Puliangudi | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 9°10′21″N 77°23′44″E / 09.172500°N 77.395600°E | |
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Tenkasi |
Taluk | Kadayanallur |
Named for | (Lemon City) |
Government | |
• Type | Second Grade Municipality |
• Rank | 1 |
Elevation | 233 m (764 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 66,000 |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Telephone code | 4636 (Sankarankovil Telephone Code) |
Vehicle registration | TN-79 (Sankarankovil RTO) |
2nd Grade Municipality |
Puliangudi is a municipal town located between Tenkasi and Rajapalayam on the National Highway 208 (Kollam to Tirumangalam).[1]
It falls under the administrative jurisdiction of Tenkasi District and Kadayanallur Taluk. Taluk headquarters, Kadayanallur, is 16 km south from Puliangudi, and the district headquarters, Tenkasi lies 31 km south. It is called "Lemon City of India" because it has two lemon markets especially for exporting lemons.[citation needed]