Varusanadu is a village panchayat (code: 232202) in Theni District of Tamil Nadu, 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 Kadamalaikundu is a village in Theni district, Tamil Nadu state, India. It is near Kandamanur and has very nice places and a natural mount near Vaigai River about from the Suruli Falls Suruli falls, is located from Theni and from Cumbu ...

- Mayiladumparai Panchayat union and Andipatti 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 Periyar 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

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nati ...

proverb "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 Zamindar 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 Jayaram Jayalalithaa (24 February 1948 – 5 December 2016) was an Indian politician and actress who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for more than fourteen years over six terms between 1991 and 2016. From 9 February 1989 to 5 December 2 ...

and

S.S.Rajendran Sedapatti Suryanarayana Rajendran, also known by his initials SSR (January 1928 – 24 October 2014), was an Indian actor, director, producer and politician who worked in Tamil theatre and cinema. Film career Rajendran made his acting de ...

were elected from this constituency, this area is popular in Politics in Madurai District. 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 Vaigai Dam * 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 drought''), Velli Malai (''Silver Hills'') are the other known hills in this area/valley.

References

{{Theni district Villages in Theni district