Town Profile
- Vengarai Town Panchayat Located 32.00 K.M distance from Namakkal District.
- Nearest Railway Station Name : Pugalur , This Railway Station Located 16.00 k.m Distance from Vengarai
- Nearest Airport Located in : Trichy
- Bus Route Details : : Salem, Madurai - Road, and Adjoining to Jedarpalayam Velur Road at Distance of 8 Kilo metres.
- Sri Vengaraiamman Kovil - Ward No : 7 - Street Name - West Street
- Sri Pudhu Vengaraiamman Kovil - Ward No : 12 - Street Name - West Street
- Sri Vinayagar Kovil - Ward No : 1 - Street Name - West Street
- Sri Thangayeeamman Kovil - Ward No : 10 - Street Name - Middle Street
- Sri Mariamman Kovil - Ward No : 3 - Street Name - South Street
- Sri Eswaran Kovil - Ward No : 3 - Street Name - Agraharam
- Sri Vinayagar Kovil - Ward No : 9 - Street Name - Thittamedu
- Sri Perumal Kovil - Ward No : 3 - Street Name - Agraharam
- Sri Iyappan Kovil - Ward No : 7 - Street Name - West Street
Festival Name | How many Days Celebrated | Which Month Celebrated | No of Peoples Participated | Notified/Non Notified |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sri Vengaraiamman | 2 | OCT | 1000 | NON-NOTIFIED |
Sri Puduvengaraiamman | 2 | MAY | 1000 | NON-NOTIFIED |
Nearest City Name | Direction | Distance from Town Panchayat |
---|---|---|
Trichy | East | 90.00 K.m |
Trichencode | West | 35.00 K.m |
Namakkal | North | 32.00 K.m |
Karur | South | 33.00 K.m |
VENGARAI TOWN PANCHAYAT
TOWN PROFILE
1.1 TOWN HISTORY
Vengarai, Town Panchayat, is located in the Velur Jedarpalayam Main Road Form Velur 8 Km here in Namakkal District. It is located at a distance of 32 Kilo metres South of Namakkal Town and at a distance of 16 Kilometres from Pugalur which is the nearest Railway Station. The town is well connected by Bus-routes with adjoining urban centres namely Salem, Madurai - Road, and Adjoining to Jedarpalayam Velur Road at Distance of 8 Kilo metres. The Population of the town Panchayat as per 2011 census was 9330. The Tourist Place is Kolli Hills, Thiruchangodu Arthanareaswarar Temple.
1.2 TOWN ADMINISTRATION
Vengarai Town Panchayat was constituted First Grade Town Panchayat. The extent of the Town Panchayat is 6.50 Sq.K.M. The population of the Town Panchayat is 9330 as per 2011 census, consisting 4565 men and 4765 women.
The town was delineated to 15 Administration wards. The Urban local Body elections were held on 25.10.2011 for the posts of Chairman and 15 Town Panchayat Councillors.
1.1.2 POLITICAL WING
The Town Panchayat council the Political arm of the Town Panchayat consists of 15 elected councilors each representing a ward. The Chairman heads Town Panchayat council which performs its duties as per the provisions of the District Municipalities Act 1920. The Political wing provides direction to the Town Panchayat and performs its functions through a set of committees constituted for different purposes.
1.1.3 EXECUTIVE WING
The Executive wing is responsible for day to day operations of the Town Panchayat and is headed by the Executive Officer. The Executive Officer is the Administrative head of the Town Panchayat functional department.
1.1.4 FUNCTIONAL DEPARTMENTS
Vengarai Town Panchayat consists of Three functional departments. Each department consists of Head who reports to the Executive Officer and functions as per the responsibilities prescribed in the Act and as delegated by the Executive Officer.
Department |
Functions |
General Administration |
Establishment, Accounts, Records, Correspondence, Treasury |
Public Health |
Preventive Health care, Conservancy, Vital Statistics, Water Supply. |
Revenue |
Billing and collection of taxes, charges and fees |
The Town Panchayat council has adopted citizen’s charter for its various functions and to provide efficient and prompt civil services to the citizens. According to the content of the charter, the Town Panchayat functions are transparent, accountable and responsiveness to the citizens of the town.
1.3 LOCATION
Vengarai is Located at a distance of 8 Kilometers South West of Salem on the Salem – Namakkal Highway.
1.4 TRANSPORT LINKAGE
The State Highway connects this town with other areas with the road network. The major corridiors are
I) Vengarai - Namakkal
II) Vengarai - Velur
III) Vengarai - Jedarpalayam
1.5 CLIMATE CONDITION
The temperature here is moderate throughout the year except during summer. The average rainy day are 39 in a year. It is exceptionally dry and its rainfall is scanty, uncertain and not well distributed.
1.6 SOIL CONDITION
Vengarai Comprises Three revenue villages namely " Pandamangalam, A.Vengarai, S.Vengarai " and these villages are having three different types of soils viz. red earth, Clay. The major portion is covered by black cotton red then comes red sand and black loam. In general, the soil in and around the town is of fertile nature and is good for agriculture purposes.
1.7 DEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS WITH GROWTH RATE
DECENNIAL POPULATION GROWTH RATE VARIATION
Year |
Population |
Variation |
% of Variation |
1991 |
9542 |
|
|
2001 |
8928 |
614 |
93.56 |
2011 |
9330 |
962 |
6.90 |
1.8 POPULATION OF SC/ST CATEGORY
The population of SC/ST is 25% percentage of the total population i.e.,9330 (2011 census) which works out to 2040.
Total population - 9330
Total number SC/ST population - 724 ( %)
1.10 OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURES
The Main Occupation of Vengarai Town Panchayat population is Agriculture. Nearly 96.50% of the working population are engaged in Agriculture activities. The remaining 3.50% of workers are engaged in non-agriculture.
1.11 percentage of main workers
Item No |
Data Item |
Person |
Male |
Female |
1 |
Population |
9330 |
4565 |
4765 |
2 |
Population 0-6 |
855 |
458 |