 Vedaranyam comes under the Vedaranyam assembly constituency which elects a member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly once every five years and it is a part of the Nagapattinam ( Lok Sabha constituency ) which elects its Member of Parliament ( MP ) once in five years . The town is administered by the Vedaranyam municipality , which covers an area of 36 @.@ 26 km2 ( 14 @.@ 00 sq mi ) . As of 2011 , the town had a population of 34 @,@ 266 . Vedaranyam was a part of Thanjavur District till 1991 and Nagapattinam District from then on . The town is a part of the fertile Cauvery delta region , but salt extraction and prawn cultivation are the major occupations . Roadways are the major mode of transportation to Vedaranyam and the nearest Airport is Tiruchirapalli Airport , located 135 km ( 84 mi ) away from the town . 
