Veerapandi, Salem
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Veerapandi | |
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Town | |
  Veerapandi Location in Salem, India  Veerapandi Veerapandi (Tamil Nadu)  Veerapandi Veerapandi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°34′53″N 78°04′32″E / 11.5815°N 78.0756°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Region | Kongu Nadu |
| District | Salem |
| Metro | Salem Metropolitan Area |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 636308 |
| Telephone code | 91-427 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-90 |
Veerapandi is a suburb of Salem, Tamil Nadu, India, 14 km from the old bus stand, 13 km from the new bus stand and 14 km from Salem Junction. Today it has the main college area in Salem. The biggest center for higher learning is the Vinayaga Missions University near Veerapandi.
It had lot of Hindu religious Temples, especially 1008 Shiv Linnga and several religious temples. It have Church too. Around 4 kilometere.
Festivals
The main festivals such as marriyaman kovil, angalamman kovil, etc. take place in the city. In the month of April the marriyaman festival is celebrated around 15 Days with lot of formalities and procedures.
Economy
The main occupation is agriculture.. Textiles and finance are common business in this area. Both Genders have been working all around the city.
