Veerapandi, Salem

Coordinates: 11°34′32″N 78°04′06″E / 11.5754799°N 78.0682978°E / 11.5754799; 78.0682978
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Veerapandi
Town
Coordinates: 11°34′32″N 78°04′06″E / 11.5754799°N 78.0682978°E / 11.5754799; 78.0682978
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
RegionKongu Nadu
DistrictSalem
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
636308
Telephone code91-427
Vehicle registrationTN-90

Veerapandi is a suburb of Salem, Tamil Nadu, India, 14 km from the old bus stand, 13 km from the new bus stand and 14 km from Salem Junction. Today it has the main college area in Salem. The biggest center for higher learning is the Vinayaga Missions University near Veerapandi.

Temples[edit]

It had lot of hindu religious Temple , Especially 1008 Shiv Linnga and several religious temple. It have Church too. Around 4kilometere.

Festivals[edit]

The main festivals such as marriyaman kovil, angalamman kovil, etc. take place in the city. In the month of April the marriyaman festival is celebrated around 15 Days with lot of formalities and procedures.

Economy[edit]

The main occupation is agriculture.. Textiles and finance are common business in this area. Both Genders have been working all around the city.

Amenities[edit]

In general Veerapandi has all its basic amenities and can be reached at any time from anywhere because of the excellent road transport facility it has with the nearest town "Salem".

It has a railway station name is Virapandy road railway station with passenger train service to go to Erode and Salem Junction.

It has a government high school and elementary school.

It has polytechnic Colleges

It has Medical College

It has Engineering College

It has Arts & Science College

It has Physical Education College

Politics[edit]

Veerapandi assembly constituency is part of Salem (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.