Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Valathi, also known as Valathy, is a tiny village part of Melmalayanur constituency, and part of Viluppuram district, in the state of Tamil Nadu, Republic of India. Valathi is surrounded by mountains and lakes. Valathi derives it''s importance from its geographical location on the main road (SH4) which connects Vellore and Villupuram. It is a fairly big village which is surrounded by many small villages. Within an approximately 7km radius there are about 60000 people. The majority of this population are primarily dependent on agriculture and cattle for their income.