Gandarvakottai | |
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town | |
  Gandarvakottai Location in Tamil Nadu, India  Gandarvakottai Gandarvakottai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 10°36′0″N 79°1′0″E / 10.60000°N 79.01667°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Pudukkottai |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 613301 |
| Telephone code | 04322 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-55 |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Nearest city | Thanjavur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Trichy |
| Avg. summer temperature | 40 °C (104 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 25 °C (77 °F) |
Gandarvakottai is a taluk under Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is the big town between Pudukottai and Thanjavur. The nearest city is Thanjavur, 22 km away.
Gandarvakottai is the junction of 36 village peoples. Thuvar, Veladipatti, Manjampatti, Pisanathur, Sundampatti, Mattangal, Sivanthanpatti, Aravampatti, and Komapuram are the main villages in the vicinity. Many higher secondary schools and matriculation schools are there. In Gkt 1000year-old siva temple, 500 year old Kothanda ramar temple,Mariamman temple, kamakshi temple, ayappan temple, church and mosque are here. The most common occupation is agriculture and most people are daily wagers. Gkt has many engineers, doctors, businessmen and a few architects. The nearest seaport is Tuticorin, which is situated 380 km from Gkt. The nearest airport is Tiruchirapalli Airport, which is about 32 km from Pudukkottai. Regular air services available between Trichy, Colombo, Sharjah, Chennai, Kuwait, Singapore, Malaysia and Cochin.