Puduvayal
Sign in to savePuduvayal is an area in north-eastern part of Karaikudi Municipal Corporation, Sivaganga district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a town located in the Chettinad region of the Sivagangai district. On road, it is 12 km away from centre of Karaikudi and 21 km away from Aranthangi. This town is famous for its rice mills. Puduvayal is the 2nd largest rice producer in Tamil Nadu. Puduvayal is an important commercial centre for trade in the Sivaganga district and it has been part of the Karaikudi Municipal Corporation after the city limit reformation as per government announcement
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Place details
- Locality
- Pudhuvayal
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India
- Population
- 11,284
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Puduvayal
- Settlement.other_name
- Rice mill town
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Puduvayal Temple.jpg
- 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
- Sivaganga
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_total
- around 10,000
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_demonym
- Puduvayalian
- Settlement.demographics_type1
- Languages
- Settlement.demographics1_title1
- Official
- Settlement.demographics1_info1
- Tamil
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Puduvayal is an area in north-eastern part of Karaikudi Municipal Corporation, Sivaganga district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a town located in the Chettinad region of the Sivagangai district. On road, it is 12 km away from centre of Karaikudi and 21 km away from Aranthangi. This town is famous for its rice mills. Puduvayal is the 2nd largest rice producer in Tamil Nadu. Puduvayal is an important commercial centre for trade in the Sivaganga district and it has been part of the Karaikudi Municipal Corporation after the city limit reformation as per government announcement. The town is famous for its Veerasekara Umaiyambigai Temple (Sakkottai area). Nearby Kandanur is famous for Kandanur Sivan Kovil—which is a replica of the Madurai Meenakshi Temple—built by Nagarthars.
==Location== The town is situated in the Sivagangai District. It is about 10 kilometers from Karaikudi on the Karaikudi-Aranthangi road in Tamil Nadu, India. Its geographical coordinates are and its original name (with diacritics) is Puduvāyal. The town is at an altitude of 39 ft. Its pincode is 630–108.
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