Veerapandi, Salem
Veerapandi | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Coordinates: 11°34′32″N 78°04′06″E / 11.5754799°N 78.0682978°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Region | Kongu Nadu |
| District | Salem |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 636308 |
| Telephone code | 91-427 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-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
It had lot of hindu religious Temple , Especially 1008 Shiv Linnga and several religious temple. It have Church too. Around 4kilometere.
Festivals
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
The main occupation is agriculture.. Textiles and finance are common business in this area. Both Genders have been working all around the city.
Amenities
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
- Kongu Polytechnic College
- Rajaji Indtitute of Technology
It has Medical College
- Vinayaka Mission Kirubananda Variyar Medical College
It has Engineering College
- Annapoorana Engineering College
- Vinayaka Mission Kirubananda Variyar Engineering College
It has Arts & Science College
- VMKV Arts & Science College
It has Physical Education College
- Vinayaka Missions College of Physical Education
Politics
Veerapandi assembly constituency is part of Salem (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
References
- ^ "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.