Ulundurpet
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Ulundurpet உளுந்தூர்பேட்டை |
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 Ulundurpet
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| Coordinates: 11°41′26″N 79°17′30″E / 11.69056°N 79.29167°ECoordinates: 11°41′26″N 79°17′30″E / 11.69056°N 79.29167°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Villupuram |
| Taluka | Ulundurpet taluka |
| Government | |
| • MLA | R. Kumaraguru, ADMK |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 19,251 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 606107 |
| Telephone code | 04149 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-15,TN-32 (until June 2013) |
Ulundurpet is a panchayat town in Villupuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is in the Ulundurpet state assembly constituency for Tamil Nadu, and is the taluk headquarters for Ulundurpet taluka in the southern region of Viluppuram District, and is in Ulundurpet revenue block. Close to the Cuddalore District border, this prominent town is at the intersection of NH 68 and NH 45 between Chennai and Trichy. The town of Viluppuram is 35 km by road to the northeast.
As of 2001[update] India census, the town of Ulundurpet had a population of 19,251. Males constituted 50% of the population and females 50%. Ulundurpet had an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 79%, and female literacy was 63%. As of 2001 in Ulundurpet, 12% of the population was under 6 years of age.
Sri Sarada Ashram is located conveniently on the Chennai-Tiruchirapalli highway(NH 45). It is a traditional spiritual center that undertakes educational, agricultural, rural development, natural resource management, health and emergency relief activities. The ashram is managed by ascetic sisters, the disciples of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Sri Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda. Special prayers are conducted annually and lots of people from various parts of the world visit here. Sri Ramakrishna Gurukulam, a residential matriculation school works under the management of the ashram. The ashram also renders its helping hand to the miserable and suffering class. Vocational training programs are given for rural women. Mobile health services and free hostel facilities for poor girls are offered. This Ashram runs old age home for women as well.
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