Periyababusamudram

Periyababusamudram

Periyababusamuthiram
Periyababusamudram Periyababusamuthiram
	Ardhanarishvara Statue & Omkareshwar temple
	Nickname: PBS
	Periyababusamudram Villupuram, Tamil Nadu
	Coordinates: 11°56′30″N 79°41′01″E / 11.9415340°N 79.6835375°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Region	Tondai Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Government
• Type	Gram Panchayat
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	605102
Telephone code	+91–0413(STD Code)
Vehicle registration	TN–32
Climate	Aw(Köppen)
Distance from Chennai	165 kilometres (103 mi)
Distance from Viluppuram	24 kilometres (15 mi)
Distance from Puducherry	15 kilometres (9.3 mi)
Distance from Cuddalore	29 kilometres (18 mi)

Periyababusamudram or Periyababusamuthiram is a village located in Kandamangalam block in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu.^[2] This village falls under Vanur Assembly constituency and Viluppuram Lok Sabha constituency.

Population[edit]

Vanniya Kula kshatriya's (Vanniya Gounder) community is the majority (55%) and Adi Dravida (25%) and other Vannar, Kuyavar, Naidu community (20%) live in this village.^[3]

Religious census
Religion			Percent(%)
Hindu			89%
Muslim			0%
Christian			11%
Jain			0%
Sikh			0%
Buddhist			0%
Other			0%
No religion			0%

Economy[edit]

Most of the people in this village are in agriculture and brick kiln work. Paddy, Sugarcane, ulundham, groundnut, Cassava etc. are cultivated here as major crops. And some work in nearby factories. The pambai river, lake and ponds here add much beauty to the village and are an important source of agriculture.

Climate[edit]

The climate of Periyababusamudram is classified by the Köppen climate classification as tropical wet and dry,^[4] similar to that of coastal Pondicherry. Summer lasts from April to early June, when maximum temperatures may reach 41 °C (106 °F). The average maximum temperature is 36 °C (97 °F). Minimum temperatures are in the order of 28–32 °C (82–90 °F). This is followed by a period of high humidity and occasional thundershowers from June until September.

The northeast monsoon sets in during the middle of October, and periyababusamudram gets the bulk of its annual rainfall during the period from October to December. The annual average rainfall is 1,355 millimetres or 53 inches.^[5] Winters are very warm, with highs of 30 °C (86 °F) and lows often dipping to around 18–20 °C (64–68 °F).

Climate data for Periyababusamudram
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	33.2 (91.8)	35.2 (95.4)	37.2 (99.0)	41.8 (107.2)	43.1 (109.6)	41.7 (107.1)	40.7 (105.3)	40.2 (104.4)	38.6 (101.5)	37.9 (100.2)	36.3 (97.3)	32.5 (90.5)	43.1 (109.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29.0 (84.2)	30.0 (86.0)	31.2 (88.2)	32.8 (91.0)	34.6 (94.3)	35.8 (96.4)	34.5 (94.1)	33.9 (93.0)	33.1 (91.6)	31.5 (88.7)	29.8 (85.6)	29.0 (84.2)	32.1 (89.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21.9 (71.4)	22.5 (72.5)	23.8 (74.8)	25.9 (78.6)	26.8 (80.2)	26.5 (79.7)	25.7 (78.3)	25.2 (77.4)	24.9 (76.8)	24.5 (76.1)	23.6 (74.5)	22.6 (72.7)	24.5 (76.1)
Record low °C (°F)	17.1 (62.8)	17.3 (63.1)	18.8 (65.8)	21.9 (71.4)	21.9 (71.4)	21.5 (70.7)	21.6 (70.9)	21.4 (70.5)	21.5 (70.7)	19.6 (67.3)	16.5 (61.7)	17.1 (62.8)	16.5 (61.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	12.3 (0.48)	22.2 (0.87)	19.3 (0.76)	7.8 (0.31)	48.6 (1.91)	48.0 (1.89)	89.5 (3.52)	132.3 (5.21)	132.8 (5.23)	273.9 (10.78)	350.0 (13.78)	217.3 (8.56)	1,354 (53.3)
Average rainy days	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.4	1.9	2.8	5.3	6.7	6.5	10.3	11.8	6.8	55.0
Source: India Meteorological Department (record high and low up to 2010)^[6]

Temples[edit]

Puliyampattu mariyamman temple
Periyandavar temple
Omkareshwar (Lord sivan) temple
Draupathi Amman temple
Pillaiyar temple
Perumal temple
Ayyanar temple
Theepanjamman temple

In this village there is a Chariot (ther) about 80 feet high and the Chariot Festival is held once a year.

The Streets[edit]

Pillaiyar Koil Street
Aalansalai
Theradi Street
Anna Nagar
Ayyanar Koil Street
Vanur Road
Bharathi Street
Kurukku street
Lake Street
Periyababusamudram Colony

Facilities[edit]

Govt high school
Anganwadi centre
Govt sub health centre
Vao office
Panchayat office
Ration shop
Library
Post office

Major political parties[edit]

Major political parties in this village;

Transport[edit]

Road[edit]

This village is located about 3 km from Kandamangalam on the Vanur road.

From this village, Puducherry is 18 km in the east direction, Villupuram is 23 km in the west direction and Cuddalore is 21 km in the south east direction. At a distance of 3 km from here, the town of Kandamangalam is on the Villupuram - Nagapattinam national Highway, from where there are frequent buses to Puducherry and Villupuram. A bus plies to Puducherry and Villupuram from Kalithrampet, a village 2 km from Periyababusamudram village.

A national highway project from Villupuram to Chennai via ECR has been announced by the central government, the highway passes through this village and work is currently underway.

Rail[edit]

Chinnababusamudram railway station is 3 km from here. Trains run from this station to Puducherry, Villupuram, Chennai, Tirupati, etc. It has daily trains connecting the city with Chennai apart from non-daily trains towards prime cities including Mangaluru, Tiruchirapalli, Bengaluru, Kolkata, New Delhi, Bhubaneshwar and Mumbai via Villupuram.

Air[edit]

The nearest airport is Pondicherry Airport^[7] at Pondicherry,^[8] in Puducherry, approximately 15 km from Periyababusamudram. Pondicherry Airport is connected to Bangalore by commercial airlines.

The nearest major airport is the Chennai International Airport (MAA), approximately 143 km from the town; the next closest major airport is Tiruchirapalli international Airport, approximately 192 km from the village.