Kottaiyur
Sign in to saveKottaiyur is a Northern Neighborhood of Karaikudi city in Sivaganga district. Formerly, it was a Town panchayat until getting included into Karaikudi City Municipal Corporation. It's the most populous and a well-developed neighborhood or inner-core suburb of Karaikudi. It is known for its Kottaiyur Sivan Temple, one of the master pieces of the Chettinad region. The temple and the area's old lime stone heritage buildings give Kottaiyur a unique identity. Kottaiyur is well developed and famous for its reputed educational institutions. Kottaiyur panchayat administration including the villages of
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kottaiyur
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ta
- Settlement.nickname
- Chettinad
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Neighborhood/Suburb
- Settlement.image_caption
- Left to right: Kottaiyur Sivan Temple; Ramanujan Centre for Higher Mathematics, Alagappa Park; and Vallal Alagappa Arch
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in North Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Sivaganga district
- Area
- +6.75
- Elevation
- +77
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- கோட்டையூர் சிவன் கோயில் கோபுரம்.jpg
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- Demographics
- Suburban Areas and Villages
- Educational Institutions
- Notable individuals
- References
- External links
Kottaiyur is a Northern Neighborhood of Karaikudi city in Sivaganga district. Formerly, it was a Town panchayat until getting included into Karaikudi City Municipal Corporation. It's the most populous and a well-developed neighborhood or inner-core suburb of Karaikudi. It is known for its Kottaiyur Sivan Temple, one of the master pieces of the Chettinad region. The temple and the area's old lime stone heritage buildings give Kottaiyur a unique identity. Kottaiyur is well developed and famous for its reputed educational institutions. Kottaiyur panchayat administration including the villages of Velangudi and Alagapuri.
==Etymology== thumb|Kottaiyur Chettinad Architecture