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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Cities and towns in Nagapattinam district, Villages in Nagapattinam district, Velankanni Town, Mayiladuthurai, Vedaranyam, Nagapatnam, Puhar, Tharangambadi, Sirkazhi, Thirukkadaiyur, Point Calimere, Nagore, Naluvedapathy, Kuthalam, Sembanarkoil, Konerirajapuram, Thopputhurai, Kizhavenmani, Bungalow on the Beach, Kilvelur, Perunchery, Thirukkalacherry, Katharipulam, Vellappallam, Puliyur, Nagapattinam, Vaitheeswarankoil, Manalmedu, Thulasiapattinam, Manigramam, Tamil Nadu, Thalainayar, Sannanallur, Thirukkuvalai, Kovilpathu, Thevur, Puthagaram, Thittacheri, Kallimedu, Sikkal, Mozhaiyur, Mohaideen Andavar Mosque, Tiruvavaduturai, Vanavanmahadevi, Alangudi, Nagapattinam district, Agarakkirangudi, Anaimelagaram, Ananthanallur, Othavanthankudi, Therazhundur. Excerpt: Velankanni (Tamil: ), also spelled as Vailankanni (Virgin of Velai, the town), also known as "Velankanni" or "Velanganni," is a Parish under Tanjore Roman Catholic Diocese and a panchayat town in Nagapattinam district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a small town located on the shores of the Bay of Bengal 350 km south of Chennai (Madras) and 12 km south of Nagapattinam on the Coromandel Coast, in Tamil Nadu, India. Once a port that traded with Rome and Greece, the tiny commercial center gradually lost its importance to the larger Nagapattinam. The canal built to link that city with Vedaranyam still lies to the west of Velankanni. The Vellayar, a minor branch of the Cauvery River, runs on the south of the village and flows into the sea. Here located an important Roman Catholic shrine dedicated to Our lady of Good Health. As of 2001 India census, Velankanni had a population of 10,144. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Velankanni has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 68%: male literacy i...
