Located 61 kilometres (38 mi) south west of a Tiruvannamalai and 40 kilometres (25 mi) north west of Cuddalore null The town serves as a major and largest railway junction, and National Highway 45 passes through it.

[5] In 1919, Villupuram was officially constituted as a Municipality which today comprises 42 wards, making it the largest City in Viluppuram district.

[6] In 1677, [Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharah] took Gingee area with the assistance of Golkonda forces.

[10] The area contains metamorphic rocks formed by pressure and heat belonging to the granite-like gneiss family.

There are also three major groups of sedimentary rocks, layers of particles that settled in different geological periods.

As of the 2011 census[update], Viluppuram municipality was divided into 44 wards for which elections are held every five years and had a population of 96,253 of which 47,670 were male and 48,583 female.

The municipal council is composed of 42 ward councilors and is headed by a chairperson elected by voters of the town.

The major national highways of the town are: The Viluppuram Railway Junction at Villupuram serves as the distribution point of rail traffic from Chennai, the state capital of Tamil Nadu, towards the southern part of the state.