Pudukkottai district, Administrative district in Tamil Nadu, India
Pudukkottai district spans 4,663 square kilometers with a 42-kilometer coastline and encompasses three revenue divisions: Pudukkottai, Aranthangi, and Illupur.
The district formation occurred on January 14, 1975, when authorities merged sections from Tiruchirappalli and Thanjavur districts to create this administrative region.
The district maintains Tamil as the predominant language, with 99.23 percent of the population communicating in this ancient language across its numerous villages.
The region contains 761,693 workers distributed across various sectors, with agriculture employing a substantial portion of the population through cultivation and field labor.
The district houses the Rock-cut cave temple of Sri Gokarneswara-Brahadambal at Thirugokarnam, which dates to the ninth century.
Location: Tamil Nadu
Capital city: Pudukkottai
Shares border with: Sivaganga district
Website: http://pudukkottai.nic.in
GPS coordinates: 10.35000,78.90000
Latest update: May 27, 2025 09:49
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