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The Karaikudi Urban Agglomeration, or Karaikudi Metropolitan Area, is the 21st most populous urbanized area in Tamil Nadu state of India. The Karaikudi Metropolitan Area [ 1 ] consists of the city of Karaikudi and its suburbs in Sivaganga district , together formed as Karaikudi Urban Agglomeration by government of Tamil Nadu.
Karaikudi and surrounding areas are generally referred as "Chettinad". [12] [13] Chettinad comprises a network of 73 villages and 2 towns forming clusters spread over a territory of 1,550 km 2 in the districts of Sivagangai and Pudukottai in the state of Tamil Nadu. Karaikudi is the largest town in Sivaganga district.
Kottaiyur is the Northern Suburb of Karaikudi city in Sivaganga district. Formerly, it was a Town panchayat until getting included into Karaikudi City Municipal Corporation. It's the most populous and a well-developed suburb of Karaikudi. It is known for its Kottaiyur Sivan Temple, one of the master pieces of the Chettinad region. The temple ...
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, many residents of Chettinad were trading in South and Southeast Asia, particularly Burma, Ceylon, Vietnam and Malaysia.By 2010, only 74 villages remained of the original 96, [4] organised in clusters spread over a territory of 1,550 square kilometres (600 square miles) in the Districts of Sivagangai and Pudukottai in the State of Tamil Nadu.
Karaikudi City Corporation limits. Karaikudi City Municipal Corporation [1] is the civic body governing city of Karaikudi in Tamil Nadu state of India. It was the 22nd Municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu, and was established on 15 March 2024. It consists of 100 wards, the second highest in Tamil Nadu after Greater Chennai Corporation.
Kundrakudi is situated very near to Karaikudi, the heartland of Chettinadu.Many famous temples such as Pillayar patti Karpaga Vinayagar Temple, Bhairavar Kovil Bhairavar Swamy Temple, Nemam koil, Ariyakudi Thiruvenkatamudayan Temple, Thirupathur Thiruthalinathar Temple, Thirukostiyur Sowmyanarayar Temple are very near to Kundrakudi.
Ariyakudi [1] is a village situated in the suburban region of Karaikudi in the Sivaganga District. Situated approximately 3 kilometers southeast of Karaikudi city, it has a population of 5,368 as of 2011. It has total of 9 wards. [2] The village is accessible via local town buses that connect Karaikudi and Devakottai with the surrounding villages.
The temple is located in Kundrakudi, in the outskirts of Karaikudi in Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu on the road from Tirupattur to Karaikudi. [3] The hill has a height of 40 m (130 ft) and occupies an area of 6.5 acres (26,000 m 2 ).