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Villupuram | |
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Special Grade Municipality | |
 Viluppuram Junction, District Court, Gingee Fort | |
  Villupuram Villupuram, Tamil Nadu | |
| 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 (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 171,131 [1] |
| 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[3] (Tamil: [ʋiɻɯppɯɾam] ) is a municipality and the administrative headquarters of Viluppuram district.
Located 61 kilometres (38 mi) south west of a Tiruvannamalai and 40 kilometres (25 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.[4] and the town's literacy rate has been recorded as 90.16% by Census 2011.[5]
In 1919, Villupuram was officially constituted as a Municipality which today comprises 42 wards, making it the largest City in Viluppuram district.[6]
- ^ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals – Viluppuram". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Area-wise Population within corporations and municipalities in Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Government Of India. p. 2. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ "Viluppuram, not Villupuram". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ Census (2021), Primary Census Abstracts, Registrar General of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, Available at: http://www.censusindia.gov[permanent dead link] .
- ^ "Viluppuram Census 2011".
- ^ "Villupuram Municipality". Villupuram Municipality. Retrieved 23 June 2021.