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Vilakethi observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Tamil Nadu.
Temples near Vilakethi
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Modakkurichi mandal is Puthu venkarai amman temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Vilakethi itself.
Golu: an odd number of steps holding dolls, and women invited each evening for sundal, kumkum and a gift. Saraswati Puja on Navami and Vidyarambham on Vijayadashami.
The regional form observed across Tamil Nadu. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Vilakethi ranks #17 of 25 villages in Modakkurichi mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vilakethi తమిళనాడులోని ఈరోడ్ జిల్లా, Modakkurichi తాలూకాలో 2,238 జనాభా 671 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Modakkurichi తాలూకాలోని 25 గ్రామాలలో 17వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 65%, తాలూకా సగటు 67% కంటే 2 పాయింట్లు తక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 1,013 మహిళలు. ఇది ఈరోడ్ జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 25 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Nanjaiuthukuli నుండి 14 కి.మీ, Kolanalli రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 11 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 638109, Sivagiri (Erode) పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 635066. గ్రామంలో లేదా సమీపంలో గుర్తించినవి: primary health centre. గ్రామం Modakkurichi అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే D.Shanmugan. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 2,639, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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