 It is one of the 11 enclaves of Pudhucherry covering an area which is bounded on the west by the Villupuram and Cuddalore Districts of Tamil Nadu and the Bay of Bengal on the east.The history of making the terracotta works in Pondicherry is not definitely established though archaeological excavations at Arikamedu (which had ancient maritime links with Rome during the first century AD) have unearthed fine quality terracotta toys which are considered of finer quality than the type made by the Satavahanas.This art work is particularly traced to Villianur village and its neighouring areas, as an ancestral legacy of over 20 generations of the community known as "Kulalar".