Manamedu is a village in Bahour Commune of

Bahour taluk Bahour taluk is one of four taluks in the Pondicherry District of the union territory of Puducherry. It comprises villages under Bahour and Nettapakkam Commune. Bahour taluk is further divided into three sub-taluks/firkas, viz. Bahour, Selliamed ...

in the Union Territory of

Puducherry Puducherry or Pondicherry may refer to: * Puducherry (union territory), a union territory of India ** Pondicherry, capital of the union territory of Puducherry ** Puducherry district, a district of the union territory of Puducherry ** Puducherry t ...

, India. It is one of the 11 Enclaves of Puducherry. Manmedu serves as a gateway to

Pondicherry Pondicherry (), now known as Puducherry ( French: Pondichéry ʊdʊˈtʃɛɹi(listen), on-dicherry, is the capital and the most populous city of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India. The city is in the Puducherry district on the sout ...

- Nellikuppam route. It lies on the banks of Pennaiyar River

History

The name Manamedu means high area on the banks of a river. Manalmedu is being called as Manamedu.

Geography

Manamedu is connected to

Bahour Bahour is a town, Bahour Commune, Commune, Bahour taluk, Taluk and Bahour (Union Territory Assembly constituency), Assembly Constituency in the Union Territory of Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry, India. It consists of four non-contiguous ...

, its Commune Headquarters by Frontier Road (RC-21). A bridge is being constructed across Pennaiyar River at Manamedu. Upon its completion, Manamedu will serve has a vital point on the

– Nellikuppam route.

Villages

Manamedu village panchayat consist of * Manamedu * Kaduvanur

Politics

Manamedu is a part of

Nettapakkam (Union Territory Assembly constituency) Nettapakkam is a legislative assembly constituency in the Union territory of Puducherry in India. Nettapakkam assembly constituency was part of Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency). This assembly constituency is reserved for SC candidates fro ...

which comes under

Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency) Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency covers the entire Union Territory of Puducherry. Pondicherry became a union territory after the implementation of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India in 1962 and changed its name to Puduche ...

Gallery

File:Manamedu-BHR.jpg, Map of Manamedu Village Panchayat File:Overhead Water Tank, Manamedu, Bahour Commune.jpg, Overhead Water Tank, Manamedu, Bahour Commune

References

External links

Official website of the Government of the Union Territory of Puducherry
{{Puducherry District Villages in Puducherry district