P U D U K O T T A I Location
: Located in Tamilnadu. Area :
4651 sq. kms. Population : Approx. 1 Lakh.
Tourist
Spot in & around Pudukottai» Arulmigu Sri Bhuvaneswari Amman Temple Muvar Koil Kudimiyan Malai Le temple de Sittanavasal Le fort de Tirumayam Le place de Chettinad
How to reach Pudukottai
? : Roadway :
Pudukotai, located near Karaikudi, is well connected
by national highways with cities like Madurai, and
Trichy. : Railway :
The main railway station is located at Trichy. : Airway :
The nearest airport is the Trichy Airport.
History of Pudukottai
Pudukkottai is one of the new districts formed after the 1971 census, on 14th January, 1974. It is one of the small districts of Tamil Nadu with an area of 4661 sq.Kms. The district lies between 78degrees 25' to 79 degrees 15' of the eastern longitude and 9 degrees 50; to 10 degrees 40' of the northern latitude. This district is bounded by Tiruchirappalli in the north, Thanjavur in the north-east, Bay of Bengal in the east and Ramanthapuram in the south. It has a coastline of about 39 Kms. Total area of the district is 4651 sp. Kms. Headquarters of the district is Pudukkottai.
There are no national highways passing through the district. The total length of roads in this district is 3243 Kms. Comprising of 78.10 Kms. of state highways, 434.30 Kms. of major district roads and 2730.60 Kms. of panchayat roads. The total length of metre-guage railway line in the district is about 84 Kms. with 12 railway stations connecting Pudukkottai town with Tiruchirappalli as also Karaikkudi and Manamadurai in the adjacent Ramanathapuram district. Arantangi is connected with Thiruvarur in the adjacent Thanjavur district. The metre-guage railway line from Madras to Rameswaram passes through this district. The transport handled by the railways in the district is very meagre on account of the low route length and limited potential for transportation in the hinterland.
Arulmigu Sri Bhuvaneswari Amman Temple
