Bethaniapuram | |
Native Name Lang: | ta |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Tamil Nadu |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Bethaniapuram, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) |
Coordinates: | 9.9361°N 78.0943°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Madurai district |
Established Title: | |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 164 |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil language, English language |
Demographics1 Title2: | Speech |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 625016 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone Code |
Area Code: | 0452xxxxxxx |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Neighbourhoods |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Madurai, Arasaradi, Arappalayam, Koodal Nagar, Vilangudi, Thathaneri, Simmakkal, South Gate and Yanaikkal |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Corporation |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Dr. S. Aneesh Sekhar, I. A. S. |
Blank4 Name Sec1: | LS |
Blank4 Info Sec1: | Madurai Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank5 Name Sec1: | VS |
Blank5 Info Sec1: | Madurai West Assembly constituency |
Blank6 Name Sec1: | MP |
Blank7 Name Sec1: | MLA |
Website: | https://madurai.nic.in |
Bethaniapuram is a neighbourhood in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Bethaniapuram people celebrated Pongal celebrations of the year 2023 as 'Mamadurai People Unity Pongal Festival 2023'.[6]
Bethaniapuram is located at an altitude of about 164 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 9.9361°N 78.0943°W.[7]
Bethaniapuram area is polluted by the health hazardous residues from Aluminium vessel manufacturing units that are run in surrounding areas. The residues are mound along the banks of river Vaigai off Bethaniapuram.[8]
Bethaniapuram is one of the areas of Madurai Corporation that received battery operated vehicles for the purpose of solid waste management, an initiative of the State Government of Tamil Nadu.[9]
Bethaniapuram is served by a Corporation park viz., Amma Children's park that is built with play equipments such as swings, slides, etc.[10]
A private liquor bar in Bethaniapuram was protested against by the ruling party and its allies to remove it from its place.[11]
Bethaniapuram area falls under the Madurai West Assembly constituency.[12] The winner of the election held in the year 2021 as the member of its assembly constituency is Sellur K. Raju.[13] Also, this area belongs to Madurai Lok Sabha constituency. The winner of the election held in the year 2019, as the member of its Lok Sabha constituency is S. Venkatesan.[14]