摘要：This Article aims at highlighting the development of elementary education as seen in the district of Virudhunagar which became a separate district in 1985 by trifurcating it from the district of Ramnathapuram. Hence, it gives a brief account of the topographical set up of the district, its educational status from the age of Sangam to the present age in Tamil Nadu, the educational facilities and benefits given to the educational institutions as well as the ratio of the school going children, the gender wise literacy rate of the district, the enrolment and attendance of the students, examination results, the educational administrative structures of the district and finally the practical suggestions for improving the elementary education of the district.
