Ponnagaram, Madurai Explained

Ponnagaram, Madurai
Native Name Lang:ta
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Tamil Nadu
Pushpin Map Caption:Ponnagaram, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
Coordinates:9.9298°N 78.1101°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:161
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:+91452xxxxxxx
Blank1 Name Sec1:Neighbourhoods
Blank1 Info Sec1:Madurai, Arappalayam, Koodal Nagar, Vilangudi, Thathaneri, Arasaradi, Kalavasal, S. S. Colony, Simmakkal, South Gate and Yanaikkal
Blank2 Name Sec1:Corporation
Blank2 Info Sec1:Madurai Municipal Corporation
Blank3 Name Sec1:District Collector
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
Blank6 Info Sec1:S. Venkatesan
Blank7 Name Sec1:MLA
Blank7 Info Sec1:Sellur K. Raju
Website:https://madurai.nic.in

Ponnagaram is a neighbourhood in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India. Former CPM MLA late N. Nanmaran was born in Ponnagaram.[1] Vikaasa group of schools has a branch viz., Vikaasa School at Ponnagaram.[2]

Ponnagaram is located at an altitude of about 161 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 9.9298°N 78.1101°W (i.e., 9°55'47.3"N, 78°06'36.4"E).[3]

Ponnagaram area falls under the Madurai Central Assembly constituency.[4] The winner of the election held in the year 2021 as the member of its assembly constituency is P. T. R. Palanivel Thiagarajan.[5] 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.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Two-time CPM MLA Nanmaran passes away in Madurai at 74 . 2023-02-10 . The New Indian Express.
  2. Web site: Schools in Madurai . 2023-02-10 . en.
  3. Web site: GeoHack - Ponnagaram, Madurai . 2023-02-10 . geohack.toolforge.org.
  4. Web site: மதுரை மாநகராட்சி பகுதியில் - வார்டு வாரியாக சட்டப்பேரவை தொகுதிகள் . 2023-02-10 . Hindu Tamil Thisai . ta.
  5. Web site: 2022-12-19 . Madurai Central Assembly constituency . 2023-02-10 . en.
  6. Web site: 2022-12-08 . Madurai Lok Sabha constituency . 2023-02-10 . en.