Thoothukudi
Sign in to saveThoothukudi (formerly called Tuticorin) is a port industrial city in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It lies on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. The city is capital and headquarters of the district. According to the Confederation of Indian Industry, Thoothukudi has the second highest Human Development Index in Tamil Nadu, next to Chennai. Thoothukudi City serves as the headquarters of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited, one of the leading private sector banks in India. Major educational establishments in the city include the Government Thoothukudi Medical Colleg
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Thoothukudi
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.nicknames
- Pearl City, Salt Capital of Tamil Nadu and Sea Gateway of Tamil Nadu.
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Thoothukudi
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Former name
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Tuticorin
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Pandya Nadu
- Settlement.named_for
- Macaroon, Parotta, Pearl and Salt
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal corporation
- Settlement.governing_body
- Thoothukudi City Municipal Corporation
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Portuguese Empire
- Located in
- Thoothukudi district
- Elevation
- +4
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Thoothukudi district
- Image
- Tuticorin Thermal Power Station at Night 1 crop.jpg
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Article
19 sectionsContents
- History
- History of the ports
- Geography and climate
- Demographics
- Economy
- Entertainment and leisure
- Transport
- Municipal administration and politics
- Municipal corporation officials
- Legislative leaders
- List of [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|members of parliament]]
- List of [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|members]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|legislative assembly]]
- Education and utility services
- Environmental Issues
- Research Institutes/Centres
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Thoothukudi (formerly called Tuticorin) is a port industrial city in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It lies on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. The city is capital and headquarters of the district. According to the Confederation of Indian Industry, Thoothukudi has the second highest Human Development Index in Tamil Nadu, next to Chennai. Thoothukudi City serves as the headquarters of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited, one of the leading private sector banks in India. Major educational establishments in the city include the Government Thoothukudi Medical College, Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Maritime Academy, V.O. Chidambaram College, Kamaraj College, Anna University (Thoothukudi Campus), and Government Polytechnic College. The V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority is one of the major ports in India. Thoothukudi is an emerging energy and industrial hub of South India.
Thoothukudi is known as "Pearl City" due to the pearl fishing carried out in the town. It is a commercial seaport that serves the inland cities of southern India and is one of the sea gateways of Tamil Nadu. It is also one of the major seaports in India, with a history dating back to the 6th century CE. The city is believed to be of significant antiquity and has been ruled, at different times, by the Early Pandyas, Medieval Cholas, Later Cholas, Later Pandyas, Ma'bar Sultanate, Tirunelveli Sultanate, Vijayanagar Empire, Madurai Nayaks, Chanda Sahib, Carnatic kingdom, Portuguese, Dutch, and the British. Thoothukudi was settled by the Portuguese, Dutch, and later the British East India Company.