Ambasamudram

Ambasamudram Ambai
Municipality
Ambasamudram Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 8°42′33″N 77°27′11″E / 8.709300°N 77.453000°E / 8.709300; 77.453000
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirunelveli
Government
• Type	Second Grade Municipality
• Body	Ambasamudram Municipality
• Chairman	Mrs. Selvi (2012- Till Date)
Elevation	93 m (305 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	35,645
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	627401
Telephone code	(91)4634
Vehicle registration	TN-76
Website	municipality.tn.gov.in/Ambasamudram

Ambasamudram is the principal town of the Ambasamudram taluk in Tirunelveli district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The entire taluk had a population of 392,226 as of 2001, with 42.5% classified as rural. The town of Ambasamudram had a population 35,645 as of 2011.^{[citation needed]}

The Thirumulanathar temple is located in Ambasamudram, on Melapalayam street. Kasibanathaswami Temple is another ancient temple of Ambasamudram which has a history of more than 2000 years.^[1]

The historical names of this town are Ilangoykkudi and Raja Raja sathurvedi mangalam