Valathi Explained

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.

Geography

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.

Population

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.

Attractions

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,

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . Census of India Website . 2021-05-03.