Viluppuram
Villupuram | |
|---|---|
Special Grade Municipality | |
Viluppuram Junction, District Court, Gingee Fort | |
| Coordinates: 11°56′24″N 79°29′10″E / 11.940100°N 79.486100°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Region | Tondai Nadu |
| District | Viluppuram |
| Established | 1919 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Special Grade Municipality |
| • Body | Viluppuram City |
| • Chairman | Vacant |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.13 km2 (14.34 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 13 |
| Elevation | 71 m (233 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 191,131 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 605601,605602,605401,605103,605301 |
| Telephone code | +91–04146(STD Code) |
| Vehicle registration | TN–32, TN-16 |
| Distance from Chennai | 160 kilometres (99 mi) |
| Sex ratio | 998 ♂/♀ |
| Climate | Aw(Köppen) |
| Literacy | 90.16% |
| Website | Viluppuram Municipality |
Viluppuram, Villupuram, or Vizhuppuram (Tamil: [ʋiɻɯppɯɾam] ⓘ) is a municipality and the administrative headquarters of Viluppuram district.
Located 61 kilometres (38 mi) south west of a Tiruvannamalai and 35 kilometres (22 mi) north west of Cuddalore null The town serves as a major and largest railway junction, and National Highway 45 passes through it. Agriculture is a main source of income. As Government of India 2011 census data indicated, Viluppuram had a population of 1,71,131. and the town's literacy rate has been recorded as 90.16% by Census 2011.
In 1919, Villupuram was officially constituted as a Municipality which today comprises 42 wards, making it the largest City in Viluppuram district.