Varusanadu is a village

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(code: 232202) in Theni District of

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, which is located in the bank of

Vaigai River The Vaigai is a river in the Tamil Nadu state of southern India; it passes through the towns of Theni, Dindigul and Madurai. It originates in Varusanadu Hills, the Periyar Plateau of the Western Ghats range, and flows northeast through the K ...

. This village comes under Kadamalaigundu - Mayiladumparai Panchayat union and

Andipatti Andipatti or Aundipatty is a municipal body in Theni district in Madurai Region of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. It is on the bank of Vaigai River with rich flora and fauna species. It is a valley surrounded by mountains and there is a ...

Taluk. The valley around this area is called

Varusanadu Valley Varusanadu is a village panchayat (code: 232202) in Theni district, Theni District of Tamil Nadu, which is located in the bank of Vaigai River. This village comes under Kadamalaigundu - Mayiladumparai Kadamalaigundu - Mayiladumparai Panchayat uni ...

, which is a part of

Cumbum Valley Cumbum Valley, also called Kambam Valley, is a valley in the Theni district of Tamil Nadu state in India near the Kerala state border. This is the most fertile valley in south India, The valley includes lands between Thekkadi Hills, Varusanadu Hi ...

in Western Ghats and is connected to Meghamalai Mountains.

is originating from this valley under

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Plateau of western ghats.

History

During earlier periods (way before Indian Independence), this area is completely occupied by trees in the Valley area. A well known

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"Varusanattukku pona, vacha edatha sollittu po" (''Before leaving to varusanadu, let someone know about your properties and belongings'') to give an indication that 'no one ever come back alive after visiting this valley, it is such a danger'. This area was under Kandamanur

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before independence.

Agriculture

Ilavam Panju , Mundhiri Kottai , Sugarcane, Coconut , Rice , Ground nut are majorly produced in this area. 'Varusanadu Coconut' is a known variety of coconut in coconut markets of Tamil Nadu, and is originated from this area.

Politics

This place comes under Aundipatty State Assembly Constituency. Since known politicians in Tamil Nadu like M.G.Ramachandran, J.Jayalalitha and

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were elected from this constituency, this area is popular in Politics in

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. From Indian Nation Politics level, this area comes under Theni Lokshaba Constituency.

Other Information

* SH-101 ( State Highways of Tamil Nadu) - is between Varusanadu and

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* Churches in this area comes under Velankanni Mission Church, Kadamalaikundu of Archdiocese of Madurai.Velankanni Mission Church, Kadamalaikundu of Archdiocese of Madurai
/ref> * Panchanthaangi hills (''Hill that survives in

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''), Velli Malai (''Silver Hills'') are the other known hills in this area/valley.

References

{{Theni district Villages in Theni district