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Ponnamaravathi is a town in Pudukkottai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town holds the status of Taluk. It is located 30 km to southwest of the district headquarter Pudukkottai, 58 km to south of Tiruchirapalli, 60 km to northeast of Madurai, 34 km to northwest of Karaikudi, 64 km to east of Dindukkal, 48 km to north of Sivagangai and 365 km to southwest of the state capital Chennai.

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Place details

Locality
Ponnamaravati
Region
Tamil Nadu
Country
India
Population
12,676
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Ponnamaravathi
Settlement.official_name
Ponnamaravathi
Settlement.native_name
பொன்னமராவதி
Settlement.native_name_lang
ta
Settlement.other_name
Ponnai
Settlement.nicknames
Gold City, Ponnai Maanagar
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Tamil Nadu
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Ponnamaravathi, Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Pudukkottai
Settlement.founder
Ponnan and Amaran
Settlement.named_for
For the kings Ponnan and Amaran
Settlement.government_type
Local governing bodies- Executive officer and Chairman
Settlement.governing_body
Ponnamaravathi Municipality

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Organization of the town council
  • Ponnamaravathi Municipality
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Sangam Era (200 BCE- 300 CE/3rd Century AD)
  • Middle Emperors Age (3rd-15th Century AD)
  • 16th Century AD - Mid 20th Century AD
  • 15th August 1948 - Current
  • Geography
  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • References

Ponnamaravathi is a town in Pudukkottai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town holds the status of Taluk. It is located 30 km to southwest of the district headquarter Pudukkottai, 58 km to south of Tiruchirapalli, 60 km to northeast of Madurai, 34 km to northwest of Karaikudi, 64 km to east of Dindukkal, 48 km to north of Sivagangai and 365 km to southwest of the state capital Chennai.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ponnamaravathi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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