Periyakulam
Sign in to savePeriyakulam () is a major town and a municipality in Theni district, in the Madurai Region, South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 42,976. Periyakulam is the northern gateway of the district.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Periyakulam
- Settlement.other_name
- KuzhanthaimaaNagar
- Settlement.nickname
- Mango city
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Varaga Nathi.jpg
- Settlement.image_alt
- Varaha Nathi, View from Thenkarai
- Settlement.image_caption
- Varaha Nathi, View from Thenkarai
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Periyakulam, Tamil Nadu, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Zone
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Madurai
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Theni
- Settlement.government_type
- Second Grade Municipality
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Theni district
- Area
- 2.11
- Elevation
- 356
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- Road Junction.jpg
- Dialing code
- 45466
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- postal code
- 625601
- Commons category
- Periyakulam
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Encyclopedic overview
34 sectionsContents
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- Geology
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- Demographics
- Population
- Ethnicity
- Languages
- Government and politics
- Civic Administration
- City Government
- Other Authorities/ <Name of authority>
- Civic Utility / Amenities / Services
- Economy
- Culture/Cityscape
- Tourist attractions
- Music and films
- Art and handicrafts
- Cuisine
- Transport
- By Air
- By Rail
- By Road
- Education
- Colleges
- Media
- Sports
- Notable people
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Periyakulam () is a major town and a municipality in Theni district, in the Madurai Region, South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 42,976. Periyakulam is the northern gateway of the district.
== Etymology ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Periyakulam” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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