Gandarvakottai | |
Native Name Lang: | ta |
Settlement Type: | town |
Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
Coordinates: | 10.6°N 79.0167°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Pudukkottai |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 613301 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 04322 |
Registration Plate: | TN-55 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Coastline |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 0km (00miles) |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Thanjavur |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Trichy |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Avg. summer temperature |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | 40°C |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Avg. winter temperature |
Blank2 Info Sec2: | 25°C |
Gandarvakottai is a taluk under Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is the big town between Pudukottai and Thanjavur. The nearest city is Thanjavur, 22 km away.
Gandarvakottai is the junction of 36 village peoples. Thuvar, Veladipatti, Manjampatti, Pisanathur, Sundampatti, Mattangal, Sivanthanpatti, Aravampatti, and Komapuram are the main villages in the vicinity. Many higher secondary schools and matriculation schools are there. In Gkt 1000year-old siva temple, 500 year old Kothanda ramar temple,Mariamman temple, kamakshi temple, ayappan temple, church and mosque are here. The most common occupation is agriculture and most people are daily wagers. Gkt has many engineers, doctors, businessmen and a few architects. The nearest seaport is Tuticorin, which is situated 380 km from Gkt. The nearest airport is Tiruchirapalli Airport, which is about 32 km from Pudukkottai. Regular air services available between Trichy, Colombo, Sharjah, Chennai, Kuwait, Singapore, Malaysia and Cochin.
It is located at .[1] Gandarvakottai is a village panchayat located in the Pudukkottai district of Tamil-Nadu state, India. The latitude 10.523931 and longitude 78.963547 are the geocoordinate of the Gandarvakottai. Chennai is the state capital for Gandarvakottai village. It is located around 375 kilometers away from Gandarvakottai.Nearby districts are Thanjavur (30 km), Trichy (45 km) and Madurai (150 km). Tanjore Brahadeeswara Temple is nearby.
As per the 2001 census, Gandarvakottai had a total population of79925[2] with 39984 males and 39941 females. Out of the totalpopulation 43,937 people were literate.