Maducarai

Maducarai is a panchayat village[1] in Nettapakkam Commune in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It is also a revenue village under Nettapakkam firka. Muducarai consists of two village panchayats namely Maducarai(East) and Maducarai(West).

Maducarai

Mathukkarai
Village
Maducarai
Location in Puducherry, India
Maducarai
Maducarai (India)
Coordinates: 11.868947°N 79.605925°E / 11.868947; 79.605925
Country India
StatePuducherry
DistrictPondicherry
TalukBahour
CommuneNettapakkam
Languages
 • OfficialFrench, Tamil, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
605 105
Telephone code0413
Vehicle registrationPY-01
Sex ratio50% ♂/♀

Geography

Maducarai is bordered by Kariamanickam in the east and rest of three sides bordered by Tamil nadu villages.

Transport

Maducarai is located at 32 km. from Pondicherry. Maducarai can be reached directly by any bus running between Pondicherry and Maducarai.

Road Network

Maducarai is connected to Pondicherry by Mangalam - Maducarai State Highway (RC-19).

Tourism

Marakaleswarar Temple

Marakaleswarar Temple is one of the ancient temple in Puducherry. It belongs to Chozha period.

Freedom Fighters Arch

Freedom Fighters Centenary Year Memorial Arch is located on Siruvandhadu road. The pillars in the arch has the list of freedom fighters who fought for the merger of Pondicherry with the Indian Union.

People from Maducarai
  • V. Venkatasubha Reddiar, freedom fighter and politician, was a Chief minister of Pondicherry.
  • V. Vaithilingam, politician, was a Chief minister of Pondicherry.
  • M. D. R. Ramachandran, politician, was a Chief minister of Pondicherry.
  • Map of Maducarai(East), Nettapakkam Commune
  • Map of Maducarai(West), Nettapakkam Commune
  • Marakkaaleeswarar Temple Entrance
  • Freedom Fighters Centenary Year Memorial Arch
  • Freedom Fighters Centenary Year Memorial Arch- Close up
  • Maducarai Bus Stand
  • Maducarai (East) Village Panchayat Office

Politics

Maducarai is a part of Nettapakkam (Union Territory Assembly constituency) which comes under Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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