Virudhunagar District Court

ABOUT DISTRICT COURT

Virudhunagar District was formed as a separate district headquarters on 15.3.1985 after trifurcation from the erstwhile composite Ramanathapuram District.Virudhunagar District covers an extent of 4243 Sq.Km. This district is bounded on the West by Kerala State, on the north by Madurai and Sivagangai districts, on the east by the Ramanathapuram District and on the south by Tirunelveli,Thuthukudi and Tenkasi Districts.In Virudhunagar, there is a large trade in food products and hill garden produce. High quality black cotton is exported from here to many town mills. Olive oil,chillies etc. are also exported from here. As a large number of goods are sent from here by rail, The train station here has a very long platform and a dedicated area for cargo loading.

Srivilliputhur is one of the oldest historical cities. A 1000 year old temple/ 200 year old Hindu school /135 year old Bennington Public Library are some of the cultural attractions. Tirupavai,an important part of the Tamil literary period, originated from this temple town. A notable landmark of Srivilliputhur is the 11-storied tower structure dedicated to Lord Srivilliputhur known as Vadabhadrasai. The tower of this temple is 192 feet tall and is the official symbol of Tamil Nadu[...]