Vennandur block is a revenue block in the Namakkal district of

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. Vennandur block is located in north eastern region in Namakkal district. It has a total of 24 panchayat villages. Vennanthur town is the head quarter of this block.

Geography

Vennandur Vennanthur or Vennandur is a town panchayat in Vennandur block in Rasipuram taluk of Namakkal district in the States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu, India. Geography Vennanthur is located at 11.5206° N, 78.0872°E. It has a ...

block is located at 11°30′37.6″N 78°05′52.5″E. It has an average elevation of 218 metres (726 ft). It is close to Alavaimalai Hills - which is part of the Eastern Ghats. The closest river is Thirumanimutharu origin from mount yercaud. Namakkal is the district capital is located around 39 km from Vennandur.

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is the state capital is located around 370 km from Vennandur. The other nearest state capital from Vennandr is

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and its distance is 223 km, Pondicherry is 237 km and

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is 517 km.

Administrative Office & Administration

Vennandur union office is located at Attayampatti-Masakkalipatti (DMR) road in Vennandur. In Vennandur revenue block of Namakkal District there are twenty four villages and many sub villages. All villages are electrified in the Vennandur block.

Agriculture

Cent percent rural in character. The average rainfall is 712.3 (in mms) in the Vennandur block. Of the total food crops, 18462 hectares are food crops. 49.88 percent are net area sown in this block. Paddy, Ragi, Cholam, Cumbu, etc., are 13.40 percent in the food crops. There are commercial food crops like groundnut, Sugarcane, Tapioca, cotton, etc., are 25.85 percent in Vennandur block. 60.74 percent are other food crops in Vennandur block. There are 2607 hectares of land irrigated with dug wells, 4423 wells are used for irrigation in Vennandur block. The total number of agricultural holdings in Vennandur block are 6,503. Of this, 53.05 percent holdings are less than one hectare, 27.72 percent holdings are between 1 - 2 hectare, 17.54 percent holdings are between 2-4 hectare, 1.59 percent holdings are between 4-10 hectare, 0.07 percent holdings are 10 and above in the Vennandur block.

Number of Panchayat Villages (24)

* Anandagoundampalayam is a village located in Vennandur block. * Akkaraipatti * Alampatti * Alavaipatti * Kallankulam * Kattanachampatti * Keelur * Kuttaladampatti * Mathiyampatti
Mattuvelampatti
* Minnakkal * Moolakadu * Nachipatti * Naduppatty * No 3 Komarapalayam * O Sowthapuram * Palanthinnipatti * Pallavanaickenpatti *

Ponparappipatti Ponparappipatti is a village panchayat in Vennandur block of Namakkal District in Tamil Nadu, India. Geographic *Ponsorimalai Ponsorimalai, also known as Sorimalai, is a hill in Vennandur block of Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu, India. Geol ...

* R Pudupalayam * Semmandapatti * Thengalpalayam * Thottipatti * Thottiyavalasu

References

{{Namakkal district Vennandur block Revenue blocks of Namakkal district