Venkatachalapuram
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Venkatachalapuram | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Nickname: V. C. Puram | |
  Venkatachalapuram Location in Tamil Nadu, India  Venkatachalapuram Venkatachalapuram (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°55′05″N 77°28′23″E / 9.918°N 77.473°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Theni |
| Named after | Lord Venkatajalapathi (Venkateshwara) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village panchayat |
| • Body | Gram sabha |
| Elevation | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 625534 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-60 |
Venkatachalapuram (வெங்கடாசலபுரம்) is a small village situated in Theni District, Tamil Nadu, India, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south of the district headquarters, Theni.[citation needed]
The Venkatachalapuram village panchayat comes under Theni Panchayat Union (block).[1] The village comes under the Bodinayakkanur state assembly constituency and the Theni Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3] Current Member of Parliament is Mr. Thanga Tamil Selvan[4]representing Theni Lok Sabha constituency (33) from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Party. Current Member of legislative Assembly (MLA) is Mr. O. Panneerselvam[4] representing Bodinayakkanur Assembly constituency (200) from All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. As per revenue administration, this village comes under Periyakulam revenue division, Theni revenue taluk, Koduvilarpatti revenue firka, and Jangalpatti revenue village.[citation needed][5] The Theni district collector is Ranjeet Singh IAS who took charge as collector on 13 February 2025.[6][7][8] Dr. Bhukya Sneha Priya IPS is current Superintendent of police of Theni district who assumed charge on 21 July 2025.[9][7]
