Far Southern Tamil Nadu
Tirunelveli
Palayamkottai

Palayamkottai

Palayamkottai is a neighbourhood in , incorporated within the Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation. It is situated on the east bank of the Thamirabarani river, with the exception of its downtown area, which is present on the west bank.
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  • Type: Suburb with 100,000 residents
  • Description: Village in Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Also known as: “Pālaiyamkottai”, “Pālamcottah”, “Palamkotta”, and “Pālayankottai”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Palayankottai railway station and Palayamkottai Central Prison.

Railway station
Photo: Vishwa Sundar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Prison
is located in Palayamkottai, , . The prison was built during 1880 and was operating as a district jail until 1929.

College
Photo: Pon Malar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as TVMC, is a public medical institution in , located in the city of , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Melapalayam and Thalaiyuthu.

Suburb
is a neighborhood of in , situated on the east bank of the . The neighborhood's name comes from its location west of Palayamkottai. is situated 3 km southwest of Palayamkottai.

Town
Sankar Nagar or is a panchayat town in in the state of . It is located about 8 km north of on the way to on highway NH 44. is situated 8 km north of Palayamkottai.

Palayamkottai

Latitude
8.71562° or 8° 42′ 56″ north
Longitude
77.74104° or 77° 44′ 28″ east
Population
100,000
Elevation
50 metres (164 feet)
Open location code
6JWVPP8R+6C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3421197613
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1260743
Wiki­data ID
Q7126961
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Urdu—“Palayamkottai” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “পালায়মকোট্টাই”
  • Catalan: “Palamcottah”
  • Catalan: “Palayamkottai”
  • Chinese: “帕莱雅姆科泰”
  • Chinese: “帕萊雅姆科泰”
  • Dutch: “Palayamkottai”
  • French: “Palayamkottai”
  • German: “Palayamkottai”
  • Gujarati: “પલાયમકોટ્ટાઈ”
  • Hindi: “पालयमकोट्टे”
  • Irish: “Palayamkottai”
  • Italian: “Palayamkottai”
  • Japanese: “パラヤムコッタイ”
  • Kannada: “ಪಾಲಯಂಕೊಟ್ಟೈ”
  • Korean: “팔라얌코타이”
  • Malayalam: “പാലയംകോട്ടൈ”
  • Portuguese: “Palayamkottai”
  • Russian: “Палаямкоттаи”
  • Spanish: “Palayamkottai”
  • Swedish: “Palayamkottai”
  • Tamil: “பாளையங்கோட்டை”
  • Tamil: “பாளையம்கோட்டை”
  • Telugu: “పాలయంకొట్టాయ్”
  • Urdu: “پالام کوٹائی”
  • Urdu: “پالایامکوتتای”

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