Maducarai
Maducarai 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
Mathukkarai | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Maducarai Location in Puducherry, India  Maducarai Maducarai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 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
Maducarai is bordered by Kariamanickam in the east and rest of three sides bordered by Tamil nadu villages.
Transport
Maducarai is located at 32 km. from Pondicherry. Maducarai can be reached directly by any bus running between Pondicherry and Maducarai.
Road Network
Maducarai is connected to Pondicherry by Mangalam - Maducarai State Highway (RC-19).
Tourism
Marakaleswarar Temple
Marakaleswarar Temple is one of the ancient temple in Puducherry. It belongs to Chozha period.
Freedom Fighters Arch
Freedom 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
- 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
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
Maducarai is a part of Nettapakkam (Union Territory Assembly constituency) which comes under Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)
References
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)