Pudukkottai, India
Pudukkottai is a town of 117,630 people in Tamil Nadu, India, founded in 1912.
Why visit Pudukkottai
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 2 places to eat and 4 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Government Museum, Pudukkottai.
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About Pudukkottai
Pudukkottai is a City and the administrative headquarters of Pudukkottai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the oldest heritage cities located on the banks of the Vellar River. It has been ruled, at different times, by the Mutharaiyar dynasty, Cholas, Early Pandyas, and Thondaimans. It is situated about 372 kilometres (231 mi) southwest of the state capital Chennai, 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Tiruchirappalli, and 108 kilometres (67 mi) northeast of Madurai.
From the Wikipedia article Pudukkottai (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Pudukkottai on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Museums and landmarks2
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes2
Where to stay4
History
Pudukkottai was a kingdom and later a princely state in British India, existing from 1680 until 1948.
The princely state of Pudukottai was created by Raghunatha Raya Tondaiman (1641–1730), who earlier had ruled Thirumayam. In appreciation of Tondaiman's services, Ragunatha Kilavan Setupati (r. 1671–1710) gave Pudukkottai to Tondaiman as an honor for his services. In later centuries, the Thondaiman rulers, while nominally feudatories of the Ramnad state, often pursued an independent foreign policy, a trend common in all parts of India at that time. After the death of Setupati, Thondaiman become ruler of Pudukottai.
Thondaiman soon fought against the Nayaks of Thanjavur in support of the Nayaks of Madurai and conquered Thirukattupalli, a very important place. A direct clash between Thondaiman and the Nayaks of Tanjore soon followed. From 1751-1752, The next ruler, Vijaya Raghunatha Raya Tondaiman (1713-1769), helped the Muslim Nawab of the Carnatic Sultanate against Hyder Ali, the ruler of Mysore, who was loyal to the British Government. After some time, when Hyder Ali's army tried to enter Pudukkottai, Thondaiman's army defeated and drove Hyder's army away. Thondaiman then captured Kilanilai, Aranthangi and helped the British government against Tipu Sultan.
From the History section of Pudukkottai on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship6
Shopping3
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries11
Healthcare74
Map of Pudukkottai
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Getting there and nearby towns
Tiruchirapalli International Airport (TRZ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 44 km away.
- Nathampannai 5 km northwest, about 5 min by car
- Arimalam 16 km southeast, about 16 min by car
- Annavāsal 16 km northwest, about 16 min by car
- Ālangudi 18 km east, about 18 min by car
- Kīranūr 21 km north, about 21 min by car
- Kanadukattan 24 km south, about 24 min by car
- Iluppūr 26 km northwest, about 26 min by car
- Pallattūr 26 km south, about 26 min by car
- Tiruchirappalli 50 km north, about 50 min by car
- Thanjavur 57 km northeast, about 57 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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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
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Pudukkottai District Court, dixon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- PUDUKKOTTAI bus station, TNSEdhanasekarandietpdk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Birds in Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 7681, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Birds in Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 7673, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Birds in Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 7792, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Birds in Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 7898, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Birds in Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 7923, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Aquatic animals in Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 7656, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Birds in Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 7743, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Birds in Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 7809, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Birds in Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 7890, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Birds in Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 7959, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Birds in Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 7989, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 8003, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Reptiles in Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 7695, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Birds in Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 7812, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Birds in Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 7882, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mammals in Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 7698, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aquatic animals in Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 7734, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Birds in Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 7934, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Birds in Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 7884, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Birds in Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 7794, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Birds in Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 7960, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Birds in Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 7949, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Aquatic animals in Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 7771, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 7781, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Birds in Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 7939, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Birds in Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 7869, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Aquatic animals in Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 7730, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Birds in Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 7793, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Birds in Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 7892, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- A sculpture in Pudukkottai museum, Thamizhpparithi Maari, CC BY-SA 3.0
- HH Rajah College, சத்திரத்தான், CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sewage india, G. Udhaya Sankar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Refraction - Flickr - Ravages, C/N N/G from Chennai, India, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Cave Temple - Flickr - Ravages, C/N N/G from Chennai, India, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Refraction (3678385), C/N N/G from Chennai, India, CC BY-SA 2.0
- TamilNadu2011 1913, Indu, GFDL 1.2
- அரசு கல்வியியல் கல்லூரி, புதுக்கோட்டை, TNSE Viveks PDK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pencil Art 2, Zarathustra124, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mammals in Government Museum, Pudukkottai JEG IMG 7709, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 4.0
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