Brammadesam is an Indian

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village located in

Tindivanam taluk Tindivanam is a town and a municipality in Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the second largest town in Villupuram District after the headquarters town Villupuram. Important roads from north to south (NH 45) Tamil Nad ...

of Villupuram district in the state of

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. It is one of the 56 village panchayats coming under

Marakkanam Marakkanam is a coastal panchayat town & Taluk in Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is well connected to the state capital Chennai and the nearby union territory of Puducherry by the East Coast Road. To the west, Marakk ...

block of the Villupuram district. The village code for Brahmadesam is 10 and it falls under the Marakkanam Block (Block Code.12).

Etymology

The word ''Brammadesam'' (also spelled as Brahmadesam) means "Country of

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" in

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. There are at least five other villages in Tamil Nadu, also named as "Brahmadesam".

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of these villages is in the same district as this one, but in the

Viluppuram Taluk Viluppuram Taluk is a taluk of Viluppuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Viluppuram Viluppuram, Villupuram, or Vizhuppuram () is a Municipality and the administrative headquarters o ...

. The other four are located in

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, Thiruvannamalai,

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and Erode districts respectively.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the population of Brammadesam was 2674 with a total of 591 households. The female to male sex ratio was 965 with 1361 males and 1313 females. The literacy rate in the village was 51.04%.

Economy

The majority of the people in Brammadesam are involved in agriculture. Crops grown in the village include

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, and a few other pulses. The village also has a

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where locally grown vegetables, handicrafts are sold every Wednesday. This market is also a major hub for cattle trade which attracts cattle buyers and sellers from nearby villages and hamlets.

Education

To cater for the educational needs of rural students the

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has set up one Government Higher Secondary School and one Panchayat Union middle schools administered by the Department of School Education. Apart from the government schools, private schools - Cornerstone Nursery & Primary School, T.Nallalam and few other private schools are also functioning in the village.

Post office

Brahmadesam village has sub

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which comes under Tindivanam (Head Office). The village shares the

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"604301" along with 11 other branch offices of Villupuram district namely Adavallikuthan, Alankuppam, Kilsirivi, Kolathur, Munnur, Nagar, Omipper, Perumukkal, Siruvadi Vadanerkunam, Vaidapakkam.

Police station

The police station of Brahmadesam Village Panchayat located in Tindivanam Taluk of Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu Brahmadesam has a police station in charge of a Sub-Inspector. The village along with nearby villages like Nanalmedu, Rajampalayam, & Vellakulam come under the station's jurisdiction Brahmadesam_police_station

Government Hospital

Brahmadesam Village functions with a Primary Health Centre established by the government of Tamil Nadu intended to take care of the health care needs of the rural population in and around Brahmadesam Village. The Primary Health Centre here is looked after by a

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, Block Extension Educator, one female

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, a compounder, and laboratory technician.

Transportation

Brammadesam is situated on the State Highway (SH-134) and is well connected to nearest town Tindivanam (16 km) and Pondicherry (About 30 km) by government and private operated buses. Following are the buses operated by Transport Dept, Govt of Tamil Nadu ( TNSTC (VPM DIV I))

References

{{Villupuram District Villages in Viluppuram district