Variyankaval

Variyankaval is a village in the Andimadam taluk of Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, India. It has a government primary school and government higher secondary school. It also has a primary health centre and a bank. Agriculture and weaving are major activities. This village is surrounded by lakes in all directions. There are four old well-planned streets with tiled houses and four newly made streets on the western side and two planned streets on the eastern side of the village. Gangaikonda Cholapuram, a UNESCO heritage site, capital of Chola dynasty is located 15 km east of this village. It is widely believed that this village belongs to Chola Period and is more than 1000 years old. There are unconfirmed reports that ancient burial urns, called Muthumakkal Thazhi, were unearthed in some fields around this village.

Variyankaval
village
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictAriyalur
Population
 (2001)
 • Total4,125
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
621806
Telephone code04331
Vehicle registrationTN-
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest cityJayankondam
Sex ratio1.000 ♂/♀
Lok Sabha constituencyChidambaram

Demographics

As per the 2001 census, Variyankaval had a total population of 4125 with 2063 males and 2062 females.[1]

References
  1. "Primary Census Abstract, Directorate of Census Operations-Tamil Nadu". Archived from the original on 29 August 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.


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