Valathi | |
Other Name: | Valathy |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
Coordinates: | 12.3817°N 79.3803°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Villupuram |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 4060 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
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: | 604 208 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 04145 |
Registration Plate: | TN 16 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Gingee |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Arni |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Gingee |
Valathi, also known as Valathy, is a village in Gingee assembly constituency, Villupuram district, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is nearly 50 km from district capital Villupuram, 40 km from Tiruvannamalai and 15 km from Gingee. It is about 5 km to Melmalayanur Angalamman temple.
Valathi is surrounded by rocky hills and lakes. Valathi derives is on the main road (SH4) connecting Arcot and Villupuram. It is a fairly big village, which is surrounded by many small villages. The majority of this population are dependent on agriculture and cattle for their income. It is the main junction of melmalayanur route.
As per latest survey the village has about 1,900 houses and a population of approximately 5,000 people, which consists of Jains, yadhavar or idayar(konar), Christians, Scheduled Caste, Gounder, and Muslims, Naidu, Naikkar. Its main agriculture product is paddy growing.
Thanakathamman temple,Kalikambal temple, Mariamman temple, Vinayagar temples (3),Murugan temple,(2),Police Station,Registrar Office,Muslim Mosque,Government Hospital,Post office,Banks (2),Lakes (2),Markets (Sunday)Schools (5),Village Administrative Office,