Variyankaval | |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ariyalur |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 4125 |
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: | 621806 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 04331 |
Registration Plate: | TN- |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Coastline |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 0km (00miles) |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Jayankondam |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | 1.000 ♂/♀ |
Blank4 Name Sec1: | Chidambaram |
Blank4 Info Sec1: | 71.93% |
Blank5 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank5 Info Sec1: | Chidambaram |
Variyankaval is a village in the Andimadam taluk of Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, India. It has a government primary school and government higher secondary school. It also has a primary health centre and a bank. Agriculture and weaving are major activities. This village is surrounded by lakes in all directions. There are four old well-planned streets with tiled houses and four newly made streets on the western side and two planned streets on the eastern side of the village. Gangaikonda Cholapuram, a UNESCO heritage site, capital of Chola dynasty is located 15 km east of this village. It is widely believed that this village belongs to Chola Period and is more than 1000 years old. There are unconfirmed reports that ancient burial urns, called Muthumakkal Thazhi, were unearthed in some fields around this village.
As per the 2001 census, Variyankaval had a total population of 4125 with 2063 males and 2062 females.[1]