Why visit Vallam
Townapedia lists 4 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology and Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Science and Technology.
Weather in Vallam
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About Vallam
Vallam is a panchayat town in the Thanjavur taluk of Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
From the Wikipedia article Vallam (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do4
Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology
School · 1.5 km
Deemed-to-be university Vallam, Thanjavur, district, Tamil Nadu, India
Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Science and Technology
School · 1.9 km
University in Vallam Thanjavur, India
SASTRA University
School · 4.6 km
Privately funded Research University located at Tirumalaisamudram, India.
Tamil University
School · 4.6 km
State public university in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
Churches and places of worship1
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries7
Healthcare4
Map of Vallam
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Getting there and nearby towns
Thanjavur Air Force Station (TJV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 6 km away.
- Neelagiri 6 km northeast, about 6 min by car
- Nānjikkottai 9 km east, about 9 min by car
- Thanjavur 11 km northeast, about 11 min by car
- Vilār 11 km east, about 11 min by car
- Tiruppūndurutti 16 km north, about 16 min by car
- Thirukattupalli 18 km northwest, about 18 min by car
- Tiruchirappalli 41 km west, about 41 min by car
- Kumbakonam 45 km northeast, about 45 min by car
- Kāraikkudi 79 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kāraikāl 87 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Tamil university library, பா.ஜம்புலிங்கம், CC BY-SA 4.0
- Housing unit construction, Sindugab, CC0
- SASTRA University School of Law and School of Management Chanakya thanjavur sun set 1 by sankar, Sankar H, CC BY-SA 4.0
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