Pattukkottai

Pattukkottai is a major town in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and also important town in Delta districts and Commercial town of Thanjavur, Thiruvarur and Pudukkottai district Coastal areas. The town came to prominence throughout Southern India after the construction of the fort by Vanaji Pandithar, a feudatory of the Thanjavur Maratha ruler Shahuji I in 1686–87. The recorded history of Pattukkottai is known from the 17th century and has been ruled, at different times, by the Thanjavur Marathas and the British. It is the headquarters of the Pattukkottai taluk of Thanjavur

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Place details

Locality: Pattukkottai
Region: Tamil Nadu
Country: India
Population: 73,135
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Pattukkottai
Settlement.native_name: பட்டுக்கோட்டை
Settlement.settlement_type: town
Settlement.image_skyline: Manora renamed.jpg
Settlement.image_alt: Manora Fort
Settlement.image_caption: Manora fort
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Tamil Nadu
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
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: Thanjavur
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Chola Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Zone
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Cauvery Delta

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Wikidata facts

Area: 21.83
Elevation: 5
Image: Manora renamed.jpg
Dialing code: 4373

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postal code: 614601
inception: 1965-00-00

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History
Geography
Demographics
Administration
Economy
Utility services
Transport
By Rail
By Road
See also
Notes
References
External links

Pattukkottai comes under the Pattukkottai assembly constituency which elects a member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly once every five years and it is a part of the Thanjavur (Lok Sabha constituency) which elects its Member of Parliament (MP) once in five years. The town is administered by the Pattukkottai municipality, which covers an area of . As of 2011, the town had a population of 73,135. The town is a part of the fertile Cauvery delta region, but the fishery is the major occupation. Roadways and railways are the major mode of transportation to Pattukkottai and the nearest international airport is Tiruchirapalli Airport, located away from the town, in the city of Tiruchirappalli. 