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Nelpettai | |
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  Nelpettai Nelpettai, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) | |
| Coordinates: 9°55′23″N 78°07′31″E / 9.923100°N 78.125400°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tamil Nadu |
| District | Madurai district |
| Elevation | 159 m (522 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil language, English language |
| • Speech | Tamil language, English language |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 625001 |
| Telephone Code | 0452xxxxxxx |
| Neighbourhoods | Madurai, Goripalayam, Sellur, Simmakkal, Yanaikkal, East Gate, South Gate |
| Corporation | Madurai Municipal Corporation |
| LS | Madurai Lok Sabha constituency |
| VS | Madurai South Assembly constituency |
| MP | S. Venkatesan |
| MLA | M. Boominathan |
| Website | https://madurai.nic.in |
Nelpettai is a neighbourhood in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India.[1][2] Muslims live in large clusters in Nelpettai.[3] Albert Victor Bridge which is more than 133 years old, that connects Nelpettai and Goripalayam, is constructed over river Vaigai. Nelpettai has a non-vegetarian market that sells fish, meat such as mutton, chicken, etc.[4][5] On East Veli street, a famous non-vegetarian restaurant namely Amsavalli bhavan biryani restaurant that functions beyond decades, is located.[6] A bridge 3.2 km long and 12 m wide, is planned to be constructed to reduce traffic congestion, in between Madurai Corporation Ecopark just opposite of Madurai Corporation building and Nelpettai Anna statue junction, at a project cost of about ₹175.80 crore.[7]
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- ^ Madras (India : State) (1964). Fort Saint George Gazette.
- ^ "10-day anti-CAA protest kickstarts at Nelpettai". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Renovated abattoir opened at Nelpettai". The Hindu. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ TNN / (31 March 2020). "Madurai Corporation to shift fish sales from Nelpettai, Karimedu markets to avoid crowds". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "மதுரையில் கட்டாயம் ருசிக்க வேண்டிய நெல்பேட்டை அம்சவல்லி பிரியாணி.. இதுல அப்படி என்ன ஸ்பெஷல்?" (in Tamil). 27 August 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "போக்குவரத்து நெரிசலை குறைக்க மதுரை கோரிப்பாளையத்தில் ரூ.175.80 கோடியில் புதிய மேம்பாலம்: 3 மாதங்களில் பணி துவங்குகிறது". Retrieved 13 December 2022.