Iluppaiyur, Virudhunagar district

Not to be confused with Iluppaiyur, Tiruchirappalli district.

Iluppaiyur or Illupaiyur is an agricultural panchayat village in the Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of several settlements in Tamil Nadu named for the Iluppai tree.[1]

Geography

The seasonal Gundaru River flows to the east of Iluppaiyar. Iluppaiyar Road passes through the village, connecting it to Velanoorani and Kattanpatti to the southeast and to Pillaiyar Natham to the northwest.

Demographics

The village is predominantly inhabited by members of the Nadar and Chettiar communities. At the 2011 census of India, the population was 627, with 168 households, of whom 456 (247 males and 209 females) were literate.[2]

Religion and festivals

Sri Kaliamman Temple, Velanoorani is in Illupaiyar. The village holds a five-day Panguni Pongal festival every April.

Education

NKV Sala (Nadar Kshathriya Vidhya Sala) primary school is in Iluppaiyur.[3]

References

  1. ^ M. Tamilselvi, R. Sreebha, and A. Aruna Devi, Environmental Studies, Alinagar: JEC, 2025, ISBN 978-93-6976-361-0, p. 11.
  2. ^ "Illuppaiyur", VillageInfo, retrieved 9 July 2025.
  3. ^ "N.K.V.SALA PRI.SCH, ILUPPAIYUR", Schools.org.in, retrieved 9 July 2025.

9°28′15.6″N 78°16′01.2″E / 9.471000°N 78.267000°E / 9.471000; 78.267000


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