Pandaravilai
Appearance
Pandaravilai | |
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village | |
Pandaravilai | |
Nickname: 7 City | |
Coordinates: 8°39′23″N 77°59′51″E / 8.656320°N 77.99753°E | |
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Tuticorin |
Population | |
• Total | 2,500 |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 628751 |
Telephone code | 91-4630 |
Vehicle registration | TN92 |
Nearest city | Eral |
Lok Sabha constituency | Tuticorin |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Srivaikuntam |
Climate | Aw (Köppen) |
Pandravilai or Eazhur Pandaravilai is a village in Eral Taluk in Tuticorin District.[1][2] It is part of Perungulam town panchayat and comes under Eral Police border within Srivaikundam constituency.
History
[edit]This village has seven huge streets,[citation needed] explaining its name, Eazhur Pandaravilai.[needs translation]
Religion
[edit]Hindu and Christianity are the major religions. The village has three Christian churches (2 CSI Churches, 1 Apostolic Church) and multiple temples. [citation needed]
Geography
[edit]On the north side Pandaravilai is surrounded by a pond called Perungulam. It is located in 30 km towards South from District headquarters Thoothukudi. 646 km from State capital Chennai. The nearby villages are Pannaivilai, Perungulam, Nattathi, Sawyerpuram.
Notable residents
[edit]- Ex. Minister of Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly in ADMK Party, S.P. Shanmuganathan.
Transport
[edit]Railway stations
[edit]- Kurumbur- 13.4 Km
- Tiruchendur- 26.7 Km
- Tuticorin- 27.6 Km
Airport
[edit]- Tuticorin- 16,9 Km
References
[edit]- ^ Board, Madras (India : State) State Electricity (1964). Administration Report.
- ^ Sinnakani, R. (2007). Tamil Nadu State: Thoothukudi District. ... Government of Tamil Nadu, Commissioner of Archives and Historical Research.