Vellalapatti Explained

Vallalapatti
Settlement Type:	Town
Pushpin Map:	India Tamil Nadu
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:	10.0602°N 78.2868°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	India
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Madurai
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Total Km2:	8.88
Population Total:	8325
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:	625301

Vallalapatti is a panchayat town in Melur Taluk in the Madurai District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Geography

The Town is situated 30 km from Madurai on the Alagar Kovil-Melur main road. From Melur to Alagar Kovil it is 7km. The town has 51 streets.

Economy

The Town primarily comprises residential, commercial, and institutional buildings. The primary occupations are agriculture, small business and minor cottage industries.

Demographics

The population of the town was 8325 (2011 Census). The male population is 4177. The female population is 4148.

Archeological sites

Jain Monument is located at the foot of Ovamalai/Kalinjamalai at -10.0448°N 78.28°W. Also, Tamizhi script can be seen in this cave entrance.
Maangulam archeological findings (-10.0237°N 78.2423°W). மாங்குளம் கல்வெட்டுகள். These are the earliest among the Brahmi inscriptions in Tamil Nadu. This epigraph was first documented in 1882 by Robert Sewell, in Lists of The Antiquarian Remains in The Presidency of Madras Volume 1. This Tamizhi epigraph was dated to 3 Century BC.
Kudavarai koil (10.0404°N 78.276°W). A rare statue of Shiva form - Laguleesar along with Sivalingam and Pillaiyar (resembles Karpaga Vinayagar statue). Crafted in 7-8th Century A.D.

Notes and References

Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.townpanchayat.in/a-vellalapatti/population. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.