Valavanur is a panchayat town in Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Major occupation is garments and some exports (Hair and Tapioca chips) to other states and country.

Valavanur is on the national highway (NH 45A) from Villupuram to Nagapattinam via Pondicherry.

There are plenty of buses running from Villupuram to Pondicherry which stop at Valavanur.

The nearest major railway station is Villupuram (8 km).