.

Education

Schools

The village has also has several other colleges, such as:

Transport

The village is situated 10 km from Rasipuram with several buses round the clock. Buses are found frequently to Salem, Nammakal, Erode and villages around here.

Nearby railway junction is Rasipuram.