Vilandhai Explained

Vilandhai
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Tamil Nadu#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:11.3267°N 79.3856°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ariyalur
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:11675
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank2 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank2 Info Sec1:Andimadam
Blank3 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank3 Info Sec1:1.009 /
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tamil
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30

Vilandhai is a village nearer to Andimadam in the Ariyalur district of Tamil Nadu, India. Vilandhai is divided into Vilandhai-North and Vilandhai-South.

Etymology

The Bilva trees were surrounding the Lord Agatheswarar temple, so the place was called Vilandhai.

Demographics

As per the 2001 census, Vilandhai-South had a total population of 9663 with 4855 males and 4808 females, while Vilandhai-North had a total population of 2012 with 1009 males and 1003 females.

The main occupation of the residents is weaving.