Uthukottai

Uthukottai is a town in Suburbs of Chennai, one of the taluk headquarters in Thiruvallur District Tamil Nadu, also one of the border towns of Tamilnadu - Andhra Pradesh, located on the banks of the Arani River. This town is the central hub for many nearby towns and villages for their needs of education, markets, shops, businesses, banks, travel, transport and entertainment(Movie Theatres, badminton courts, cricket grounds, Gyms). The town features a channel which helps to direct water from the Krishna River for local irrigation.

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Place details

Locality: Uthukottai
Region: Tamil Nadu
Country: India
Population: 12,740
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.utc_offset1: +5:30
Settlement.name: Uthukottai
Settlement.native_name_lang: Tamil & Telugu
Settlement.other_name: Uthukottai
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Tamil Nadu
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Tiruvallur
Settlement.established_date: 1950
Settlement.founder: Government of Tamil Nadu
Settlement.government_type: Town Panchayat
Settlement.governing_body: Uthukottai Town Panchayat
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric

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Wikidata facts

Area: 8
Elevation: 54
Dialing code: 41167

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postal code: 602026

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Demography
Education
Schools in Uthukottai
References

The name Uthukottai is a portmanteau of two Tamil words—Uthu(Oottru), or "water Spring" and Kottai (Fort), which signifies one of the Muslim Zamindars old fort in the town.