Vedasandur
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Vedasandur is a panchayat town in Dindigul district
in the India
n state
of Tamil Nadu
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Here Only One Engineer IN GEO-TECHNICAL, His Name IS C.GIRIPRASAD,M.E(SOIL),MISTE,MIGS,PHD,He Living in Vedasandur.He is a excellent civil engineer
s (718 feet).
, Vedasandur had a population of 10,813. It is located on NH7.
Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Vedasandur has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 70%. In Vedasandur, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
In population, more than 70% are Hindus and second most population is Muslims and 3 to 4% are Christians etc.,
Agricultural is the main for most of the people. More than fifty yarn spinnig mills now runnig this vedasandur taluk.The Tobacco research Centre, run by Central Government is in Vedasandur. The Kudakanar river, branch river of Cauvery goes centre of town.
Vedasandur is located 20 km from Dindigul (on South), 75 km From Madurai(on South), 60 km from Karur (on North), 85 km fromTrichy (on East,and 45 km to Palani (on West)
A Famous temple of Mudakkatru karuppanana swamy kovil,Mandapam pudur,Sriramapuram village,Vedasandur taluk
trade and a manufacturer of cigars from the time of British rule. A favorite cigar of Winston Churchill, the 'Light of Asia', was produced in Dindigul. The tobacco industry is one of the main sources of employment for the inhabitants of Vedasandur
Vedasandur is a panchayat town in Dindigul district
Dindigul District
Dindigul District is an administrative region in the south of Tamil Nadu, India. The district was carved out of Madurai District in the year 1985...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
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of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
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Etymology
The name derived from the Vedan Sandhaiur that is Vedan means hunter, Sandhai means the place for sales something, the Hunters were come and sold their goods like animal leathers, animal nails, honey and what are the things they gathered in their hunting.Here Only One Engineer IN GEO-TECHNICAL, His Name IS C.GIRIPRASAD,M.E(SOIL),MISTE,MIGS,PHD,He Living in Vedasandur.He is a excellent civil engineer
Geography
Vedasandur is located at 10.53°N 77.95°E. It has an average elevation of 219 metreMetre
The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology...
s (718 feet).
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Vedasandur had a population of 10,813. It is located on NH7.
Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Vedasandur has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 70%. In Vedasandur, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
In population, more than 70% are Hindus and second most population is Muslims and 3 to 4% are Christians etc.,
Agricultural is the main for most of the people. More than fifty yarn spinnig mills now runnig this vedasandur taluk.The Tobacco research Centre, run by Central Government is in Vedasandur. The Kudakanar river, branch river of Cauvery goes centre of town.
Vedasandur is located 20 km from Dindigul (on South), 75 km From Madurai(on South), 60 km from Karur (on North), 85 km fromTrichy (on East,and 45 km to Palani (on West)
Places of worship
- Biggest 51 feet Lord Anjaneyar Temple - Seethamaram Nalroad -(ARR Engineering India (P) Ltd Campus
- Shiva Temple (Bazaar)
- Vishnu Temple (on River bank)
- Kunguma Kaliamman Kovil (on River bank)
- Pathra Kaliamman Kovil (on River bank)
- Poonkaliamman Kovil (on River bank-Rajagopalapuram)
- Mariamman Kovil .(Bazaar end)
- EllaiKaliamman kovil(on Kuttam road,Karukkampatti)
- Fathima Madha Church (Fathima Nagar)
- CSI Church (Near Santhai pettai)
- Rangamalai Shiva Temple
- Nagmmal Temple (Nehurujinagar)
- Muniappan Kovil(Near Usilampatty)
A Famous temple of Mudakkatru karuppanana swamy kovil,Mandapam pudur,Sriramapuram village,Vedasandur taluk
Tobacco Industry
Vedasandur has been a centre of tobaccoTobacco
Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
trade and a manufacturer of cigars from the time of British rule. A favorite cigar of Winston Churchill, the 'Light of Asia', was produced in Dindigul. The tobacco industry is one of the main sources of employment for the inhabitants of Vedasandur
Nearest Towns and Cities
- DindigulDindigulDindigul is a town and municipality in the Tamil Nadu state of southern India. The name Dindigul comes from the Portmanteau of “Thindu” meaning pillow and “kal” meaning Rock and refers to the bare hill dominating the city’s both land and skyscape...
-22 km - KarurKarurKarur is a large town and a municipality in Karur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu situated on the banks of Amaravati. Karur district was formed on 30 September 1995 by trifurcating Tiruchirappalli district. It is the administrative headquarters of Karur District. Karur has a very long...
-58 km - Trichy -100 km
- MaduraiMaduraiMadurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...
-84 km - PalaniPalaniPalani is a city and a municipality in the Dindigul district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located about 100 km South of Coimbatore City and 60 km west of Dindigul...
-50 km