Paramakudi
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Paramakudi or Paramakkudi is the largest town in the district of Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu, India, with a population of over 133,000 as of 2024. It has been the taluk headquarters since the formation of Ramanathapuram District in 1918.
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- Locality
- Paramakkudi
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India
- Population
- 95,579
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Paramakudi
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- Ta
- Settlement.other_name
- Parambai
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Paramakudi in Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Ramanathapuram
- Settlement.established_date
- Since 1918
- Settlement.named_for
- Face of Vaigai River
- Settlement.government_type
- First Grade Municipality
- Settlement.governing_body
- Paramakudi Municipality
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 13.45
- Settlement.area_rank
- 2nd in Ramanathapuram District/
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 68
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Wikidata facts
- Area
- 13
- Elevation
- 34
- Dialing code
- 4564
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- postal code
- 623707
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Paramakudi or Paramakkudi is the largest town in the district of Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu, India, with a population of over 133,000 as of 2024. It has been the taluk headquarters since the formation of Ramanathapuram District in 1918.
Paramakudi consists of two separate settlements: Paramakudi and Emaneswaram. These settlements were classified as different towns in the census records from 1901 to 1961 before merging into the municipal present city in 1964.
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