Back ضاحية بودوكوتتي Arabic بودوكوتتى ARZ पुदुकोटै जिला Bihari Pudukkottai (distrito) CEB Pudukkottai (Distrikt) German Distrito de Pudukkottai Spanish Pudukkottai barrutia Basque بخش پدوکوتائی Persian Pudukkottain piirikunta Finnish District de Pudukkottai French
Pudukkottai District | |
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     Clockwise from top-left: Pudukkottai District Court, Avudayar Kovil, Thirumayam Fort, Moovar Kovil, Sittanavasal Cave Temple | |
.svg) Location in Tamil Nadu | |
 Pudukkottai district | |
| Coordinates: 10°23′N 78°49′E / 10.38°N 78.82°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tamil Nadu |
| District | Pudukkottai |
| City Corporations | Pudukkottai |
| Pudukkottai | 14 January 1974 |
| Headquarters | Pudukkottai |
| Talukas | Pudukkottai, Aranthangi, Alangudi, Karambakudi, Thirumayam, Ponnamaravathi, Gandarvakottai, Avudaiyarkoil, Manamelkudi, Kulathur, Iluppur. |
| Government | |
| • District Collector & District Magistrate | I S Mercy Ramya, IAS |
| • Superintendent of Police | Vanditha Pandey, IPS |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,663 km2 (1,800 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,618,345 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil, |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 621xxx, 622xxx, 614xxx, 613xxx |
| Telephone code | 04322 |
| ISO 3166 code | [[ISO 3166-2:IN|]] |
| Vehicle registration | TN-55 |
| Coastline | 42 kilometres (26 mi) |
| Largest city | Pudukkottai |
| Sex ratio | M-50%/F-50% ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 80% |
| Legislature type | elected |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 4 (Partly) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | 6 |
| Precipitation | 827 millimetres (32.6 in) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 40.9 °C (105.6 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 17.8 °C (64.0 °F) |
| Website | pudukkottai |
Pudukkottai District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The city of Pudukkottai is the district headquarters. It is also known colloquially as Pudhugai.
Pudukkottai district is bounded on the northeast and east by Thanjavur District, on the southeast by the Palk Strait, on the southwest by Ramanathapuram and Sivaganga districts, and on the west and northwest by Tiruchirapalli District. As of 2011, the district had a population of 1,618,345 with a sex-ratio of 1,015 females for every 1,000 males.
The district has an area of 4,663 km2 with a coastline of 42 km. The district lies between 78° 25' and 79° 15' east longitude and between 9° 50' and 10° 40' of the north latitude.