Velayuthampalayam
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Velayuthampalayam வேலாயுதம்பாளையம் |
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| Town | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Karur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 639117 |
| Telephone code | 04324 |
Velayuthampalayam is a town located in Karur District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It comes under the jurisdiction of Punjai Pugalur Town Panchayat. This town is situated on the footsteps of Pugali Malai Arunattan Malai, which houses Lord Murugan. The river Cauvery is 3 kilometers away from the town.It is very close to TNPL Kagithapuram. The adjacent places are TNPL Kagithapuram, Thottakuritchi and Karappalayam.
Velayuthampalaym is located 11°4'48"N 78°0'1"E . It has average elevation of 125 meters (413 feet).
The highest temperature is obtained in early May to early June usually about 34°C, though it usually exceeds 38°C for a few days most years. Average daily temperature during January is around 23°C, though the temperature rarely falls below 17°C. The average annual rainfall is about 725 mm. It gets most of its seasonal rainfall from the north-east monsoon winds, from late September to mid November.
The temple in Pugalur situated north west of Karur dedicated to Lord Murugan on a small hill at Velayuthanpalayam is famous for excellent sculpture. The famous Smanarkal Cave and oldest Tamil Script Brahmi sculpture.
The literacy rates are 77.58% and 60.35% among males and females respectively.
The schools in the town are :
The town has very good transport facilities in the form of Private Bus and Government run buses. The town is located on the karur and parmathy-velur highway.
The nearby town pugalur (Code:PGR) has a railway station which is well connected to Erode, Coimbatore, Trichy, Chennai and cochin. Both passenger trains and express trains pass through this station.
The nearest airport is in Trichy (87 km). Major Airport is located at Coimbatore (115 km).
There are no cinema theaters in and around Velayuthampalaymam. Pugalur Annai [புகழூர் அன்னை] and Velayuthampalayam Caveri [வேலாயுதம்பாளையம் காவேரி]' were the two theaters / cinema halls, functional a long time back but not now. One has to travel to 'Karur' or 'Paramathi Velur' for a movie. Most of the town residents have access to almost all television channels.
The Agriculture plays an important role in economy wealth . There are different types of cultivating . The major cultivating plants are Sugarcane cultivating, coconut cultivating, Betel leaves, etc.
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