Vembakottai

Vembakottai
Neighbourhood
Vembakottai Vembakottai, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 9°20′03″N77°46′08″E / 9.3343°N 77.7688°E / 9.3343; 77.7688
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Virudhunagar
Elevation	101.9 m (334.3 ft)
Languages
• Official	Tamil, English
• Speech	Tamil, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	626131 [1]
Telephone code	+914562******
Other Neighbourhoods	Vijayakarisalkulam, Thlukkankurichi
LS	Virudhunagar
VS	Sattur

Vembakottai is a neighbourhood in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu state in India. Vembakottai is of great importance that archaeological excavation was carried out three times where thousands of artefacts were unearthed there which indicated that people had lived along the banks of Vaippar river, 2000 years ago. ^{[2] [3]}

Few carnelian beads that were unearthed from Vembakottai indicates its tade link with Afghanistan. ^[4]

Location

Vembakottai is located with the coordinates of 9°20′03″N77°46′08″E / 9.3343°N 77.7688°E / 9.3343; 77.7688 near Sattur. ^[5]

Demographics

As per 2011 census of India, Vembakottai had a population of 4,478 out of which 2,225 are males and 2253 are females. ^[6]

Politics

Vembakottai area falls under the Sattur Assembly constituency. Also, this area belongs to Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency. ^[7]

References

1. "Vembakottai Pin Code - 626131, All Post Office Areas PIN Codes, Search virudhunagar Post Office Address". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
2. The Hindu Bureau (29 May 2024). "Archaeological excavation in Virudhunagar's Vembakottai: Ground work for third phase begins". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
3. "'Vembakottai expected to be most revealing archaeological site'". The Hindu. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
4. Harini M (5 October 2022). "Vembakottai excavation throws light on trade link with Afghanistan". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
5. "TNPSC Current Affairs". www.tnpscthervupettagam.com. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
6. "Vembakottai Village Population - Sivakasi - Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
7. "VEMBAKOTTAI Village in VIRUDHUNAGAR". www.etamilnadu.org. Retrieved 30 August 2024.