Vadugam
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Vadugam
Thoppanayanapatti | |
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village | |
  Vadugam Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 11°29′28″N 78°14′49″E / 11.491022°N 78.2469°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Namakkal |
| Elevation | 246 m (807 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 3,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 637407 |
| Sex ratio | 100:191 ♂/♀ |
Vadugam is a panchayat village in Namakkal district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is 32 km from Salem, 333 km southwest of Chennai, 242 km south of Bangalore and 118 km northwest of Tiruchirapalli (Trichy). M. Balan is the Panchayat President of Vadugam as of 2021. It is close to the tribal areas of Bodhamalai.[1][2]
The temperature ranges from 20 to 44 degrees Celsius throughout the year.
Tourism
The main tourist and picnic spot of the Vadugam is the Perumpaalli Falls which has water falling from the height of about 100 feet at three different stages, which is located 8 km from Rasipuram,
Every year around April the village celebrates Mariamman festival for a fortnight. During this festival, Goddess Mariamman is decorated with jewellery and flower chariots and taken around the village at midnight. This festival is celebrated for a week.