Pattukkottai, India
Pattukkottai is a town of 73,135 people in Tamil Nadu, India, founded in 1965.
Why visit Pattukkottai
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About Pattukkottai
Pattukkottai is a major town in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and also important town in Delta districts and Commercial town of Thanjavur, Thiruvarur and Pudukkottai district Coastal areas. The town came to prominence throughout Southern India after the construction of the fort by Vanaji Pandithar, a feudatory of the Thanjavur Maratha ruler Shahuji I in 1686–87. The recorded history of Pattukkottai is known from the 17th century and has been ruled, at different times, by the Thanjavur Marathas and the British. It is the headquarters of the Pattukkottai taluk of Thanjavur district and is one of the two municipalities in the district.
From the Wikipedia article Pattukkottai (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Restaurants and cafes1
Alagu Vilas Sarpath
Cafe · Juice · 0.8 km
50/A Pattukkottai - Muthupettai Road, Pattukkottai
Mo-Su 09:00-18:00
Churches and places of worship2
SHREE PRASANNA VENKATESA PERUMAL TEMPLE
Place of worship
Kasangulam West Bank, Pattukkottai
Vishalakshi Ambika Sametha Kasi Vishwanatha Swamy Temple
Place of worship
Kasangulam West Bank, Pattukkottai
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Healthcare81
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History
According to an inscription, the fortress of Pattukkottai was constructed by Vanaji Pandithar, a feudatory of the Thanjavur Maratha ruler Shahuji I in 1686–87. Pattukkottai was ruled by the Thanjavur Marathas till 1799 when it was annexed by the British East India Company. It became a part of Tanjore district in 1801.
Having a population of 7,603 in 1901, Pattukkottai experienced a population splurge between 1941 and 1981, when its population quadrupled. Sri Nadiamman temple is the most important Hindu temple in Pattukkottai and is of considerable antiquity. In 2018, cyclone Kaja hit Pattukottai and majority of its farmland and vegetation were lost. It almost took more than year for normalcy to prevail.
R. Venkataraman, Pattukkottai Alagiri, Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram, S. D. Somasundaram, V. Nadimuthu pillai, P Samuel Pillai and AR Marimuthu Pillai are some of the most famous people born in this soil
From the History section of Pattukkottai on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Pattukkottai
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Getting there and nearby towns
Thanjavur Air Force Station (TJV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 40 km away.
- Madukkūr 11 km northeast, about 11 min by car
- Adirampattinam 11 km southeast, about 11 min by car
- Muthupet 19 km east, about 19 min by car
- Thanjavur 45 km northwest, about 45 min by car
- Thiruvarur 52 km northeast, about 52 min by car
- Kumbakonam 60 km north, about 1 h by car
- Kāraikkudi 72 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kāraikāl 78 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Tiruchirappalli 81 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Tharangambadi 89 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
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- 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
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Manora renamed, Sdsenthilkumar at English Wikipedia, Public domain
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