Virudhachalam Taluka - Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu

Virudhachalam is an administrative taluka in the Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Virudhachalam is the main town for most villages within the taluka. The nearest railway station is situated at Vridhachalam Jn, while the nearest airport is Pondicherry Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 53.6 km.

The total area of the taluka is 844 km², including 788.79 km² rural area and 55.53 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 968 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Virudhachalam Taluka

Virudhachalam Taluka has a total of 127 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Agaram	Rural	Mu. Agaram
2	Aladi	Rural	Aladi
3	Alanduraipattu	Rural	Sathiyavadi
4	Alichikudi	Rural	Alichikudi
5	Ammeri	Rural	Ammeri
6	Ammeri Rf	Rural	Ammeri
7	Arasakuli	Rural	U. Kolapakkam
8	Boothamur	Urban	Not applicable
9	Chinnakappankulam	Rural	Periyakappankulam
10	Chinnapandarankuppam	Rural	Sembalakurichi
11	Chinnaparur	Rural	Thottikuppam
12	Chinnathukurichi	Rural	Rajendirapattinam
13	Chinnavadavadi	Rural	Periyavadavadi
14	Chitterikuppam	Rural	Sitherikuppam
15	Edaichchithur	Rural	Edachithur
16	Enadhimedu	Urban	Not applicable
17	Erumanur	Rural	Earumanur
18	Gangaikondan	Urban	Not applicable
19	Gopalapuram	Rural	Gopalapuram
20	Gopurapuram	Rural	Gopurapuram
21	Idaiyur	Rural	Edaiyur
22	Irulakkurichi	Rural	Irulakurichi
23	Iruppu	Rural	Iruppu
24	Irusalakuppam	Rural	Gopurapuram
25	Ka.Elamangalam	Rural	Ka. Elamangalam
26	Kachchiperumanatham	Rural	Paravalur
27	Kachirayanantham	Rural	Katchirayanatham
28	Kammapuram	Rural	Kammapuram
29	Kanadukandan	Rural	Katchirayanatham
30	Kandiyankuppam	Urban	Not applicable
31	Karkudal	Rural	Karkudal
32	Karmangudi Rf	Rural	Karmangudi
33	Karnatham	Rural	Karnatham
34	Karuveppilankurichi	Rural	Karuvepilankurichi
35	Kattiyanallur	Rural	Kattiyanallur
36	Kattumayilur R.F.	Rural	Kattumailur
37	Kattuparur	Rural	Kattuparur
38	Kavanai	Rural	Sitherikuppam
39	Keenanur	Rural	Su.Keenanur
40	Kilpathi	Rural	Keelpathi
41	Kirambur	Rural	Vilankattur
42	Ko.Adhanur	Rural	Ko. Athanur
43	Kodukkur	Rural	Kodukkur
44	Kolliruppu	Rural	Kolliruppu
45	Komangalam	Rural	Komangalam
46	Kottagam	Rural	Kottagam
47	Kotteri	Rural	Kotteri
48	Kottumulai	Rural	Kottumulai
49	Kovilanur	Rural	Kovilanur
50	Kumaramangalam	Rural	V.Kumaramangalam
51	Kunankurichi	Rural	Koonankurichi
52	Kuppanatham	Rural	Kuppanatham
53	Managathi	Rural	Keelpathi
54	Manakkollai	Rural	Manakollai
55	Manalur	Urban	Not applicable
56	Manavalanallur	Rural	Manavalanallur
57	Mangalam Ko	Rural	Komangalam
58	Mattur	Rural	Mathur
59	Mavidandal	Rural	Ko. Mavidnathal
60	Melpappanapattu	Rural	Melpathi
61	Melpathi	Rural	Melpathi
62	Mudanai	Rural	Muthanai
63	Mudappuli	Rural	Mudapuli
64	Mukundanallur	Rural	Mugundanallur
65	Mummudicholagan	Rural	Mummudicholagan
66	Nachiayarpettai	Urban	Not applicable
67	Nadiyapattu	Rural	Nadiapattu
68	Narimanam	Rural	Narumanam
69	Narimanam R.F.	Rural	Narumanam
70	Nemam	Rural	Karuvepilankurichi
71	Neyveli	Rural	Neyveli
72	Ottimedu	Rural	Perundurai
73	Padukalanatham	Rural	Vilankattur
74	Palaiyapattinam	Rural	Palayapattinam
75	Palakkollai	Rural	Palakollai
76	Pallipattu	Rural	Rubanarayananallur
77	Paravalur	Rural	Paravalur
78	Parur	Rural	M. Pudhur
79	Pavalangudi Ko	Rural	Ko. Pavalangudi
80	Peralaiyur	Rural	Peralaiyur
81	Perambalur	Rural	Perambalur
82	Periyakappankulam	Rural	Periyakappankulam
83	Periyakurichi (Ct)	Rural	Periyakurichi
84	Periyavadavadi	Rural	Periyavadavadi
85	Perundurai	Rural	Perundurai
86	Peruvarappur	Rural	Peruvarappur
87	Ponneri (Ko)	Rural	Ko. Mavidnathal
88	Pu.Kollathankurichi	Rural	Karuvepilankurichi
89	Pudukuraipettai	Rural	Puthukooraipet
90	Puliyur	Rural	Puliyur
91	Puttur Ka.	Rural	Siruvarappur
92	Puvanur Ko	Rural	Ko. Poovanur
93	Rajendirapattinam	Rural	Rajendirapattinam
94	Rubanarayananallur	Rural	Rubanarayananallur
95	Sathamangalam	Rural	Sathamangalam
96	Sathiyavadi	Rural	Sathiyavadi
97	Sathukudal (Kilpathi)	Rural	Sathukudal Keelpathi
98	Sathukudal (Melpathi)	Rural	Sathukudal Melpathi
99	Sattapadi	Rural	Sathapadi
100	Semakottai Rf	Rural	Semakottai
101	Sembalakkurichi	Rural	Sembalakurichi
102	Sepalanatham	Rural	Seplanatham South
103	Siruvambur	Rural	Siruvambar
104	Siruvarappur	Rural	Siruvarappur
105	Sottavanam	Rural	Ko. Athanur
106	T.Mavadandal	Rural	T. Mavidanthal
107	Tharmanallur	Rural	Dharmanallur
108	Therkuvadakkuputtur	Rural	T. V. Puthur
109	Thoravalur	Rural	Thoravalur
110	U.Adhanur	Rural	U. Adhanur
111	U.Agaram	Rural	U. Agaram
112	U.Kulapakkam	Rural	U. Kolapakkam
113	U.Mangalam	Rural	U. Mangalam
114	Uthangal	Rural	Uthangal
115	Uyyakondaravi	Rural	Uyyakondaravi
116	Vadakkuvellur	Rural	Vadakku Vellore
117	Vannankudikadu	Rural	Vannankudikadu
118	Varanjaram R.F.	Rural	A.Marur
119	Vayalur	Urban	Not applicable
120	Velangulam Rf	Rural	Vijayamanagaram
121	Veppankurichi	Rural	Vadakku Vellore
122	Vettakudi	Rural	Vettakudi
123	Vijayamanagaram	Rural	Vijayamanagaram
124	Vilakkapadi	Rural	Dharmanallur
125	Vilangattur	Rural	Vilankattur
126	Visalur	Rural	Visaloor
127	Vridhachalam	Urban	Not applicable

Population of Virudhachalam Taluka

As per the Census 2011, Virudhachalam Taluka has a total population of 4,26,592 people, consisting of 2,16,699 males and 2,09,893 females. There are 1,05,142 households in the taluka with an average population density of 505 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	4,26,592	3,29,696	96,896
Male Population	2,16,699	1,67,856	48,843
Female Population	2,09,893	1,61,840	48,053
Total Households	1,05,142	81,336	23,806
Population Density	505 / km²	418 / km²	1,745 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the taluka has 2,85,988 literate people and 47,856 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 1,32,645 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 2,813 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	47,856	37,490	10,366
Literate Population	2,85,988	2,11,188	74,800
Illiterate Population	1,40,604	1,18,508	22,096
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	1,32,645	1,16,510	16,135
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	2,813	2,436	377

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Taluka Overview
Taluka (Hindi)	Virudhachalam (विरूदाचलम)
District	Cuddalore
State / UT	Tamil Nadu
Railway Station	Vridhachalam Jn
Total Area	844 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	968
Total Population (2011)	4,26,592
Density	505/km²
Total Villages	127

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