Vellalur

Vellalur வெள்ளலூர்
village
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	625109
Telephone code	91 452
Vehicle registration	TN 59

Vellalur is a village in Melur Taluk in Madurai District in Tamil Nadu State in India . Vellalur is 8.3 km from Melur, the Taluk main town; 32.1 km from Madurai East, the district's main city; 395 km from Chennai, the state's main city; and 13 km from Sivagangai. Sivagangai & Maduai Railway is the nearest railway station from the village.

Sub-villages in Vellalur include Gandhiji nagar, Kattasolaipatti, Mandramalaipatti, Melavalasai, M.Othapatti, Vellanayakampatti, Idayavalasai, Mattangipatti, and Edaiyarkovilpatti.

Karungal Swami Temple, Sevugaperumal Temple ( near Thevanperumal Patti), Karpaga Vinayakar Temple, Vallidikaarar Temple, Easwari Amman Temple, Elai Kaatha Amman Temple and Chinna Elai Kaatha Amman Temple are located in this Vellalur. Periya Elai Kaatha Amman Temple is situated 5 km from the village. A two-week festival for the Elai Kaatha Amman Temple is celebrated yearly starting on the last week of September.

A government primary health center is located in the village. The center provides general medical services 24 hours a day and it also has a siddha medicine department.

Sports clubs in the village include Gold star Cricket Club, EMS BOYS, Sandiyar Sports Club, Vallavar Kabbadi Kulu, and RAKKAYI AMMAN SPORTS CLUB, URANGANPATTY.

Bharathi Youth Club was established 15 years ago. Club Sponsor Annadhanam for local festivals and other Independence Day functions etc.

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