Why visit Ariyānkuppam
Townapedia lists 8 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 21 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Eden Beach Puducherry, Pondicherry lighthouse, Aayi Mandapam and Arikamedu.
Weather in Ariyānkuppam
Forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Full forecast
Things to do3
Pondicherry lighthouse
Lighthouse · 5.2 km
Former lighthouse in India
Museums and landmarks8
Arikamedu
Monument and historic site · 1.6 km
Still digging arikamedu
French War Memorial
Monument and historic site · 5.1 km
War memorial in Pondicherry, India
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Eden Beach - Blue flag Beach
Beach · 2.4 km
Maraimalai Adigal St, Ariyankuppam, Chinna Veerampattinam, Puducherry 605007
Mo-Su 06:00-18:30
Restaurants and cafes21
Siva Stores
Bakery
Bakery sweets and snacks
Veerampattinam Street
PH,We-Mo 09:00-23:00
9 more on the map.
Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship12
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries6
Blessed Mother Teresa Model Higher Secondary School
School · 1.9 km
Cuddalore Road, Pondicherry
Seventh Day Adventist Higher Secondary School
School · 2.4 km
100 feet road/ Villupuram, chennai, Puducherry
Healthcare6
Map of Ariyānkuppam
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Getting there and nearby towns
Puducherry Airport (PNY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 8 km away.
- Manaveli 1 km southeast, about 1 min by car
- Puducherry 5 km northeast, about 5 min by car
- Gundupālaiyam 5 km north, about 5 min by car
- Villianur 6 km west, about 6 min by car
- Kurumbapet 6 km northwest, about 6 min by car
- Kottaikuppam 8 km northeast, about 8 min by car
- Auroville 12 km north, about 12 min by car
- Cuddalore 16 km south, about 16 min by car
- Neyveli 46 km southwest, about 46 min by car
- Tiruvannamalai 88 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- New and old lighthouses - Pondichery, Dr. Ajay B. MD, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Beach Promenade at Pondicherry panorama, Sanyam Bahga, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Puducherry-Bharathi Park-Aayi Mandapam-WUS02289, Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 4.0
- French War memorial, Rafimmedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Statue at Pondicherry Museum 10, Satdeep Gill, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Puducherry Sacred Heart Cathedral 2, BishkekRocks, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Puducherry Immaculate Conception Cathedral 2, BishkekRocks, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Eglise de Notre Dame des Anges - our Lady of Holy Angels - Pondicherry, Aravindaraja, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Andrews Church Reddiarpalayam Pondicherry Front View, Jayarathina, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Arikamedu, Early Historic Site 03, Jayaseerlourdhuraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ChildWithBirdVirampatnamArikamedu1-2Century, PHGCOM, CC BY-SA 3.0
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