Venkatachalapuram

Venkatachalapuram
Village
Nickname: 
V. C. Puram
Venkatachalapuram is located in Tamil Nadu
Venkatachalapuram
Venkatachalapuram
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Venkatachalapuram is located in India
Venkatachalapuram
Venkatachalapuram
Venkatachalapuram (India)
Coordinates: 9°55′05″N 77°28′23″E / 9.918°N 77.473°E / 9.918; 77.473
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTheni
Named afterLord Venkatajalapathi (Venkateshwara)
Government
 • TypeVillage panchayat
 • BodyGram sabha
Elevation
100 m (330 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal code
625534
Vehicle registrationTN-60

Venkatachalapuram (வெங்கடாசலபுரம்) is a small village situated in Theni District, Tamil Nadu, India, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south of the district headquarters, Theni.[citation needed]

Politics and district administration

The Venkatachalapuram village panchayat comes under Theni Panchayat Union (block).[1] The village comes under the Bodinayakkanur state assembly constituency and the Theni Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3] Current Member of Parliament is Mr. Thanga Tamil Selvan[4]representing Theni Lok Sabha constituency (33) from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Party. Current Member of legislative Assembly (MLA) is Mr. O. Panneerselvam[4] representing Bodinayakkanur Assembly constituency (200) from All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. As per revenue administration, this village comes under Periyakulam revenue division, Theni revenue taluk, Koduvilarpatti revenue firka, and Jangalpatti revenue village.[citation needed][5] The Theni district collector is Ranjeet Singh IAS who took charge as collector on 13 February 2025.[6][7][8] Dr. Bhukya Sneha Priya IPS is current Superintendent of police of Theni district who assumed charge on 21 July 2025.[9][7]

Population

As of India's 2011 census, the population of the village was 2,406 (1,156 male and 1,250 female). It has a scheduled caste population of 329 with no scheduled tribe population.[10]

Notable person

References

  1. ^ "Village panchayat under Theni panchayat union". Theni District official website. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Parliamentary and assembly constituency list of Tamilnadu" (PDF). Ministry of Rural development & Panchayat Raj, Government of Tamilnadu. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Revenue administration of Theni". Theni District official website.
  4. ^ a b "Elected representatives of Theni Diatrict". theni.nic.in. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Revenue administration". theni.nic.in. 5 January 2026. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  6. ^ "New collector assumes office in Theni". thehindu.com. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  7. ^ a b "Who's who". theni.nic.in. 4 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Role of honour". theni.nic.in. 4 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  9. ^ "New SP takes charge in Theni district". The Hindu. 21 July 2025. p. 1. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  10. ^ "Census of India 2011: Total Population and Population of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for Village Panchayats and Panchayat Unions" (PDF). Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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