Virudhunagar district

Virudhunagar District is an administrative district of state in southern. is the district headquarters.

It had a population of 1,751,301 as of 2001. It is 44.39% urbanised. The district has a literacy of 74.23%, just below the state average.

The district is bounded by to the southwest,  state to the west, and  to the northwest. Virudhunagar is famous for oil and cotton industry. , 20 km from Virudhunagar, is famous for its and es. The district comprises eight taluks: Aruppukkottai, Kariapatti, Rajapalayam, Sattur, Sivakasi, Srivilliputhur, Tiruchuli and Virudhunagar.

Engineering colleges
There are six engineering colleges and one deemed university in Virudhunagar District:


 * 1) Kalasalingam University(www.kalasalingam.ac.in)
 * 2) Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology(KCET)
 * 3) Mepco Schlenk Engineering College (MSEC)
 * 4) P.S.R Engineering College(www.psr.edu.in/engg)
 * 5) Sethu Institute of Technology
 * 6) Sree Sowdambika College of Engineering
 * 7) V.P.Muthaiah Pillai Meenakshi Engineering College for Women

Websites

 * 1) Government Website      - http://virudhunagar.nic.in/
 * 2) Website for Virudhunagar - http://www.virudhunagar.info
 * 3) Website for Sivakasi    - http://www.sivakasi.info
 * 4) Website for PSR college  - http://www.psr.edu.in/engg

Software Companies

 * 1) Srimax Software Technology (Sivakasi Software Power House) - http://www.srimax.com
 * 2) Selvam microsystems (Sivakasi)
 * 3) Rovan Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd (Sivakasi) - http://www.rovan.in
 * 4) Airlet Softwares, Inc (Sivakasi) - http://www.airletsoftwares.net