Puliyankudi
Puliyangudi | |
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City | |
Puliyangudi Puliyangudi, Tamil Nadu | |
| 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 after | (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 | |
Puliyangudi is a municipal town located in Tenkasi district.The town located between Tenkasi and Rajapalayam on the National Highway 208 (Kollam to Tirumangalam).
It falls under the administrative jurisdiction of Tenkasi District and Kadayanallur Taluk. Taluk headquarters, Kadayanallur, is 16 km south from Puliyangudi, and the district headquarters, Tenkasi lies 31 km south. It is nicknamed the "Lemon City of India". The climate, soil, and marketing facilities in Puliyangudi are particularly suitable for lemon cultivation. It has two big lemon markets located in Puliyangudi and Punnaiyapuram lemon markets especially for exporting lemons in daily Tamilnadu other districts area and Kerala state. Puliyangudi's Big Mosque or Jumma Masjid, built by the Lebbai family (Lebbai Sha), holds significant historical and cultural importance. The Lebbai family was influential in the early period, playing a central role in leading the Muslim community in Puliyangudi.