Vellur
| Vellur | |
|---|---|
| village | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Virudhunagar |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 3,587 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 626005 |
Vellur is a village in the Orathanadu taluk of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. Vellur, also known as Vellore Nadu, is a pleasant verdant agricultural village.
Etymology
The name Vellur is derived from the Tamil words: Vel meaning "spear", Oor – "village"; thus reading "village of spear". Actually the shape of Vellur's vicinity including such boroughs as Periyakumilai, Mela theru, Keelatheru, Alathan kudikadu, Kothaiyakadu, and Edatheru resembles that of a spear. In Kerala also there is a village name as vellur. It is situated in Kannur district of Kerala.[1]
The name is also said to have originated from Vel (spear – வேல்) which is the main weapon of the Hindu deity Murugan or "Velayudayaan" (one who bears the spear). The word then literally means "The place of Murugan". In this village most people belong to saivasamayam and are also called Kaliyamurthi, Sankar, Saravanan, Balamurugan, Shanmugam, Thandavamurthi etc.
Geography and climate
The city lies 228 miles south of Chennai.
History
Formerly Orathanadu Taluk was subdivided into 18 Nadus (group of villages), and the 18 Nadus had each a Nattamai. If there occurred any quarrel that the village was unable to regulate by itself, the issue was passed onto and the judgement given by the Nattamai. Among the Nadus were Papanadu, Uranthainadu, Vellur Nadu, Konur Nadu, Kakkarai Nadu, Thennamar Nadu etc.
Transport
It takes about 55 minutes by bus from Thanjavur and 35 minutes from Pattukkottai to reach the borough; one route goes from it to Vadachery covering the distance of 15 kilometers through Thirumangalakkottai. The village is located about 352 kilometers away from the state capital Chennai and 80 kilometers from Tiruchirapalli.
Demographics
Ethnically all the people of the borough are Tamilians. At the 2001 census, Vellur had a total population of 2587 with 1297 males and 1290 females. The sex ratio was 995. The literacy rate was 71.48. Most peoples belong to the Kallar Community: Athiyaman, Kandiyar, Vijayathevar and Nattar,poyuntar. The Yadava people also lives at Edatheru.
Places of interest
There was a famous Siva temple in Vellore by the name of Avudayar koil which now is demolished. Since then the main deity in this village has been Avudayar Sri Muthumariyamman. Among other sights are Manora, an eight-storied miniature fortress near the silent bay of Bengal; Pattukkottai Nadiyamman temple, Orathanadu Kasi Viswanathar temple, and Urantharayan kudikadu Periya koil.
Vellur village has several temples including Sivan, Vinayaga, Sri Muthu Mariyamman, and Ayyanar AND MUNINESWARAN. Every year in the Tamil month of Chithrai the people of the village are celebrating the Car festival with full co-ordination.
People from Vellur
most of the people studying and employed Vellur is the Big village for surround village, Here also a famus RC Church is available ; Before 147 Year the church was constructed by Father Gringal ( he is a foreigner ) ; Still now St Xavier church is available for Old structure . Before 150 Years the Hindu people joined Christen religion at vellur. Near one CSI Church also available .Fr. Gringal in one of his hunting expeditions of souls, met some at vellur village near Virudhunagar, made them catechumens and baptized them in 1868. This is the origin of Christianity in Virudhunagar. The parish is situated in the southern side of Madurai, 51 kilometers away. This is the headquarters of Virudhunagar district. The Catholic population amounts to 216families. Most of them are daily wagers and load men who earn meager wage for a heavy toil everyday near village of Virudhunagar .
References
- ↑ District Hand Book Kannur
- "Primary Census Abstract - Census 2001". Directorate of Census Operations-Tamil Nadu.