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Vaikuntham is a neighborhood in
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. Vaikuntham is located near to Salem on NH 47 (Salem to Coimbatore). There is a Toll Plaza located near Vaikuntham.


Facilities

Vaikuntham has a bank, school, telephone exchange, post office, Aavin milk booth, and Santhai (vegetable market) on every Tuesday where local farmers gather and sell their vegetables and goods.


Worshipping


Temple


Selli Amman Temple

The Selli Amman (Sellandiyamman) Temple is a well known and famous temple around in this village. Every year in the month of November, four days festival at this temple is being conducted. All native villagers across the states in India gather with their family members and enjoy the festival. Typical folk dances, bull embracing, Oyilaattam, Giant wheel, etc will be present in the temple ground for peoples amusement.


Church

Bethel Blessing church (that which is beside of Saravana Bhavan Hotel) is a non-denominational, evangelical church founded in 1970s. Speaker ''Isaac'' is the Senior Pastor of Bethel Blessing church. Having Every Sunday church service at 10am.


Subneighborhood


Kaali Patti privu

Kaali Patti Privu is a sub village of Vaikuntham. Here is a hospital, village administrative office and EB office.


Farmers weekly market

Every Tuesdays farmers conduct a one day market in vaikuntham where nearby people gather and purchase and sell the vegetables and goods.


Transportation

Vaikuntham and Kali patti pirivu have 24-hour bus transportation. Every half an hour it has bus transportation to Salem, Sankgiri, Erode, Bavani.


Educational institutions

Vaikuntham has a government higher secondary school and Amman matriculation school.


Hospital

Nearby located is a government primary clinic; Muthusamy clinic.


People and occupations

Occupations of villagers are mostly agriculture, rope making and textile.


References

Villages in Salem district {{SalemIN-geo-stub