Vilathikulam

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Vilathikulam Vilathai
Vilathikulam Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 9°07′54″N 78°09′53″E / 9.1316°N 78.1646°E / 9.1316; 78.1646
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukudi
Elevation	47 m (154 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	15,277
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	628907
Telephone code	04638

Vilathikulam is a selection grade panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a small town near the southern tip of mainland India.

Vilathikulam is a little town, on the northern bank of the Vaippar River, which has water flowing only 15 to 25 days per year. It had major issue as the bridge connecting the Vilathikulam town on the southern side to the Kovilpatti and Tuticorin routes gets submerged completely when the river flows. It is a single lane bridge constructed during the British Era and is about 1.5 km in length. In year 2012, new double-way Bridge was constructed adjacent to the old bridge to avoid roads from getting submerged.

As the panacea of water problem a dam has been constructed across Vaippar River in 2006.