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Population11,108
GeoNames
RegionTamil Nadu
Elevation0 m
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Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Land area5.5 km²
Nearest airportThanjavur Air Force Station (TJV)
79 km
Why visit Velankanni
Townapedia lists 2 parks and trails, 3 places to eat and 6 places to stay in and around town.
Weather in Velankanni
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About Velankanni
Velankanni (Vēḷāṅkaṇṇi) is a special grade town panchayat in Nagapattinam district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It lies on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, 350 km south of Chennai (Madras), 12 km south of Nagapattinam, and 33 km southeast of Thiruvarur.
From the Wikipedia article Velankanni (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Velankanni on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes3
Where to stay6
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Churches and places of worship8
Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health
Church · 1.8 km
Church in Tamil Nadu, India
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Map of Velankanni
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Getting there and nearby towns
Thanjavur Air Force Station (TJV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 79 km away.
- Manjakollai 8 km north, about 8 min by car
- Puravachcheri 8 km north, about 8 min by car
- Nagapattinam 9 km north, about 9 min by car
- Kilvelur 14 km northwest, about 14 min by car
- Talaināyar Agrahāram 15 km southwest, about 15 min by car
- Tirumalarājanpatnam 21 km north, about 21 min by car
- Tittachcheri 21 km north, about 21 min by car
- Kāraikāl 26 km north, about 26 min by car
- Kumbakonam 57 km northwest, about 57 min by car
- Thanjavur 77 km west, about 1 h 15 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
- Basilica of Velankanni, Shrine_Basilica,_Velankanni,_Tamil_Nadu.jpg : Krrishnah derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shrine Basilica, Velankanni, Tamil Nadu, Krrishnah, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Our Lady of Good Health Basilica, Velankanni 2, Kniwn.evil, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Velankanni church,tamilnadu - panoramio (1), rajaraman sundaram, CC BY 3.0
- Velankanni church pic, Swethasakthivel, CC0
- Velankanni churchh, Swethasakthivel, CC0
- Velankanni Church 3, Santhoshkumar Sugumar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Morning star church Velankanni, Santhoshkumar Sugumar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sacred Heart of Jesus statue, Velankanni, Orwinpinto890, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Velankanni church,tamilnadu - panoramio, rajaraman sundaram, CC BY 3.0
- Velankanni Church 4, Santhoshkumar Sugumar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Velankanni basilca,tamilnadu - panoramio, rajaraman sundaram, CC BY 3.0
- Velankanni church,nagapattinam,tamilnadu - panoramio, rajaraman sundaram, CC BY 3.0
- Shrine velankanni,tamilnadu - panoramio (1), rajaraman sundaram, CC BY 3.0
- Vinmin church velankanni gebi, SAHAYA RAJAN S, CC0
- Vinmin church velankanni, SAHAYA RAJAN S, CC0
- Our Lady of Good Health Basilica, Velankanni 1, Kniwn.evil, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Arockia matha hospital at velankanni, SAHAYA RAJAN S, CC0
- VELANKANNI CHURCH - panoramio, Bexel O J, CC BY 3.0
- Vailankanni Basilica1, Tiven Gonsalves, CC BY 4.0
- Velankanni Church 2026, Rejoy2003, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health 3, Orwinpinto890, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jesus statues, Swethasakthivel, CC0
- Wind mill in india, G. Udhaya Sankar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Church of Our Lady of Health at dusk, Koshy Koshy from Faridabad, Haryana, India, CC BY 2.0
- Vailankanni Jesus statue, Sridhar G, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Church of confession Vailankanni, rajaraman sundaram, CC BY 3.0
- Potrait view' of the church, Arun D cruze, CC0
- Vaelankanni old church, Arun D cruze, CC0
- Landscape view' of church, Arun D cruze, CC0
- Nagapattinam church, Arun D cruze, CC0
- Oldest church, Arun D cruze, CC0
- Shrine Basilica of our Lady of health, Orwinpinto890, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health 4, Orwinpinto890, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Velakanni, CHIYA BRIJITT JOSE, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vellankanni church kebi, SAHAYA RAJAN S, CC0
- Tombstone of Rev Fr. Sebastiao X De Noronha, Ajrprabhu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lots of crowd, Arun D cruze, CC0
- Vaelankanni church, Arun D cruze, CC0
- Confession Church vailankanni - panoramio, rajaraman sundaram, CC BY 3.0
- Our Lady's Tank Vailankanni, Santhoshkumar Sugumar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Morning star church Vailankanni, Santhoshkumar Sugumar, CC BY-SA 4.0
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