Vellalur

Vellalur வெள்ளலூர்
village
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Area
• Total	2 to 3 km2 (Formatting error: invalid input when rounding sq mi)
Population
• Total	Nearly 300 to 500
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	625109
Telephone code	91 452
Vehicle registration	TN 59

Vellalur is a village in Melur Taluk in Madurai District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It has only 10 houses and one shop and there is no transportation for it.

Geography

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 18  km from Sivagangai.

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

Transport

Sivagangai and Madurai Railway is the nearest railway station from the village.

Temples

Nearby temples include Karungal Swami, Sevugaperumal, Karpaga Vinayakar, Vallidikaarar, Easwari Amman, Koodal Azhagar Perumal and Chinna Elai Kaatha Amman Temple.^[1] Periya Elai Kaatha Amman Temple is situated 5 km away.

A two-week festival for Elai Kaatha Amman Temple is celebrated yearly starting on the last week of September.

Melur (State Assembly Constituency)Madras State

Health care

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

Amenities

Sports clubs include Muthu Kumar Memorial Cricket Club, The Great Anbu Travels Cricket Club And Dangerous Boys Cricket Club, Deva Cricket Club. Sandiyar Kaabdi Club, Vallavar Kabbadi Kulu, Gold star cricket club

Bharathi Youth Club was established in 2002. Club Sponsor Annadhanam for local festivals and other Independence Day functions, .. etc.

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