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Nelpettai | |
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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]