Pettai, Tirunelveli

Mohamed Nainar Pallivasal
Pettai
பேட்டை
town
Pettai
Coordinates: 08°43′18″N 77°39′35″E / 8.72167°N 77.65972°E / 8.72167; 77.65972Coordinates: 08°43′18″N 77°39′35″E / 8.72167°N 77.65972°E / 8.72167; 77.65972
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli
Elevation 54 m (177 ft)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 627004

Pettai is an industrial area in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located approximately seven kilometers west of downtown Tirunelveli along the Southern Railway line to Tenkasi.[1] Pettai is very famous for its big mosque which is known as Muhammad Nainar Pallivasal. It has a very diverse population. It is also famous for Parotta Stalls. One of the famous one being Mubarak Parotta stall. The city is also famous for the rotti kadai bus top. It is also famous for Vandi stand vegetarian restaurant. It has a general hospital, two post offices and other notable places. The co-operative mills were also here. One industrial training institute, the M.D.T. Hindu College, is there.


Demographics

At the 2001 census, Pettai had 1,060 inhabitants, with 534 males and 526 females.[2][3]

Notes

  1. "PEA/Pettai Railway Station Satellite Map". India Rail Info. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013.
  2. "Primary Census Abstract - Census 2001". Directorate of Census Operations - Tamil Nadu.
  3. 2001 Census Village Code = 1603800, "2001 Census of India: List of Villages by Tehsil: Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. p. 288. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2011.
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