Panruti | |
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Town | |
| Panruti | |
 Center of Panruti | |
  Panruti Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 11°46′N 79°33′E / 11.77°N 79.55°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Cuddalore |
| Named for | Cashew bowl of Tamil Nadu |
| Government | |
| • Type | First Grade Municipality |
| • Body | Panruti Municipality |
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 60,323 |
| Demonym | Panrutian |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 607106 |
| Telephone code | 04142Pannurutti |
| Vehicle registration | TN-31 |
| Website | Panruti Municipality |
Panruti is a town, municipality and taluk headquarters of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, India. Panruti is located between Cuddalore and Neyveli. Panruti is famous for jackfruits and cashew nuts. The jackfruit grown here is exported worldwide and is very sweet. It is a business capital of Cuddalore district. Kananchavadi one of the villages in panruti taluk, famous for palm juice. It has been a great commercial area for more than 200 years.[citation needed] The name Panruti came from the Tamil words "Pann" and "Urutti" meaning "composing song and music", as the place is where many saints and great religious singers such as nayanmars and vainavas sung. A 150-year-old government school was built here by the British East India Company and a more-than-1000-year-old temple Veerattaneswarar temple is nearby in Thiruvathigai. As of 2011, the town had a population of 60,323.[citation needed]