Vadipatti

Vadipatti
Vadipatti
Panchayat town
	Nickname(s): Vaadivasal
	Vadipatti Location in Tamil Nadu, India
	Coordinates: 10°05′03″N 77°57′48″E / 10.084305°N 77.963448°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Government
• Type	Panchayat Town
• Body	Vadipatti Peruratchi
Population (2011)
• Total	26,830
Demonym(s)	Vadipattians
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	625218
Vehicle registration	TN-59
Website	www.vadipatti.com

Vadipatti is a panchayat town in the Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Population of the town is 21,833.^[2] The famous Festival for Bull are "Jallikattu","Manju virattu" or "Erudhukattu Vizha". The major "Jallikattu Protest" happened in the surroundings of this town.

Etymology[]

The name 'Vadipatti' derived from the root word 'Vaayil' or 'Vaasal' means the door or entrance. It has the historic background, it was the one of the boundaries and the entrance of Madurai and also the camping place of Pandyas which evident from the Kulasekara Pandian's period.

Geography[]

There is a bifurcated river of Vaigai (aka Irrigational Channel) runs south of this small township. There is a village near to this place called Kulasekaran Kottai, where Kulasekara Pandian of Pandya Dynasty had his palace and Meenakshi temple constructed here by him still exist. Ponnaiah malai also located in this town.

Demographics[]

As of a 2001 Indian census,^[3] Vadipatti had a population of 21,780. Males and females each constitute 50% of the population. Vadipatti has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 61%. In Vadipatti, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics[]

Vadipatti comes under the Assembly Constituency of Sholavandan. Sholavandan assembly constituency is part of Theni (Lok Sabha constituency),^[4]

Economy[]

Its paddy field and plantain field are source for the people who live around this place. This village has its weekly market on every Tuesday.

Landmark[]

(Church) is located next to , Hospital/Clinic. The main village of L Pudur is located near the bus stand. It consists old temples like Meenakashi amman temple, Puthadiyaan temple aka Mettuperumaal temple, Navaneedha perumal temple on the main areas and the Aadhi Ayyanaar temple on the bank of Mullai periyar channel.

References[]

^ "Census Commission of India"
^ "Census Commission of India"
^ ["Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.]
^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 11 October 2008.

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[1] "Census Commission of India"

[2] "Census Commission of India"

[3] ["Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.]

[4] "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 11 October 2008.

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