Vedaranyam

Vedaranyam (Tamil: [ʋeːdaːɾaɳjam]) (also spelt as Vedaraniam and Vedaranniyam) is a town in Nagapattinam district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town is named after the presiding deity of the Vedaranyeswarar Temple. The recorded history of Vedaranyam is known from medieval Chola period of the 9th century and has been ruled, at different times, by the Medieval Cholas, Later Cholas, Later Pandyas, Vijayanagar Empire and the British. During India's independence struggle, C. Rajagopalachari, who would later become independent India's first Governor-General, launched a salt march in Vedaranyam parallel to the Dandi March launched by Gandhi in 1930 to protest against the sales tax levied on salt extraction.

Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam
Thirumaraikadu
Town
Salt Sathyagraga Memorial Stupa – a memorial of the historic salt march carried out in Vedaranyam in 1930
Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam
Vedaranyam, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 10°22′38.6″N 79°50′58.2″E
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictNagapattinam
Government
  TypeSecond Grade Municipality
  BodyVedaranyam Municipality
Area
  Total36.26 km2 (14.00 sq mi)
Elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total34,266
  Density950/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
614810
Telephone code9143695
Vehicle registrationTN 51 AZ

Vedaranyam comes under the Vedaranyam assembly constituency which elects a member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly once every five years and it is a part of the Nagapattinam (Lok Sabha constituency) which elects its Member of Parliament (MP) once in five years. The town is administered by the Vedaranyam municipality, which covers an area of 36.26 km2 (14.00 sq mi). As of 2011, the town had a population of 34,266. Vedaranyam was a part of Thanjavur District till 1991 and Nagapattinam District from then on. The town is a part of the fertile Cauvery delta region, but salt extraction and prawn cultivation are the major occupations. Roadways are the major mode of transportation to Vedaranyam and the nearest Airport is Tiruchirapalli Airport, located 135 km (84 mi) away from the town. On 17 November 2018, Vedaranyam devastated by cyclone Gaja.

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