Vedasandur
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Vedasanthoor is a panchayat town in Dindigul district
Located at Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Vedasanthoor town is {{cvt|21|km}} from Dindigul city, {{cvt|25|km}} from Oddanchatram town, and {{cvt|82|km}} from Madurai.
Etymology
The name derived from the Vedan Sandhaiur. Vedan means hunter, Sandhai means the place of selling.
Vedasandur is suburban of Dindigul.
Vedasandur is located at {{Coord|10.53|N|77.95|E|}}.[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Vedasandur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Vedasandur] It has an average elevation of {{convert|219|m}}. It is located on the banks of Kodaganar river, which is a major drinking water source for Dindigul corporation. NH 7 (Varanasi -Kanyakumari) Highway pass on the Vedasandur. State Highway 152 connecting Vadamadurai to oddanchatram and Palani.
Demographics
{{As of|2001}} India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}} Vedasandur had a population of 14998. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Vedasandur has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 70%. In Vedasandur, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Many spinning mills around Vedasandur.
Vedasandur is well connected by public transportation from Salem, Erode, Dindigul, Oddanchatram, Madurai, Namakkal, Karur, Hosur, Bangalore.
Politics
Vedasandur assembly constituency is part of Karur (Lok Sabha constituency). The current MLA is Ganthirajan S {{cite web
|url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
|title = List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies
|access-date = 2008-10-11
|work = Tamil Nadu
|publisher = Election Commission of India
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081031131000/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
|archive-date = 31 October 2008
|url-status = dead
|df = dmy-all
}}
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