Puliyur, Nagapattinam Explained

Puliyur
Native Name Lang:ta
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Tamil Nadu#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:10.7723°N 79.7833°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Nagapattinam
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tamil
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:TN-51

Puliyur is a village in Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is situated 7 km from Nagapattinam, District Headquarters and 3 km from Sikkal. The main deity is Lord Shiva called Vyagrapureeshwarar and the village in ancient days called as Vyagrapuri. There are quite a number of temples in this village such as 1. Sivagamasundari samedha Vyagrapureshwara temple2. Lakshmi Narayana Perumal Temple3. Varasiddhi vinayagar Temple4. Ayyanar temple 5. Selvamuthu mariamman Temple

The village is famous for lot of Hindu religious activities and vyagrapuri seva trust located in Chennai actively takes part and arranges the festivals.

Themangalam, Puliyur, Adipallam, Sirangudi, Sikkavalam are combined functions as puliyur village and called as Themangalam Panchayat. Puliyur is also called as Sirangudi Puliyur. Puliyur has a total population of about 3000.

The nearest airport is at Tiruchirapalli, which is 130 kilometres from Puliyur and Chennai International Airport is approx. 350 kilometers away. This village is about 1 km north of Tiruvarur - Nagapattinam Highway. Bus stop - RamarMadam. Nearest Railway Station is Nagapattinam about 7 km

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