Vellimalai is a
panchayat town
A nagar panchayat () or town panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,00 ...
in
Kanniyakumari district in the
India
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state
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of
Tamil Nadu
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.
Demographics
India
census
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, Vellimalai had a population of 11,758. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Vellimalai has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 76%. In Vellimalai, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Vellimalai is famous for the Lord Murugan Temple called as "Murugan Koil" located atop of the hill Vellimalai. It is popularly believed that Valli was born here, and raised by a tribal king to marry with Lord Murugan in a
Love marriage
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.
Nonetheless, similar story is associated with another namesake place,
Vallimalai
Vallimalai is a village in Katpadi taluk ( Vellore North Taluk ) of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located from Vellore City and it is near Ponnai. It is known for Subramaniyar temple, a Hindu temple for Murugan.
is the place ...
in Vellore district and
Tiruttani
Tiruttani is a historic temple town situated in the Tiruvallur district and serves as a suburb of Chennai within the Chennai Metropolitan Area in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town is famous for the Tiruttani Murugan Temple, an a ...
of
Tiruvallur
Tiruvallur is a Grade I municipality in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of Coovum river about from downtown Chennai ( Madras) in the western part of the Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA). It is a satellite tow ...
district in the far north of Tamil Nadu.
Lord Murugan Temple attracts many pilgrims from the surrounding areas. The famous festivals of the temple are "Sasti Sura Samkaram"- killing of Suran, the demon leader, by Lord Murugan and Vaikasi Visakam. From the top of the hill, the major part of the green Kanya Kumari District can be viewed, which offers a mind-blowing experience for nature lovers.
See also
References
Cities and towns in Kanyakumari district
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