Maducarai (மடுகரை) is a panchayat village[1] in Nettapakkam Commune in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It is also a revenue village under Nettapakkam firka. Muducarai consists of two village panchayats namely Maducarai(East) and Maducarai(West).
Maducarai
Madukarai | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Nickname: Madukkarai | |
  Maducarai Location in Puducherry, India  Maducarai Maducarai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°52′08″N 79°36′21″E / 11.868947°N 79.605925°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Puducherry |
| District | Pondicherry |
| Taluk | Bahour |
| Commune | Nettapakkam |
| Languages | |
| • Official | French, Tamil, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 605 105 |
| Telephone code | 0413 |
| Vehicle registration | PY-01 |
| Sex ratio | 50% ♂/♀ |
Geography
editMaducarai is bordered by Kariamanickam in the east and rest of three sides bordered by Tamil nadu villages.
Transport
editMaducarai is located at 32 km. from Pondicherry. Maducarai can be reached directly by any bus running between Pondicherry and Maducarai.
Road Network
editMaducarai is connected to Pondicherry by Mangalam - Maducarai State Highway (RC-19).
Tourism
editMarakaleswarar Temple
editMarakaleswarar Temple is one of the ancient temple in Puducherry. It belongs to Chozha period.
Freedom Fighters Arch
editFreedom Fighters Centenary Year Memorial Arch is located on Siruvandhadu road. The pillars in the arch has the list of freedom fighters who fought for the merger of Pondicherry with the Indian Union.
People from Maducarai
edit- V. Venkatasubha Reddiar, freedom fighter and politician, was a Chief minister of Pondicherry.
- V. Vaithilingam, politician, was a Chief minister of Pondicherry.
- M. D. R. Ramachandran, politician, was a Chief minister of Pondicherry.
Gallery
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Map of Maducarai(East), Nettapakkam Commune -
Map of Maducarai(West), Nettapakkam Commune -
Marakkaaleeswarar Temple Entrance -
Freedom Fighters Centenary Year Memorial Arch -
Freedom Fighters Centenary Year Memorial Arch- Close up -
Maducarai Bus Stand -
Maducarai (East) Village Panchayat Office
Politics
editMaducarai is a part of Nettapakkam (Union Territory Assembly constituency) which comes under Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
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