Muthupet

Also known as Muttupet

Muthupet is a panchayat town and taluk in the Thiruvarur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is also known as Pearlpet. Muthupet comes under the Thiruthuraipoondi assembly constituency which elects a member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly every five years. The current member of the legislative assembly (MLA) is Marimuthu of the Communist Party of India, a part of the Nagapattinam (Lok Sabha constituency), which elects its member of parliament (MP) every five years. The Muthupet city in-town panchayat was constituted in 1962. The town comes under the administrative territory o

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Settlement.other_name: Pearlpet City
Settlement.nickname: taluka city
Settlement.settlement_type: Muthupet Exam Level Municipality town
Settlement.image_skyline: MuthupetMangroves.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: A view of the lagoon and the ocean beyond
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Tamil Nadu
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Thiruvarur
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Area
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Cauvery Delta
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Mandalam
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Chola Nadu
Settlement.government_type: taluka City Town
Settlement.governing_body: Muthupet Town Panchayat

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Wikidata facts

Area: 12.80
Elevation: 1
Image: MuthupetMangroves.jpg
Dialing code: 436964

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Commons category: Muthupet
postal code: 614704

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Geography
Mangroves and lagoons
Demographics
Utility services
Economy
Politics
Elected ward members
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==Geography== Muthupet is a panchayat town and taluk in the Tiruvarur District. It is located between Thiruthuraipoondi and Pattukkotai, and around 360 km from Chennai. The town lies adjacent to the Bay of Bengal and is in the southernmost part of the Kaveri Delta. Muthupet is bordered by the Korayar and Bamaniyar rivers to the east and west respectively. The rivers Koriayar and Pamaniyar join near Muthupet, where a lagoon lies that is rich in fish.