Why visit Kottaikuppam
Townapedia lists 9 museums and landmarks, 7 parks and trails, 24 places to eat, 17 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Pondicherry lighthouse, Promenade Beach, Aayi Mandapam and French War Memorial.
Weather in Kottaikuppam
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Things to do3
Pondicherry lighthouse
Lighthouse · 3.2 km
Former lighthouse in India
Museums and landmarks9
French War Memorial
Monument and historic site · 3.3 km
War memorial in Pondicherry, India
Puducherry Science Centre & Planetarium
Museum · 3.6 km
Children's Science Museum in Kurinji Nagar, Lawspet
Papiers faits à la main de Sri Aurobindo
Monument and historic site · 2.4 km
50 Boulevard Sardar Vallabbhai Patel (Boulevard du Nord), Puducherry
Parks, trails and playgrounds7
Restaurants and cafes24
Surguru
Restaurant · Indian · 2.4 km
104 Sardar Vallabhai Patel Road, Puducherry
PH,Mo-Su 09:00-22:00
Gravity Restropub & Hookah Cafe
Bar and pub · 2.2 km
410 Mahatma Gandhi Road, Puducherry
24/7
Baskin-Robbins
Ice cream · Ice Cream · 2.4 km
6 Sardar Vallabhai Patel Road, Puducherry
12 more on the map.
Where to stay17
Karthik Residency
Motel and hotel · 1.6 km
ECR Road, near Aurovile Beach, Tamil Nadu
Hotel Surguru
Motel and hotel · 2.5 km
104 Sardar Vallabhai Patel Road, Puducherry
Churches and places of worship40
Poonjolai Mariamman Temple
Place of worship · 2.1 km
Subramaniyar Kovil Street, Puducherry
Sundara Vinayagar & Siva Subramaniar Swamy Temple
Place of worship · Hindu · 1.1 km
Muttaiah Mudaliar Street, Puducherry
Arulmigu Sidhhi Vinayakar and Subramaniya Swamy Temple
Place of worship · 2.2 km
Subramaniyar kovil street, Puducherry
Kaliamman Koil
Place of worship · 1.0 km
Kali Koil Street Thandiraiyan Kuppam, Kottakuppam
Shopping2
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries20
Sri Aravindar Higher Secondary School
School · 0.6 km
63 Salai Street, Puducherry
Sri N.K.C. Govt Girls Higher Secondary School
School · 2.2 km
14/18, 14/19 Ambedkar street, Puducherry
Healthcare15
Aayush Healthcare Centre
Clinic and pharmacy · 0.7 km
60 Perumal Naidu Street, Puducherry
Map of Kottaikuppam
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Getting there and nearby towns
Puducherry Airport (PNY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 3 km away.
- Puducherry 3 km south, about 3 min by car
- Gundupālaiyam 5 km southwest, about 5 min by car
- Auroville 6 km northwest, about 6 min by car
- Kurumbapet 8 km west, about 8 min by car
- Cuddalore 24 km south, about 24 min by car
- Villupuram 38 km west, about 38 min by car
- Neyveli 54 km southwest, about 54 min by car
- Chidambaram 65 km south, about 1 h by car
- Mahabalipuram 83 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Tiruvannamalai 88 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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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
- Youth Hostal, Pondicherry - panoramio, Jaseem Hamza, CC BY 3.0
- India Trip 2009 (3992676242), Flying Cloud from Australia, CC BY 2.0
- India Trip 2009 (3991913725), Flying Cloud from Australia, CC BY 2.0
- Orange-headed Thrush (24306658306), Mike Prince from Bangalore, India, CC BY 2.0
- Pondicherry street views 2K22TNKAN (1), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lord Ganesh Immersion Procession, Vijayan Gunasekaran, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Immersion of Lord Ganesha, Vijayan Gunasekaran, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Restaurant and apt (6291367324), Barry Pousman from New York, NY, CC BY 2.0
- Garden House (6291367334), Barry Pousman from New York, NY, CC BY 2.0
- Bathroom at the Garden (6291367332), Barry Pousman from New York, NY, CC BY 2.0
- The garden house on Serenity Beach (6290972620), Barry Pousman from New York, NY, CC BY 2.0
- Wall of windows (6291367326), Barry Pousman from New York, NY, CC BY 2.0
- Veggie burger at the Beach Bite (6290972614), Barry Pousman from New York, NY, CC BY 2.0
- Early morning at Serenity Beach Puducherry, Jerrygoyal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- MuthialpetClockTower, Jothipazhani Nagarajan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Auroville beach , Pondicherry - panoramio, Likhith N.P, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Indian Street Vendor selling homemade yogurt - Flickr - Nithi clicks, Nithi Anand from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0
- Pondicherry With Tales From France 10, Vincent Paul, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shades of shells, Mukthar Phoenix, CC BY-SA 4.0
- School children inside parachute, India, Johan Bichel Lindegaard from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0
- Pondicherry-French Quarter-Puducherry Police-WUS02313, Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 4.0
- My nurses at the hospital in Pondi (6290972608), Barry Pousman from New York, NY, CC BY 2.0
- Pondicherry Beach - panoramio (2), Jaseem Hamza, CC BY 3.0
- Beef Kizhi Porotta, Dr. Chinchu C., CC BY 4.0
- Restaurant in Pondicherry, Dr. Chinchu C., CC BY 4.0
- Wasp on a Flower, IM3847, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Puducherry-Sri Varadaraja Perumal Temple-WUS02316, Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Puducherry-Sri Varadaraja Perumal Temple-WUS02315, Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Puducherry-Sri Varadaraja Perumal Temple-IMG 20250222 213118-Verbessert-RR, Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Garlic stuffed bread, Vinodbharani27, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Puducherry-Shri Vedapuriswarar Sivan Temple-WUS02317, Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Red leaves resting on black rock at Serenity Beach Puducherry, Jerrygoyal, CC BY-SA 4.0
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