Velankanni

Velankanni
Special Grade Town Panchayat
Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health in 2026
Velankanni Vailankanni, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 10.681900°N 79.843700°E / 10.681900; 79.843700
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Nagapattinam
Government
• Type	Special Grade Town Panchayat
• Body	Velankanni Special Grade Town Panchayat
Area
• Total	5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Elevation	29 m (95 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	10,144
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	611111
Telephone code	04365
Vehicle registration	TN-51
Website	www.nagapattinam.tn.nic.in/church.html

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Velankanni (Vēḷāṅkaṇṇi) is a special grade town panchayat in Nagapattinam district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It lies on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, 350 km south of Chennai (Madras), 12 km south of Nagapattinam, and 33 km southeast of Thiruvarur.

A canal built to link this town with Vedaranyam still lies to the west. The Vellayar, a minor branch of the Cauvery River, runs south of the town and discharges into the sea. The town was among the worst hit by the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.

The town is home to one of the most visited Latin Catholic shrines called the Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health.

Velankanni has been chosen as one of the heritage cities for the Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) scheme of the Government of India.