It is located on National Highway-47 between Perundurai and Perumanallur near Avinashi. Geography:
Vijayapuri (also known as Vijayamangalam) is located at 11.23°N 77.5°E[1] along NH-47 (bypass). It is the junction point for Tiruppur road and Coimbatore Road towards Salem. New toll plaza on four lane road is located very close to Vijayamangalam on Coimbatore-Salem section. It has an average elevat
ion of 303 metres (994 feet). Demographics
As of 2011 India census,[2] Vijayapuri had a population of 6517. As per 2001 census, males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Vijayapuri has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 59%. In Vijayapuri, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. Jain temple
In Vijayamangalam ther is an abandoned Digambar Jain temple complex about 20 km from Erode. Driving down from Coimbatore, it is 27 km from Avanashi on the NH-47. The temple monument is now protected by the Archaeological Survey of India. Once a flourishing place of worship for the Jains in Kongunadu and said to date back to the 6th Century, the temple is now a neglected stone monument that has suffered the ravages of time. In ancient times, it was thronged by devotees belonging to the Digambar Jain sect.
