Vembakottai is a neighbourhood in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu state in India. Vembakottai is of importance that archaeological excavation had done three times where thousands of artefacts unearthed there that indicated people had lived along the banks of Vaippar river, 2000 years ago.[2][3]
Vembakottai | |
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  Vembakottai Vembakottai, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu | |
| Coordinates: 9°20′03″N 77°46′08″E / 9.3343°N 77.7688°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tamil Nadu |
| District | Virudhunagar |
| Elevation | 101.9 m (334.3 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil, English |
| • Speech | Tamil, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 626131[1] |
| Telephone code | +914562****** |
| Other Neighbourhoods | Vijayakarisalkulam, Thlukkankurichi |
| LS | Virudhunagar |
| VS | Sattur |
Few carnelian beads unearthed from Vembakottai indicates its tade link with Afghanistan.[4]
Location
editVembakottai is located with the coordinates of 9°20′03″N 77°46′08″E / 9.3343°N 77.7688°E near Sattur.[5]
Demographics
editAs per 2011 census of India, Vembakottai had a population of 4,478 out of which 2,225 are males and 2253 are females.[6]
Politics
editVembakottai area falls under the Sattur Assembly constituency. Also, this area belongs to Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Vembakottai Pin Code - 626131, All Post Office Areas PIN Codes, Search virudhunagar Post Office Address". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ The Hindu Bureau (29 May 2024). "Archaeological excavation in Virudhunagar's Vembakottai: Ground work for third phase begins". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "'Vembakottai expected to be most revealing archaeological site'". The Hindu. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ Harini M (5 October 2022). "Vembakottai excavation throws light on trade link with Afghanistan". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "TNPSC Current Affairs". www.tnpscthervupettagam.com. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Vembakottai Village Population - Sivakasi - Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "VEMBAKOTTAI Village in VIRUDHUNAGAR". www.etamilnadu.org. Retrieved 30 August 2024.