Villapuram Explained

Villapuram
Native Name Lang:ta
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Tamil Nadu
Pushpin Map Caption:Villapuram, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
Coordinates:9.8952°N 78.1208°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Madurai district
Established Title:
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:155
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Info1:Tamil language, English language
Demographics1 Title2:Speech
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:625012
Area Code Type:Telephone Code
Area Code:0452xxxxxxx
Blank1 Name Sec1:Neighbourhoods
Blank1 Info Sec1:Madurai, East Gate, Nelpettai, Simmakkal, Sellur, Goripalayam, Tallakulam, Shenoy Nagar, Yanaikkal, Arappalayam, Ellis Nagar and South Gate
Blank2 Name Sec1:Corporation
Blank4 Name Sec1:LS
Blank4 Info Sec1:Madurai Lok Sabha constituency
Blank5 Name Sec1:VS
Blank6 Name Sec1:MP
Blank6 Info Sec1:S. Venkatesan
Blank7 Name Sec1:MLA
Website:https://madurai.nic.in

Villapuram is a neighbourhood in Madurai district[1] [2] [3] of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India. It is located at an altitude of about 155 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 9.8952°N 78.1208°W (i.e., 9.895200°N, 78.120800°E). It was earlier known as Vilvapuram due to the presence of large quantities of Bael trees some times ago and then later renamed as Villapuram.[4] In Madurai, the mandapas built for the deities to come and stay during festivals are called mandagapadis. In this way, the Bhavakai Mandapam, which is about 400 years old, is located in Villapuram. During the ten days of Chitrait festival in Madurai, Meenakshi mman and Sundareswarar, who come to this mandapam on the fourth day, bless the devotees from here until the evening. The area where the mandapam is located is rich in produce of cantaloupe (commonly referred to as bitter gourd) and the people here offer them to the Lord.[5]

Madurai, East Gate, Nelpettai, Simmakkal, Sellur, Goripalayam, Tallakulam, Shenoy Nagar, Yanaikkal, Arappalayam, Ellis Nagar and South Gate are the major neighbourhoods of Villapuram area. A government school for the physically challenged is running in Villapuram.[6] There is a flower market in Villapuram.[7] Traders and public in the surrounding areas benefit from this.

Transportation

Periyar Bus Terminus is situated at about 4 km from Villapuram. Arappalayam Bus Terminus is at a distance of 7 km from here. Bus services are available from the MGR Integrated Bus Stand, which is situated at a distance of about 10 km. On the road from Madurai to Aruppukkottai via. Kariapatti, connecting the South gate area to Villapuram area, above the railway line, a bridge was constructed with the length of about 0.5 km and 12 meters wide in the year 1989 at a cost of Rs.75 lakhs. There is not enough space on the bridge in this congested area and the vehicular congestion continues.[8] In order to reduce traffic congestion, a new bridge will be constructed to pass near the existing bridge, starting from Nelpettai area and extending to Avaniapuram area, the distance being for about 5 km.[9] Villapuram is an area with a population of around 4 lakhs.[10] Villapuram Housing Board road, an important road here, has been built to connect Avaniapuram, Jaihindpuram and Villapuram areas.[11] Madurai Junction railway station is located at a distance of about 4 km from Villapuram area. Madurai Airport, situated at Avaniapuram, is about 8.5 km from here.

Spirituality

The famous Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple is about 4 km from Villapuram. The Kaliamman Muniyandiswamy Temple established here is functioning under the control of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu.[12]

Politics

Villapuram area falls under the Madurai South Assembly constituency.[13] The winner of the election held in the year 2021 as the member of its assembly constituency is M. Boominathan. Also, this area belongs to Madurai Lok Sabha constituency. S. Venkatesan won the 2019 elections, as the member of its Lok Sabha constituency.

External links

https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Villapuram&params=9_53_42.7_N_78_07_14.9_E_type:city_region:IN

Notes and References

  1. Book: Tamil Nadu (India) Legislature Legislative Assembly . Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Who's who . 1985 . ta.
  2. Book: Apūtaimiyyā . Peṇṇurimai pēṇiya Islām . 1992 . Yācir Papḷikēṣan̲s . ta.
  3. Book: India Election Commission . Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976 . 1976 . Election Commission, India . en.
  4. Web site: மு.முத்துக்குமரன் . 'கோடி ரூபாய் கொடுத்தாலும் கிடைக்காத வரம்!' - பாவக்காய் மண்டபப் பெருமை சொல்லும் வில்லாபுரத்துக்காரர்கள் . 2022-12-24 . Vikatan . ta.
  5. Web site: 2022-04-07 . வில்லாபுரம் பாவக்காய் மண்டகப்படி.. இருவர் தொண்டால் ஊருக்கே கிடைத்த பாக்கியம்..!! . 2022-12-24 . News18 Tamil . ta.
  6. Web site: மதுரை வில்லாபுரம் அரசு பள்ளியில் மாற்றுத் திறனாளி மாணவர் சேர்க்கை . 2022-12-18 . Hindu Tamil Thisai . ta.
  7. Web site: ஆடி பெருக்கை முன்னிட்டு மதுரை வில்லாபுரம் சந்தையில் பூக்கள் விலை கிடுகிடு உயர்வு . 2022-12-18 . www.dinakaran.com . en.
  8. Web site: 2013-09-17 . மதுரை தெற்குவாசல் பாலத்தால் கடும் போக்குவரத்து நெரிசல்: இடியாப்ப சிக்கலுக்கு தீர்வு "ஈரடுக்கு பாலம் . https://web.archive.org/web/20171203141934/http://m.dinamalar.com/detail.php?id=805721 . dead . 3 December 2017 . 2022-12-14 . Dinamalar . ta.
  9. News: மதுரையில் 5 கி.மீ. நீளம்கொண்ட புதிய பறக்கும் பாலம் - விரைவில் அமைய உள்ளதாக நெடுஞ்சாலைத்துறை தகவல் . ta . 2022-12-14.
  10. News: 2022-12-17 . மாநகராட்சியின் பெரிய கிராமங்களில் வி.ஏ.ஓ.,க்கள் பத்தல... பத்தல... : வருவாய்த் துறையில் நிர்வாக சீர்திருத்தம் அவசியம் . ta . 2022-12-18.
  11. News: 2022-10-14 . எங்கு பார்த்தாலும் கரடு முரடான பள்ளம்.. ஆழமான குழிகள்.. மதுரை வில்லாபுரம் ஹவுசிங் போர்டு சாலையின் அவலம்.. . ta . 2022-12-18.
  12. Web site: Arulmigu Kaliamman Muniyandiswamy Temple, Villapuram, Madurai - 625012, Madurai District [TM032023].,காளியம்மன்,காளியம்மன் ]. 2022-12-23 . hrce.tn.gov.in.
  13. Web site: மதுரை மாநகராட்சி பகுதியில் - வார்டு வாரியாக சட்டப்பேரவை தொகுதிகள் . 2023-01-13 . Hindu Tamil Thisai . ta.