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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

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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.

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

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