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Vedaranyam

Vedaranyam
Town
A pillared memorial within a small walled enclosure
Salt Sathyagraga Memorial Stupe – a memorial of the historic salt march carried out in Vedaranyam in 1930
Vedaranyam is located in Tamil Nadu
Vedaranyam
Vedaranyam
Coordinates: 10°22′31″N 79°51′1″E / 10.37528°N 79.85028°E / 10.37528; 79.85028Coordinates: 10°22′31″N 79°51′1″E / 10.37528°N 79.85028°E / 10.37528; 79.85028
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Government
 • Type Second Grade Municipality
 • Body Vedaranyam Municipality
Area
 • Total 36.26 km2 (14.00 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 34,266
 • Density 950/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 614810
Telephone code 9143695
Vehicle registration TN 51 AZ

Vedaranyam (Vēdāraṇyam; Tamil pronunciation: [ʋeːd̪aːɾaɲjəm]; also spelt as Vedaraniam and Vedaranniyam) is a town in Nagapattinam district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town is named after the presiding deity of the Vedaranyeswarar Temple. The recorded history of Vedaranyam is known from medieval Chola period of the 9th century and has been ruled, at different times, by the Medieval Cholas, Later Cholas, Later Pandyas, Vijayanagar Empire and the British. During India's independence struggle, C. Rajagopalachari, who would later become independent India's first Governor-General, launched a salt march in Vedaranyam parallel to the Dandi March launched by Gandhi in 1930 to protest against the sales tax levied on salt extraction.

Vedaranyam comes under the Vedaranyam assembly constituency which elects a member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly once every five years and it is a part of the Nagapattinam (Lok Sabha constituency) which elects its Member of Parliament (MP) once in five years. The town is administered by the Vedaranyam municipality, which covers an area of 36.26 km2 (14.00 sq mi). As of 2011, the town had a population of 34,266. Vedaranyam was a part of Thanjavur District till 1991 and Nagapattinam District from then on. The town is a part of the fertile Cauvery delta region, but salt extraction and prawn cultivation are the major occupations. Roadways are the major mode of transportation to Vedaranyam and the nearest Airport is Tiruchirapalli Airport, located 135 km (84 mi) away from the town.


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