# Periyababusamudram

Periyababusamudram or Periyababusamuthiram (Tamil:பெரியபாபுசமுத்திரம்) is a village located in Kandamangalam block in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu.
This village falls under Vanur Assembly constituency and Viluppuram Lok Sabha constituency.

## Geography

Periyababusamudram is located in 11° 94' N 79° 68' E. which is in the far southeast part of India, situated 165 kilometres (103 mi) south of Chennai, 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of Viluppuram, 29 kilometres (18 mi) north of Cuddalore, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of Puducherry.
Periyababusamudram Pin code is 605102 and postal head office is Kandamangalam.
Kandamangalam (3 km), Kalithirampattu (2 km), Sorapet (3 KM), Thandavamoorthykuppam (4 km), Pakkiripalayam (4 km) are the nearby Villages to Periyababusamudram.
Periyababusamudram is surrounded by Mannadipattu commune towards North, Villianur commune towards East, Nettapakkam commune towards South, Nettapakkam commune towards South.
This Place is in the border of the Villupuram District and Pondicherry District. Pondicherry District, Nettapakkam is South towards this place. It is near to the Pondicherry State Border. It is near to Bay of Bengal.

## Population

* Vanniya Kula kshatriya's (55%)
* Adi Dravida (25%)
* Naidu (13%)
* others (7%)
The village is inhabited by the Vanniya Kula kshatriya's (Vanniya Gounder) community in the majority (55%), followed by Adi Dravida (25%) (25%) and other Vannar, Kuyavar and Naidu communities (20%).
Religious census :
| Religion | Religion | Percent(%) | Percent(%) |
| Hindu | Hindu | 89% | 89% |
| Muslim | Muslim | 0% | 0% |
| Christian | Christian | 11% | 11% |
| Jain | Jain | 0% | 0% |
| Sikh | Sikh | 0% | 0% |
| Buddhist | Buddhist | 0% | 0% |
| Other | Other | 0% | 0% |
| No religion | No religion | 0% | 0% |

## Economy

Most of the people in this village are in agriculture and brick kiln work. Paddy, Sugarcane, ulundham, groundnut, Cassava etc., are cultivated here as major crops. And some work in nearby factories. The pambai river, lake and ponds here add much beauty to the village and are an important source of agriculture.

## Climate

The climate of Periyababusamudram is classified by the Köppen climate classification as tropical wet and dry, similar to that of coastal Pondicherry. Summer lasts from April to early June, when maximum temperatures may reach 41 °C (106 °F). The average maximum temperature is 36 °C (97 °F). Minimum temperatures are in the order of 28–32 °C (82–90 °F). This is followed by a period of high humidity and occasional thundershowers from June until September.
The northeast monsoon sets in during the middle of October, and periyababusamudram gets the bulk of its annual rainfall during the period from October to December. The annual average rainfall is 1,355 millimetres or 53 inches. Winters are very warm, with highs of 30 °C (86 °F) and lows often dipping to around 18–20 °C (64–68 °F).
Climate data for Periyababusamudram :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.2 (91.8) | 35.2 (95.4) | 37.2 (99.0) | 41.8 (107.2) | 43.1 (109.6) | 41.7 (107.1) | 40.7 (105.3) | 40.2 (104.4) | 38.6 (101.5) | 37.9 (100.2) | 36.3 (97.3) | 32.5 (90.5) | 43.1 (109.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.0 (84.2) | 30.0 (86.0) | 31.2 (88.2) | 32.8 (91.0) | 34.6 (94.3) | 35.8 (96.4) | 34.5 (94.1) | 33.9 (93.0) | 33.1 (91.6) | 31.5 (88.7) | 29.8 (85.6) | 29.0 (84.2) | 32.1 (89.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.9 (71.4) | 22.5 (72.5) | 23.8 (74.8) | 25.9 (78.6) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26.5 (79.7) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.2 (77.4) | 24.9 (76.8) | 24.5 (76.1) | 23.6 (74.5) | 22.6 (72.7) | 24.5 (76.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) | 17.3 (63.1) | 18.8 (65.8) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.5 (70.7) | 19.6 (67.3) | 16.5 (61.7) | 17.1 (62.8) | 16.5 (61.7) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 12.3 (0.48) | 22.2 (0.87) | 19.3 (0.76) | 7.8 (0.31) | 48.6 (1.91) | 48.0 (1.89) | 89.5 (3.52) | 132.3 (5.21) | 132.8 (5.23) | 273.9 (10.78) | 350.0 (13.78) | 217.3 (8.56) | 1,354 (53.3) |
| Average rainy days | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 6.8 | 55.0 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department (record high and low up to 2010) ||||||||||||||
The difference in precipitation between the driest month and the wettest month is 216 millimetres (8.5 in). During the year, the average temperatures vary by 7.4 °C (45.3 °F).

## Temples

* Puliyampattu mariyamman temple
* Periyandavar temple
* Omkareshwar (Lord shivan) temple
* Draupathi Amman temple
* Pillaiyar temple
* Perumal temple
* Ayyanar temple
* Theepanjamman temple
In this village there is a Chariot (ther) about 80 feet high and the temple Chariot Festival is held once a year.

## The Streets

* Pillaiyar Koil Street
* Aalansalai
* Theradi Street
* Anna Nagar
* Ayyanar Koil Street
* Vanur Road
* Bharathi Street
* Kurukku street
* Lake Street
* Periyababusamudram Colony

## Facilities

* Govt high school
* Anganwadi centre
* Govt sub health centre
* Vao office
* Panchayat office
* Ration shop
* Library
* Post office

## Major political parties

Major political parties in this village;
* All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)
* Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
* Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK)

## Transport
### Road

This village is located about 3 km from Kandamangalam on the Vanur road.
From this village, Puducherry is 18 km in the east direction, Villupuram is 23 km in the west direction and Cuddalore is 21 km in the south east direction. At a distance of 3 km from here, the town of Kandamangalam is on the Villupuram - Nagapattinam national Highway, from where there are frequent buses to Puducherry and Villupuram. A bus plies to Puducherry and Villupuram from Kalithrampet, a village 2 km from Periyababusamudram village.
A national highway project from Villupuram to Chennai via ECR has been announced by the central government, the highway passes through this village and work is currently underway.

### Rail

Chinnababusamudram railway station is 3 km from here. Trains run from this station to Puducherry, Villupuram, Chennai, Tirupati, etc. It has daily trains connecting the city with Chennai apart from non-daily trains towards prime cities including Mangaluru, Tiruchirapalli, Bengaluru, Kolkata, New Delhi, Bhubaneshwar and Mumbai via Villupuram.

### Air

The nearest airport is Pondicherry Airport at Pondicherry, in Puducherry, approximately 18 km from Periyababusamudram. Pondicherry Airport is connected to Bangalore by commercial airlines.
The nearest major airport is the Chennai International Airport (MAA), approximately 143 km from the town; the next closest major airport is Tiruchirapalli international Airport, approximately 192 km from the village.

## Gallery

* Ardhanarishvara statue
* Draupathi amman koil Vimana
* Draupathi amman
* Draupathi Amman temple
* Pambai river
* Draupathi amman koil
* Pillaiyar koil
* Govt sub health centre
* R15 bike in Periyababusamudram village
* Library
* Periyandavar koil
* Chariot
* Omkareshwar koil
* Ayyanar koil
* Panchayat office
* Village Administrative office
* Post office
* Agriculture land and natural
* Periyababusamudram at morning sunrise
* Periyababusamudram at evening sunset