Podanur
Podanur or Pothanoor or Pothanur is a neighbourhood in the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India. Its history goes back to the creation of a major railway station and colony during British rule.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town
- Description: Suburb of Coimbatore
- Also known as: “Podanoor”, “Podanur Junction”, “Podanūr Junction”, and “Pothanur”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Podanur Junction railway station and Eachanari Vinayagar Temple.
Podanur Junction railway station
Railway station
Photo: Gnoeee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Podanur Junction railway station is an Indian railway station in Podanur, Coimbatore. It comes under the purview of the Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone and is categorised as NSG-4 under the Indian railway station classification system.
Eachanari Vinayagar Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Durai.velumani, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eachanari Vinayagar Temple is a temple dedicated to Hindu god Vinayagar, situated in the village Eachanari near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is situated about 12 km from the city of Coimbatore on NH 209. Eachanari Vinayagar Temple is situated 4 km south of Podanur.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kuniyamuthur and Coimbatore.
Kuniyamuthur
Suburb
Photo: Durai.velumani, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kuniyamuthur is a municipality in Coimbatore South taluk of Coimbatore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the arterial road connecting Coimbatore with Palakkad. Kuniyamuthur is situated 3½ km west of Podanur.
Coimbatore
Photo: Booradleyp1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coimbatore is an industrial city of 2 million people in Tamil Nadu, often likened to being the Manchester or Detroit of Southern India. It's famous for the manufacture of motor-pump sets and varied engineering goods.
Madukkarai
Town
Photo: Rsrikanth05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Madukkarai is a municipality in Coimbatore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of Madukkarai taluk. It was a panchayat town till 2021, when it was upgraded to a municipality. Madukkarai is situated 6 km southwest of Podanur.
Podanur
- Categories: Vorort and locality
- Location: Madukkarai taluk, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
10.95856° or 10° 57′ 31″ northLongitude
76.98831° or 76° 59′ 18″ eastElevation
406 metres (1,332 feet)Open location code
7J2RXX5Q+C8OpenStreetMap ID
node 319536922OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Tamil—“Podanur” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Podanur”
- Malayalam: “പോത്തനൂർ”
- Oriya: “ପୋଡାନ୍ନୁର”
- Tamil: “போத்தனூர்”
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Notable Places Nearby
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Podanur”. Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.