Virudhunagar

Virudhunagar is located at the latitude of 9N35 and 77E57 longitude, with the head for business attitude. We are 5 hr 30 min ahead of the GMT, all around the year.

For those who latitude and longitude doesn't make sense, we are located in the southern part of Tamil Nadu, India, about 200km/125miles from the southern tip of the Indian Peninsula. National Highway 7(NH7), passes right through Virudhungar, connects Kanyakumari to Kashmir.

Virudhunagar, earlier known as ‘Virudupatti’, is situated 45 km southwest of Madurai. It is the headquarters of Virudhunagar District. Virudhunagar is the hometown of Bharath Rathna K. Kamaraj, freedom fighter and former Chief Minister of the state. Virudhunagar is a major trading town and it exports edible oil, cotton, chilli, spices, and cardamom. The river Kowsika flows through the town.

The prime interests are the memorial house of Kamaraj at Virudhunagar and the 400-year-old Mariamman temple and the pool inside the temple.

The nearest airport is at Madurai. Virudhunagar is a major railway station on Southern Railway and it is well connected to major cities in south India. Virudhunagar is also well connected by road.

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