Ponnamaravathi is a town in

Pudukkottai district Pudukkottai District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The city of Pudukkottai is the district headquarters. It is also known colloquially as ''Pudhugai.'' Pudukkottai district is bounded on the northeast and e ...

in the

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. The town holds the status of

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. It is located 37 km from the district headquarter

Pudukkottai Pudukkottai is the administrative headquarters of Pudukkottai District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a large city located on the banks of the Vellar River. It has been ruled, at different times, by the mutharaiyar dynasty , Cholas, ...

and 410 km from state capital

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. Historical References: The Mahavamsa states that a 3 storeyed palace in ponnamaravathy destroyed by war between 3 kings here. Silapathikaram states that Kovalan and Kannagi rested in Alagiyanatchi amman kovil here when they on their way to Madurai.

Etymology

The name "Ponnamaravathy" comes from its rulers "Ponnan" and "Amaran".

Geography

Ponnamaravathy Taluk is located at the border of the Pudukkottai and Sivaganga districts. Pudukkottai, Natham, Karaikudi, Sivaganga, Madurai and Trichy are the nearby towns to Ponnamaravathi. The town consists of three major habitations, Ponnamaravathy, Valayapatti and Pudhupatti. Of them the major commercial activities are concentrated in the habitation of Ponnamaravathi, which has separate streets for each particular mode of commercial activity. Pudhupatti and Valayapatti, has residential land use to a greater extent. Most of the houses in this region are built in the Chettinadu architectural style.

Economy

Ponnamaravathi is the main market centre for hundreds of adjoining villages.

Transport

The town has one bus stand named Kamaraj Bus Stand. This bus stand is classified as "C" class bus stand, per day 120 buses are plying over the bus stand and around six thousand public are benefited by this. Buses are often available for Pudukkottai (37 km), karaikudi (46 km), Madurai (70 km), Trichy (76 km) and Dindigul (87 km). Private and stated owned

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operates long-distance buses connecting the town to important cities like Chennai and Bangalore.

Pudukkottai railway station Pudukkottai railway station is a railway station in Pudukkottai town, serving the people of Pudukkottai District in Tamil Nadu. It falls under the operational limits of Madurai Railway Division of the Southern Railway zone. It is a major as we ...

(37 km) is the nearest railway station, its connected by regular trains from Chennai and Rameswaram.

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(77 km) is the nearest airport.

Education

The town has public and private schools for primary and higher secondary education. There are also arts and science colleges, polytechnic colleges and engineering colleges nearby. Ponnamaravathi Town Panchayat has a literacy rate of 83.95%, which is much higher than the national average of 64.8%.

Tourism

Ponnamaravathi has Shri Malaiyandi Kovil of Lord Vinayaka. The town has large number of historical landmarks revealing the ancient traits of the town. The ancient Rajendra Chozhiswarar Sivan Temple in the town was built by Raja Raja Cholan II (reign, 1146 - 1173 AD). The town also has a large man made tank named after the king Amarkandan, it's called as "Amarkandan Oorani".

References

{{Chettinad Cities and towns in Pudukkottai district