Pudukkottai Village | |
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village | |
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| Nickname: Prestine Fort(Newfort) புதுகை | |
  Pudukkottai Village Location in Tamil Nadu, India  Pudukkottai Village Pudukkottai Village (India) | |
| Coordinates: 10°53′40″N 79°02′11″E / 10.894546°N 79.036429°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Zone | Central |
| Region | Tiruchirappalli |
| District | Ariyalur |
| Taluk | Ariyalur |
| Panchayat Union | Thirumanur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village Panchayat |
| • Body | Tamil Nadu State Government |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.61 km2 (1.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 1,858 |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 621851 |
| Telephone code | 04329 243*** |
| Vehicle registration | TN-61 **** |
| TN Legislative Assembly Constituency | Ariyalur |
| Nearest Railway Station | Pullambadi(14KM), Ariyalur(35KM) |
| Nearest Railway Junction | Tiruchirappalli(47KM) |
| Nearest Airport | Tiruchirappalli(47KM) |
| Sex ratio | 1876 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 93.67% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Chidambaram |
| Climate | Normal (Köppen) |
Pudukkottai is a village in the Ariyalur taluk of Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The village has a population of 1856 in 2001 making it smallest settlement in Ariyalur. The Village is close to the Tiruchirapplli District and Thanjavur District border and is within a short distance of locations such as Tiruchirappalli, the Ariyalur and Thanjavur.
Pudukkottai Village is administered by a Village Panchayat established in 1947. As of 2011, the village covered an area of 2.62 km2 (1.01 sq mi) and had a population of 2,902. Pudukkottai Village comes under the Ariyalur assembly constituency which elects a member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly once every five years and it is a part of the Chidambaram constituency which elects its Member of Parliament (MP) once in five years. Roadways are the major mode of transportation to the village. The nearest seaport is Karaikal port, located 125 km (78 mi) away, while the nearest airport is the Tiruchirappalli International Airport, located 47 km (29 mi) away from the village.
Pudukkottai Village's local weekly newspaper is the Puthiya Thalaimurai, Ananda Vikatan and few more. The village is also served by Tiruchirappalli's daily Tamil newspapers, Dinathanthi, Dinamalar, Dinakaran, Dinamani and daily English news papers The Hindu, Indian Express.
Pudukkottai Village is most popular for Christianity among the rounded villages where three Christian churches were constructed by various ministries such as Church of South Indian, Roman Catholic and Tamil Nadu Evangelical Lutheran Church. Here a beautiful temple also been constructed by Tamil Hindu People.
The village is a part of the fertile Cauvery Delta and the major profession of the village is Agriculture and Fish farming. Rice, Sugarcane, Vegetables, Dhal and Fruits are the main outsource of the agriculture fields in Pudukkottai Village