Periyababusamudram

Periyababusamudram or Periyababusamuthiram is a village located in Kandamangalam block in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu. This village falls under Vanur Assembly constituency and Viluppuram Lok Sabha constituency.

Population
Vanniya Kula kshatriya's (Vanniya Gounder) community is the majority (55%) and Adi Dravida (25%) and other Vannar, Kuyavar, Naidu community (20%) live in this village.

Economy


Most of the people in this village are in agriculture and brick kiln work. Paddy, Sugarcane, ulundham, groundnut, Cassava etc., are cultivated here as major crops. And some work in nearby factories. The pambai river, lake and ponds here add much beauty to the village and are an important source of agriculture.

Climate
The climate of Periyababusamudram is classified by the Köppen climate classification as tropical wet and dry, similar to that of coastal Pondicherry. Summer lasts from April to early June, when maximum temperatures may reach 41 °C. The average maximum temperature is 36 °C. Minimum temperatures are in the order of 28 - 32 °C. This is followed by a period of high humidity and occasional thundershowers from June until September.

The northeast monsoon sets in during the middle of October, and periyababusamudram gets the bulk of its annual rainfall during the period from October to December. The annual average rainfall is 1355 mm. Winters are very warm, with highs of 30 °C and lows often dipping to around 18 - 20 °C.

Temples



 * Puliyampattu mariyamman temple
 * Periyandavar temple
 * Omkareshwar (Lord sivan) temple
 * Draupathi Amman temple
 * Pillaiyar temple
 * Perumal temple
 * Ayyanar temple
 * Theepanjamman temple

In this village there is a Chariot (ther) about 80 feet high and the Chariot Festival is held once a year.

The Streets



 * Pillaiyar Koil Street
 * Aalansalai
 * Theradi Street
 * Anna Nagar
 * Ayyanar Koil Street
 * Vanur Road
 * Bharathi Street
 * Kurukku street
 * Lake Street
 * Periyababusamudram Colony

Facilities



 * Govt high school
 * Anganwadi centre
 * Govt sub health centre
 * Vao office
 * Panchayat office
 * Ration shop
 * Library
 * Post office

Major political parties
Major political parties in this village;
 * All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
 * Pattali Makkal Katchi
 * Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Road


This village is located about 3 km from Kandamangalam on the Vanur road.

From this village, Puducherry is 18 km in the east direction, Villupuram is 23 km in the west direction and Cuddalore is 21 km in the south east direction. At a distance of 3 km from here, the town of Kandamangalam is on the Villupuram - Nagapattinam national Highway, from where there are frequent buses to Puducherry and Villupuram. A bus plies to Puducherry and Villupuram from Kalithrampet, a village 2 km from Periyababusamudram village.

A national highway project from Villupuram to Chennai via ECR has been announced by the central government, the highway passes through this village and work is currently underway.

Rail


Chinnababusamudram railway station is 3 km from here. Trains run from this station to Puducherry, Villupuram, Chennai, Tirupati, etc. It has daily trains connecting the city with Chennai apart from non-daily trains towards prime cities including Mangaluru, Tiruchirapalli, Bengaluru, Kolkata, New Delhi, Bhubaneshwar and Mumbai via Villupuram.

Air
The nearest airport is Pondicherry Airport at Pondicherry, in Puducherry, approximately 15 km from Periyababusamudram. Pondicherry Airport is connected to Bangalore by commercial airlines.

The nearest major airport is the Chennai International Airport (MAA), approximately 143 km from the town; the next closest major airport is Tiruchirapalli international Airport, approximately 192 km from the village.