Puliyankudi

puliangudi(Lemon City )
puliangudi(Lemon City )
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirunelveli
Named for	புளியங்குடி(Lemon City)
Government
• Type	Second Grade Municipality
• Body	Puliangudi Municipality
Area rank	1
Population (2001)
• Total	76,000
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code	4636 (Sankarankovil Telephone Code)
Vehicle registration	TN-79 (Sankarankovil RTO)
2nd Grade Municipality

Puliangudi (புளியங்குடி), a Grade – II Municipal town is located between Kadayanallur and Rajapalayam on the National Highway 208 (Kollam to Tirumangalam). It falls under the administrative jurisdiction of Tirunelveli District and Kadayanallur Taluk. Taluk headquarters, Sivagiri is located at a distance of 20km from Puliangudi in northern direction, 40km North of Rajapalayam and 30 km South of Tenkasi. It is a second largest (in terms of area) urban centre in the district and it is close to the foothills of the Western Ghats in the eastern side. The District Headquarters, Tirunelveli is 70 km away from Puliangudi in southeast direction. Courtallam, famous for its waterfalls, is located at a distance 35 km in western side of the town. Sengottai and Kollam towns are also located at a distance of 38 km and 130 km respectively in the western side. so puliyangudi have fullfil bus services from sengottai to madurai.

Geography

Puliangudi is located at . It is mainly an agricultural based town and is famous for its Lemon market; Puliangudi is also called as ‘Lemon City’. During the past years the economic driver of the town was agriculture & allied activities.

Puliangudi town is spread across an area of 55.16 km² and it is divided into 33 wards. The town is located at the junction of roads from Madurai, Rajapalayam, Sankarankoil, Kadayanallur, Tenkasi, Sengottai and Kollam. The town is surrounded in the north by Vasuthevanallur Town Panchayat and in the south by Punniyapuram Village Panchayat. Mullikulam Village Panchayat forms the physical boundary of Puliangudi in eastern directions. Reserve forest area forms a boundary along western side.

Demographics

Religious census
Religion			Percent(%)
Hindu			72.22%
Muslim			20.88%
Christian			6.81%
Sikh			0.01%
Other			0.07%

As per the religious census of 2011, Puliankudi (M) had 72.22% Hindus, 20.88% Muslims, 6.81% Christians, 0.01% Sikhs and 0.07% following other religions.

Education

{{Puliangudi has 18 Higher Secondary schools and the students come to study from nearer municipalities of sankarankovil, kadayanallur and vasudevanallur. Some of the Schools in Puliangudi are as follows:

1. Government Boys Hr Sec School

2. Government Girls Hr Sec School

3. HNUC Hr Sec School

4. Sri Kanna Matriculation Hr Sec School

5. Seventh Day Adventist Matriculation Hr Sec School

6. Suyambulingam Hr Sec School

7. Seeniammal Hr Sec School

8. R C high school

9. Selvan Nursery & Primary School

10. Arun Nursery & Primary School

11. Agasthiar Nursery & Primary School

12. Quid-e-Millath Hr Sec School

13. Senaithalaivar Hr Sec School

14. Mohidheen Andavar school

15. T.D.T.A.Middle school

16. A.V.S high school

17. New Crescent matriculation school (CBSC)

18. Kanna Girls Hr.Sec.School

19. HNUC High School, Chinthamani

20. Packiathai Middle School }}

External links

• Puliyankudi travel guide from Wikivoyage