Vilar, Thanjavur

Vilar is a village in the Thanjavur taluk of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India.It is Located 5 km from Tanjore.

Vilar

Vilaar
village
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictThanjavur
TalukThanjavur
Population
 (2001)
 • Total5,628
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Occupation

Major occupation in Vilar is Farming, most of them small farmers. Major Crops are Cashewnut, Groundnut etc. During 1967 drought people of Vilar were affected to greatest extent as it was predomintly a dry area, In recent days Vilar has become a very fertile area, thanks to the raise in ground water by motor pumps.

There are few industries too in this area. Chandrakala seeds is one of the company which is actively engaged in the development of farmers and seed productivity.

This place is near to a village called kandidhampattu.

Demographics

As per the 2001 census, Vilar had a total population of 5628 with 2885 males and 2743 females. The sex ratio was 951. The literacy rate was 55.82.

Memorial

‘Mullivaikal Muttram’, spread out on a 1.75-acre plot at Vilar, is built by Tamil nationalist leader Pazha Nedumaran and the World Tamil Confederation Trust.

gollark: Then you should obviously arrest or whatever *those specific people*.
gollark: I don't agree with even non-governmental nazi-punching.
gollark: Actual meaningful "freedom of speech" also does mean freedom from *some* consequences - at the very least freedom from the government doing things to you.
gollark: "You can speak freely, but we reserve the right to arrest you for it!"
gollark: > Freedom of speech is allowed, but the *consequences* of that speech is not protected.That... makes free speech effectively meaningless?

References
  • "Primary Census Abstract - Census 2001". Directorate of Census Operations-Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 29 August 2009.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.