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Vallipuram observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Tamil Nadu.
The principal temple recorded for Kodumudi mandal is Arulmigu Nallakumaraswamy Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Vallipuram itself.
Golu: an odd number of steps holding dolls, and women invited each evening for sundal, kumkum and a gift. Saraswati Puja on Navami and Vidyarambham on Vijayadashami.
The regional form observed across Tamil Nadu. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Vallipuram ranks #9 of 15 villages in Kodumudi mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vallipuram is a village of 1,141 people in 358 households (Census 2011) in Kodumudi taluk, Erode district, Tamil Nadu, the 9th-largest of 15 villages in Kodumudi taluk. Literacy is 65%, 3 points above the taluk average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,027 women per 1,000 men. It lies 39 km from the Erode district centre, 34 km from Mudalipalayam, the nearest town, 8 km from Murthipalayam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 638109, served by Sivagiri (Erode) post office; the LGD village code is 635070. Mapped within or next to the village: post office. The village votes in Paramathi-Velur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sekar S. The population is estimated at 1,345 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Vallipuram →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallipuram · this village | 1,141 | 65% | — |
| Suriyampalayam · Erode | — | — | 2.3 km S |
| Punnam · Bhavani | 5,679 | 49% | 3.6 km E |
| Punnam · Pugalur | 5,446 | 68% | 3.6 km E |
| Nedungur · Pugalur | 1,190 | 67% | 5.2 km SW |
| Kuppam · Pugalur | 3,503 | 56% | 5.7 km NW |
| Nochipalayam · Erode | 204 | 66% | 6.3 km E |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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