Vanathirayapuram

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Vanadirayapuram is a village in the Kurinjipadi Taluk of Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu, in India. It is a village panchayat including the villages of Therkumelur, Thenkuthu, Moolakuppam, Thenkuthu Puthu Nagar, Pinnachi Kuppam, and Kallu Khuzhi. The village is located between the Vadalur and Neyveli township. Economically, the village mainly depends on agriculture income and cropping across the year.

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The village is part of the Neyveli State Legislative Assembly constituency and Cuddalore Lok Sabha constituency.

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