Maducarai is a panchayat village[1] in Nettapakkam Commune in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It is also a revenue village under Nettapakkam firka. Muducarai consists of two village panchayats namely Maducarai(East) and Maducarai(West).
Maducarai
Madukarai | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Nickname: Madukkarai | |
  Maducarai Location in Puducherry, India  Maducarai Maducarai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°52′08″N 79°36′21″E / 11.868947°N 79.605925°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Puducherry |
| District | Pondicherry |
| Taluk | Bahour |
| Commune | Nettapakkam |
| Languages | |
| • Official | French, Tamil, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 605 105 |
| Telephone code | 0413 |
| Vehicle registration | PY-01 |
| Sex ratio | 50% ♂/♀ |
Geography edit
Maducarai is bordered by Kariamanickam in the east and rest of three sides bordered by Tamil nadu villages.
Transport edit
Maducarai is located at 32 km. from Pondicherry. Maducarai can be reached directly by any bus running between Pondicherry and Maducarai.
Road Network edit
Maducarai is connected to Pondicherry by Mangalam - Maducarai State Highway (RC-19).
Tourism edit
Marakaleswarar Temple edit
Marakaleswarar Temple is one of the ancient temple in Puducherry. It belongs to Chozha period.
Freedom Fighters Arch edit
Freedom Fighters Centenary Year Memorial Arch is located on Siruvandhadu road. The pillars in the arch has the list of freedom fighters who fought for the merger of Pondicherry with the Indian Union.
People from Maducarai edit
- V. Venkatasubha Reddiar, freedom fighter and politician, was a Chief minister of Pondicherry.
- V. Vaithilingam, politician, was a Chief minister of Pondicherry.
- M. D. R. Ramachandran, politician, was a Chief minister of Pondicherry.
Gallery edit
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Map of Maducarai(East), Nettapakkam Commune -
Map of Maducarai(West), Nettapakkam Commune -
Marakkaaleeswarar Temple Entrance -
Freedom Fighters Centenary Year Memorial Arch -
Freedom Fighters Centenary Year Memorial Arch- Close up -
Maducarai Bus Stand -
Maducarai (East) Village Panchayat Office
Politics edit
Maducarai is a part of Nettapakkam (Union Territory Assembly constituency) which comes under Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)
References edit
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
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