Devakottai
Sign in to saveDevakottai is a first-grade municipality in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Located in the Sivaganga district, the town is situated close to the Karaikudi, near Rameswaram National Highway Road (NH-210). It is one of the major cities comes under the Chettinad area with rich heritage of houses built with limestone called "Karai Veedu". This Region is one of the towns in Chettinad belt. The town is famous for its ancient temple Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple also known as Nagara Sivan Kovil.
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- Locality
- Devakottai
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India
- Population
- 51,865
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Devakottai
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- Divine Fort
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- Municipality
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- India Tamil Nadu
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- right
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- Devakottai, Tamil Nadu
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- Country
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- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tamil Nadu
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- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Sivaganga
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- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Chettinad
- Settlement.named_for
- DeviKottai & DevarKottai
- Settlement.government_type
- First Grade Municipality
- Settlement.governing_body
- Devakottai Municipality
- Settlement.leader_party
- ADMK
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Etymology
- History
- Arrival of Mahatma Gandhi
- Demographics
- Transport
- Airport
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- Education
- Administration
- Notable people
- References
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Devakottai is a first-grade municipality in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Located in the Sivaganga district, the town is situated close to the Karaikudi, near Rameswaram National Highway Road (NH-210). It is one of the major cities comes under the Chettinad area with rich heritage of houses built with limestone called "Karai Veedu". This Region is one of the towns in Chettinad belt. The town is famous for its ancient temple Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple also known as Nagara Sivan Kovil.
As of 2011, the town had a population of 51,865.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Devakottai” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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