Arumuganeri is a
panchayat town at Tiruchendur constituency from
Thoothukudi district
Thoothukudi District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The district was formed by bifurcation of Tirunelveli district on 20 October 1986. Thoothukudi is the district headquarters and largest city of the distric ...
in the state of
Tamil Nadu
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,
India
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.In ancient times, the town was part of the Kuda Nadu division headed by Korkai.
Geography
Arumuganeri is located at .
It has an average elevation of 30 metres (100 feet).
Population
India
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...
,
The Arumuganeri Town Panchayat has population of 27,266 of which 13,368 are males while 13,898 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Transport
The nearest port is
V. O. Chidambaranar Port Trust
V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority is a port in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, and is one of the 13 major ports in India. It was declared to be a major port on 11 July 1974. It is second largest port in Tamil Nadu and third largest container terminal i ...
Tuticorin Port.
By Air
The nearest domestic airport is
Tuticorin Airport which is around 30 km from Arumuganeri. The nearest
International Airport
An international airport is an airport with customs and border control facilities enabling passengers to travel between countries around the world. International airports are usually larger than domestic airports and they must feature longer ...
is
Madurai Airport which is 170 km from it.
By Rail
Arumuganeri Railway station lies in the Tirunelveli-Tiruchendur line.
Chendur Express
The Chendur Express is an Express trains in India, Express train operated by Southern Railway zone of Indian railways. This train runs between Thiruchendur and Chennai Egmore. It is a daily overnight service and an important train of Tiruchendu ...
is the only express train connecting Arumuganeri with
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
. There are six passenger trains in which two between
Tiruchendur and
Tirunelveli
Tirunelveli (, ta, திருநெல்வேலி, translit=Tirunelveli) also known as Nellai ( ta, நெல்லை, translit=Nellai) and historically (during British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the Indian state of Tami ...
, two between Tiruchendur and
Thoothukudi and two between Tiruchendur and
Palani
Palani ( or ''Palni'' as in British records, is a town and a taluk headquarters in Dindigul district of the western part of Tamil Nadu state in India. It is located about south-east of Coimbatore and north-west of Madurai, from Kodaikanal ...
.
By Road
There are regular buses to nearby towns and cities. There are many Government and private buses to many parts of the state.
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References
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Cities and towns in Thoothukudi district