Arianayagipuram is a village in
Tirunelveli district and one of the gram panchayats in
Sankarankoil taluk
Sankarankovil Taluk is a taluk of Tenkasi district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters is the town of Sankarankoil
Sankarankovil is a city in Tenkasi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was formerly called Sankarana ...
of the Indian State
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
. Nearby towns include
Puliangudi
Puliangudi is a municipal town located between Tenkasi and Rajapalayam on the National Highway 208 (Kollam to Tirumangalam).
It falls under the administrative jurisdiction of Tenkasi District and Kadayanallur Taluk. Taluk headquarters, Kadayan ...
(14 km),
Surandai
History
Earlier “Surandai” was known as “Raja Sooriya Nallur” then it becomes “Suranthai”. For the past 50 years, the city name is Surandai.
Polygar rule and the revolts
As the Dalavay Mudali, the governor of Tirunelveli, became in ...
(12 km),
Sankarankoil
Sankarankovil is a city in Tenkasi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was formerly called Sankaranayinarkoil. Sankarankovil is the home to the Sankara Narayanar Temple .
History
Sankarankovil is home to the Sankara Narayanar T ...
(16 km),
Tenkasi
Tenkasi is a town and headquarters of the Tenkasi district in Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Being one of the most significant spiritual and cultural places in South Tamilnadu,Tenkasi houses The Kutraleeshwarar temple (Chitra Sabha), one of the ...
(30 km),
Kadayanallur
Kadayanallur is the largest city in Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, India. Kadayanallur is 17 km from Tenkasi.
Etymology
The name Kadaiyanallur comes from "Kadaikaaleeswara", the name of the presiding deity of Kadayaleeswarar kovil, a Hin ...
(15 km)
Arianayagipuram is also known as "Flower City", due to varieties of flowers cultivated around the village.
Education
Hindu Nadar Uravin Murai Committee Higher Secondary School is one of the oldest school in the district and the students come to study from nearer villages Arunachalapuram, Periasamypuram, Meenakshipuram, Pambakovilshandhy, Paraikulam and Sankanapperi.
Transport
It is in the bus route from Puliangudi to Tirunelveli via Surandai. It has good road and rail connectivity to nearby major towns like Tenkasi, Rajapalyam, Sankaran Kovil, Tirunelveli, and Madurai.
The nearest railway station is at Pambakkovilshandy which is serviced by passenger and express trains running between Madurai, Chennai and Tenkasi. Other major stations nearby are Sankaran Kovil and Kadayanallur.
Distance to other cities
Arianayagipuram-to-Sankarankovil =16 km
Arianayagipuram-to-Kadayanallur =15 km
Arianayagipuram-to-Tenkasi =35 km
Arianayagipuram-to-Tirunelveli =60 km
Arianayagipuram-to-Surandai =20 km
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Cities and towns in Tirunelveli district