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Vilandai is a village in Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is situated 8 km away from Thirukovilur. It is in SH 9 of Thirukovilur to Thiruvannamalai road via Manalurpettai. It is 190 km away from the state capital, Chennai.

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Vilandai
village
Vilandai Location in Tamil Nadu, India Show map of Tamil Nadu Vilandai Vilandai (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 11.98133°N 79.15697°E / 11.98133; 79.15697
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kallakurichi
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	605756
Telephone code	04153
Vehicle registration	TN-32
Nearest city	Thirukovilur

The local economy is based on agriculture. Water is supplied by Sathanur Dam.

The South Pennaru River passes through Villandai. It has one Government High School and Panchayath School.

It comes under the Thirukovilur constituency for state elections and Villupuram constituency for lok sabha elections. In 2017 it had a population of more than 5000.

Vilandai Government High School

Vilandai Government High School teaches students from 6th standard till 12th standard. The students are instructed in Tamil language as a standard medium of communication. As of 2017, there are approximately 550 students. About 60% of the students are girls. The school provides basic lunch for its students, though most kids bring supplemental food.

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