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Population61,498
GeoNames
RegionTamil Nadu
Elevation45 m
148 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Land area25.6 km²
Nearest airportNeyveli Airport (NVY)
25 km
Weather in Vriddhāchalam
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About Vriddhāchalam
Virudhachalam, also called Vriddhachalam, is a Municipality and taluk headquarters in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The ancient name of this town is Thirumudhukundram. As per the 2011 census, the town had a population of 73,585 of which 37,066 are males while 36,519 are females. Population of children in the ages of 0-6 is 7735 which is 10.51% of the total population.
From the Wikipedia article Virudhachalam (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Vriddhāchalam on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Churches and places of worship2
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Schools, colleges and libraries5
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Healthcare12
Map of Vriddhāchalam
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Getting there and nearby towns
Neyveli Airport (NVY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 25 km away.
- Virudhachalam 1 km southeast, about 1 min by car
- Mangalam 14 km north, about 14 min by car
- Pennādam 16 km southwest, about 16 min by car
- Neyveli 22 km northeast, about 22 min by car
- Cuddalore 55 km northeast, about 55 min by car
- Kumbakonam 62 km south, about 1 h by car
- Puducherry 72 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Thanjavur 84 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Tiruvannamalai 83 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Kāraikāl 87 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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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
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Viruthakireeswarar temple vdm, கி. கார்த்திகேயன் at Tamil Wikipedia, Public domain
- Vridachaleswarar gopuram, Shashwath T.R., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kolanjiappar temple kopuram, கி. கார்த்திகேயன், CC BY-SA 3.0
- Virudhagiriswarar temple (10), Ssriram mt, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kumbakonam To Morappur views ttkcvrvb122k23pxl (97), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kumbakonam To Morappur views ttkcvrvb122k23pxl (95), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kumbakonam To Morappur views ttkcvrvb122k23pxl (99), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kumbakonam To Morappur views ttkcvrvb122k23pxl (94), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kumbakonam To Morappur views ttkcvrvb122k23pxl (100), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kumbakonam To Morappur views ttkcvrvb122k23pxl (98), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kumbakonam To Morappur views ttkcvrvb122k23pxl (101), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kumbakonam To Morappur views ttkcvrvb122k23pxl (96), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kumbakonam To Morappur views ttkcvrvb122k23pxl (91), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kumbakonam To Morappur views ttkcvrvb122k23pxl (85), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kumbakonam To Morappur views ttkcvrvb122k23pxl (87), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kumbakonam To Morappur views ttkcvrvb122k23pxl (86), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kumbakonam To Morappur views ttkcvrvb122k23pxl (84), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Virudhagiriswarar temple ttkcvrvb122k23iph (698), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Virudhagiriswarar temple ttkcvrvb122k23iph (697), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Virudhagiriswarar temple ttkcvrvb122k23iph (696), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kumbakonam To Morappur views ttkcvrvb122k23pxl (88), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kumbakonam To Morappur views ttkcvrvb122k23pxl (90), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kumbakonam To Morappur views ttkcvrvb122k23pxl (89), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Virudhagiriswarar temple ttkcvrvb122k23iph (687), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Virudhagiriswarar temple ttkcvrvb122k23iph (688), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Virudhagiriswarar temple ttkcvrvb122k23iph (695), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Virudhagiriswarar temple ttkcvrvb122k23iph (694), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Virudhagiriswarar temple ttkcvrvb122k23iph (692), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Virudhagiriswarar temple ttkcvrvb122k23iph (693), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Virudhagiriswarar temple ttkcvrvb122k23iph (690), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Virudhagiriswarar temple ttkcvrvb122k23iph (691), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Virudhagiriswarar temple ttkcvrvb122k23iph (689), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kumbakonam To Morappur views ttkcvrvb122k23pxl (103), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kumbakonam To Morappur views ttkcvrvb122k23pxl (102), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Virudhagiriswarar temple ttkcvrvb122k23iph (679), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Virudhagiriswarar temple ttkcvrvb122k23iph (685), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Virudhagiriswarar temple ttkcvrvb122k23iph (676), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Virudhagiriswarar temple ttkcvrvb122k23iph (678), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Virudhagiriswarar temple ttkcvrvb122k23iph (677), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Virudhagiriswarar temple ttkcvrvb122k23iph (681), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
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