Kandamangalam (Tamil:''கண்டமங்கலம்'') is a town in

Villupuram district Viluppuram, Villupuram or Vizhuppuram is one of the 38 districts that make up the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded on 30 September 1993, prior to which it was part of the Cuddalore district. Vizhuppuram district lies in the way of the ...

Villupuram Viluppuram, Villupuram, or Vizhuppuram () is a municipality and the administrative headquarters of Viluppuram district. Located south west of a Tiruvannamalai and north west of Cuddalore null The town serves as a major and largest railway ...

taluk of

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. The town is one of the 13 panchayat unions in

. The city falls under Vanur Assembly constituency and

Viluppuram Lok Sabha constituency Viluppuram Lok Sabha constituency () is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India. Assembly segments Viluppuram Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following legislative assembly segmen ...

Demographics

The Kandamangalam town has population of 5460 of which 2736 are males while 2724 are females as per Population Census 2011.

Geography

Kandamangalam is located in . Deccan is also located in the south-eastern part of India.

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shares its sea border with the

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is about 170 km from here, At a distance,

Trichy Tiruchirappalli (), also known as Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with being the best livable and the cleanest city of T ...

is 190 km, At a distance,

is about 17 km, At a distance,

is 22 kms, At a distance,

Cuddalore Cuddalore, also spelt as Kadalur (), is a heavy industries hub and a port city, and headquarters of the Cuddalore District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Situated south of Chennai, Cuddalore was an important city and port during the Britis ...

is 26 km are also located far away.

Transport

Road

Puducherry- Villupuram Highway (NH-45A) runs in the places of

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, Kandamangalam,

Valavanur Valavanur is a panchayat town in Viluppuram district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated near to the Tamil Nadu–Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry border on National Highway 45A (India), NH ...

, Koliyanur. The Project NH 332 (Puducherry to Nagapattinam) which runs in the places of Puducherry, Villiyanur, Kandamangalam Nagapattinam is under process. It has two bus stops- One near BDO Office and another near Old Police Station. There is a 24/7 Bus Facility. You may probably get buses for every 5 mins, buses including ordinary, deluxe buses.

Railway Line

There is a railway station at Chinnababusamudram village which shares the boundary with Kandamangalam city. It is about 500 meters from Kandamangalam. The Puduchery railway line is one of the oldest rail link in India and it was constructed in the year 1879 by the Puducherry Railway Company during the period of French and British rule in India. One of the boarding points is Chinnababusamudram. Under the supervision of South Indian Railway with the object of connecting the town and the port of Puducherry with South India and to develop the resources of the Puducherry Territory, the rail link between Puducherry and Villupuram has been established. Even though there was total enmity between the then Super Powers—the French and the English—when it came to economic development they had a very good understanding and the Puducherry Railway system was a good example of it. The station is operated by the

Southern Railway zone Southern Railway (SR) is one of the eighteen zones of Indian Railways. It is headquartered at Chennai and operates across the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and the union territory of Puducherry. The origin of the Southern Rai ...

of the

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and comes under the

Tiruchirapalli Tiruchirappalli (), also known as Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with being the best livable and the cleanest city of Ta ...

railway division. This Division may be the only Division in the world maintaining the Railways developed by both the British and the French empires. It has daily trains connecting the city with

apart from non-daily trains towards prime cities including

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and

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via

Air

The nearest airport to the city is

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, 17 km away.

Thirunareeswarar Temple

Thirunareeswarar Temple is a Hindu Temple Dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Kandamangalam. The temple is located very near to Union Territory of Puducherry. Presiding deity is called as Thirunareeswarar and mother is called as Thiripurasundari. The Temple is under the control of Archeological Survey of India. This temple was built by Gandaraditya Chola. The temple is facing east with an entrance arch. Palipeedam, Dwajasthambam and Nandhi are situated immediately after the entrance arch. Presiding deity is housed in the sanctum. The sanctum sanctorum consists of sanctum, antarala and arthamandapam. The root is flat on the sanctum without any Vimana. Stucco Images of Dwarabalakars are found at the entrance of sanctum.

Facilities

Schools

* Vallalar govt higher sec school * Govt middle school * Anganwadi center * Govt ladies hostel (sc)

Govt offices

* Govt hospital * Panchayat union office * Govt regional management office * Village Administrative office * Govt agricultural office * E-seva office * Ration shop * B-6 police station * TN electricity Board * Registrar office * Post office

Banks

* Central Bank Of India & ATM * Indian Overseas Bank & ATM * The Villupuram District Central Co-operative Bank Limited

Marriage Halls

* Valli marriage hall * Krishnalaya marriage hall * keerthisri marriage hall * Jeeva marriage hall * K.R.S marriage hall * M.B marriage hall

Cinemas

* Sri Venkateshwara theatre

Life

People here enjoy almost a city life as they can get any things that they need, good hospital facilities (Primary Health Centre, Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital), schools, good companies etc.

Kandamangalam Assembly constituency

Kandamangalam was an assembly constituency from 1967 to 2006. Later, during the 2008 reshuffle, this constituency was abolished and replaced by Vanur constituency.

Climate

The climate of Kandamangalam is classified by the

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

as tropical wet and dry, similar to that of coastal Pondicherry. Summer lasts from April to early June, when maximum temperatures may reach . The average maximum temperature is . Minimum temperatures are in the order of . This is followed by a period of high humidity and occasional thundershowers from June until September. The

northeast monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscill ...

sets in during the middle of October, and Kandamangalam gets the bulk of its annual rainfall during the period from October to December. The annual average rainfall is . Winters are very warm, with highs of and lows often dipping to around .

Gallery

File:Kandamangalam 9.jpg, Panchayat union office File:Kandamangalam 5.jpg, Sub Registrar office File:Kandamangalam 6.jpg, Central Bank Of India File:Kandamangalam 7.jpg, Indian Overseas Bank File:Kandamangalam 8.jpg, B-6 Police station File:Kandamangalam 10.jpg, Govt regional management office File:Kandamangalam 11.jpg, Panchayat office File:Kandamangalam 12.jpg, Post office File:Kandamangalam 14.jpg, jammiah maszid File:Kandamangalam 4.jpg, Kandamangalam railway gate

References

{{Reflist Cities and towns in Viluppuram district