Veerakeralampudur is a

taluk A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

Tenkasi Tenkasi is a town and headquarters of the Tenkasi district in Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Being one of the most significant spiritual and cultural places in South Tamilnadu,Tenkasi houses The Kutraleeshwarar temple (Chitra Sabha), one of the ...

district in the Indian state of

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...

Economy

Agriculture

Agriculture is the main occupation. Most of the people work in farm fields and rolling Beedi. The main crops are paddy, onion, tomato, brinjal, tamarind, green chili, red chili, coconut. It is also known for its vast paddy and coconut fields. Most of the last generation of residents were farmers; however, many are now employed in various parts of India and in foreign countries such as the United States, Singapore, Malaysia and the Persian Gulf.

Geography and Climate

It has an average elevation of 101 meters above mean sea level. The climate is dry and hot, with Southwest monsoon rains during October–December. Temperatures during summer reach a maximum of 40 and a minimum of 26.3 °C, though temperatures over 43 °C are not uncommon. Winter temperatures range between 29.6 and 18 °C. The average annual rainfall is about 85 cm. The town is surrounded by two rivers

Chittar River Chittar River and its five tributaries and numerous other contributing streams originate in the Courtallam hills of Tenkasi District in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. Together with its tributaries and streams, the Chittar River ser ...

and Hanumanathi. Both Hanumanathi and Chittar River merges rightly exactly in this village thus forming the major tributary to

Thamirabarani River The Thamirabarani or Tamraparni or Porunai is a perennial river that originates from the Agastyarkoodam peak of Pothigai hills of the Western Ghats, above Papanasam in the Ambasamudram taluk. It flows through Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi distr ...

Revenue Villages

The Revenue Villages which fall under Veerakeralampudur are: * Achankundram * Agaram * Anaikulam * Kalluthu * Karuvantha * Keelakalangal * Kulaiyaneri * Kurichampatti * Marukkalankulam * Melakalangal * Melamaruthappapuram * Muthammalpuram * Navaneethakrishnapuram * Palapathiraramapuram * Rajagopalaperi * Sivagurunathapuram * Surandai * Thayarthoppu *

Uthumalai Uthumalai, also known as Uttumalai, is a village in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It lies in Veerakeralampudur, Veerakeralampudur taluk, which itself is in Tenkasi district. History The village was once governed by what anthropologist Nich ...

* Thuthikulam * Vadakkukavalakurichi * Vadi * Veerakeralampudur * Veeranam * Vellakkal * Zaminsurandai

Demographics

VEERAKERALAMPUDUR-RURAL

Education

Schools

* Government Hr. sec School * Anna Boys Hr. sec School * St. Antony's girls Hr. sec School * RC Primary School * Government Primary School * Anna Primary School

Colleges Near Veerakeralampudur

* Government ITI - Veerakeralampudur * Anna Teacher Training Institute, Veerakeralampudur * Sardar Raja Engineering College,(6 km from Veerakeralampudur)Tenkasi-Alangulam road, Athiuttru, Tamizhlur, Alangulam. * Government College of Arts & Science (Surandai) (6 km from Veerakeralampudur) * M.S.P.V.L. Polytechnic (10 km from Veerakeralampudur), Pavoorchatram * Senthil Andaver Polytechnic (12 km from Veerakeralampudur), Ayikudi - Tenkasi * Sattanathar Karaiyalar arts college Tenkasi * J.P College of Engineering (12 km from Veerakeralampudur), Ayikudi - Tenkasi * J.P Arts & Science College (12 km from Veerakeralampudur), Ayikudi - Tenkasi

Festival

* Sri Navaneethekrishna Swamy Temple Car Festival.

References

{{commonscat Cities and towns in Tenkasi district