Vellalur

Vellalur Nadu (வெள்ளலூர் நாடு) is a Tamil cultural village located in Melur Taluk in Madurai District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Vellalur is 8.3 km from Melur, the Taluk main town; 32.1 km from Madurai East, the district's main city; 395 km from Chennai, the state's main city; and 18  km from Sivagangai. Sub-villages in Vellalur include Kattasolaipatti, Mandramalaipatti, Melavalasai, Vellanayakampatti, Idayavalasai, Mattangipatti and Edaiyarkovilpatti. Nearby temples include Karungal Swami, Manthakk Kovil, Karpaga Vinayakar, Vallidikaar, and Chinna Elai Kaatha Amman Temple.[1] Periya Elai Kaatha Amman Temple is situated 5 km away. A two-week festival for Elai Kaatha Amman Temple is celebrated yearly starting on the last week of September. A government primary health center is located in the village. The center provides general medical services 24 hours-per-day and has a siddha medicine department. Sports clubs include various cricket clubs.

This article is about village near Madurai. For village in Coimbatore district, see Vellalore.

Vellalur

Vellalur Nadu
village
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictMadurai
Area
 • Total2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • TotalNearly 8,000
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
625109
Telephone code91 452
Vehicle registrationTN 59

References
  1. "Temples in parched southern districts invoke rain god". The Times of India. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2019.


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