Global InformationVillapuram information
Villapuram | |
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Neighbourhood | |
  Villapuram Villapuram, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) | |
| Coordinates: 9°53′42.7″N 78°07′14.9″E / 9.895194°N 78.120806°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tamil Nadu |
| District | Madurai district |
| Elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil language, English language |
| • Speech | Tamil language, English language |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 625012 |
| Telephone Code | 0452xxxxxxx |
| Neighbourhoods | Madurai, East Gate, Nelpettai, Simmakkal, Sellur, Goripalayam, Tallakulam, Shenoy Nagar, Yanaikkal, Arappalayam, Ellis Nagar and South Gate |
| Corporation | Madurai Municipal Corporation |
| LS | Madurai Lok Sabha constituency |
| VS | Madurai South Assembly constituency |
| MP | S. Venkatesan |
| MLA | M. Boominathan |
| Website | https://madurai.nic.in |
Villapuram is a neighbourhood in Madurai district[1][2][3] of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India. It is located at an altitude of about 155 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 9°53′42.7″N 78°07′14.9″E / 9.895194°N 78.120806°E (i.e., 9.895200°N, 78.120800°E). It was earlier known as Vilvapuram due to the presence of large quantities of Bael trees some times ago and then later renamed as Villapuram.[4] In Madurai, the mandapas built for the deities to come and stay during festivals are called mandagapadis. In this way, the Bhavakai Mandapam, which is about 400 years old, is located in Villapuram. During the ten days of Chitrait festival in Madurai, Meenakshi mman and Sundareswarar, who come to this mandapam on the fourth day, bless the devotees from here until the evening. The area where the mandapam is located is rich in produce of cantaloupe (commonly referred to as bitter gourd) and the people here offer them to the Lord.[5]
Madurai, East Gate, Nelpettai, Simmakkal, Sellur, Goripalayam, Tallakulam, Shenoy Nagar, Yanaikkal, Arappalayam, Ellis Nagar and South Gate are the major neighbourhoods of Villapuram area. A government school for the physically challenged is running in Villapuram.[6] There is a flower market in Villapuram.[7] Traders and public in the surrounding areas benefit from this.
- ^ Tamil Nadu (India) Legislature Legislative Assembly (1985). Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Who's who (in Tamil).
- ^ Apūtaimiyyā (1992). Peṇṇurimai pēṇiya Islām (in Tamil). Yācir Papḷikēṣan̲s.
- ^ India Election Commission (1976). Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976. Election Commission, India.
- ^ மு.முத்துக்குமரன். "'கோடி ரூபாய் கொடுத்தாலும் கிடைக்காத வரம்!' - பாவக்காய் மண்டபப் பெருமை சொல்லும் வில்லாபுரத்துக்காரர்கள்". Vikatan (in Tamil). Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "வில்லாபுரம் பாவக்காய் மண்டகப்படி.. இருவர் தொண்டால் ஊருக்கே கிடைத்த பாக்கியம்..!!". News18 Tamil (in Tamil). 7 April 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "மதுரை வில்லாபுரம் அரசு பள்ளியில் மாற்றுத் திறனாளி மாணவர் சேர்க்கை". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "ஆடி பெருக்கை முன்னிட்டு மதுரை வில்லாபுரம் சந்தையில் பூக்கள் விலை கிடுகிடு உயர்வு". www.dinakaran.com. Retrieved 18 December 2022.