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Pudukkottai
Pudukkottai is the administrative headquarters of Pudukkottai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a city located on the banks of the Vellar River. It has been ruled at various times by the Mutharaiyar dynasty, Cholas, Early Pandyas, Thondaimans and the British. It is located about 395 kilometers (245 mi) southwest of the capital, Chennai, and about 55 kilometers (34 mi) southeast of Tiruchirappalli. Santhi Soundarajan, the first female Asian Games participant from Tamil Nadu, is from Pudukkottai.
As the district headquarters, Pudukkottai has district administrative offices as well as educational institutions, colleges and government schools. Pudukkottai is part of the Pudukkottai constituency and elects its members to the Legislative Assembly every five years; and is part of the Lok Sabha constituency comprising Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, Tiruchirappalli and Karur. The city is governed by a select quality municipality, established in 1912 under the Municipal Corporations Act. Pudukkottai covers an area of 21.25 km2 and had a population of 117,745 in 2011. Roads are the main means of transport into the city, although rail links also exist. The nearest airport is Tiruchirappalli International Airport, located at a distance of 45 km from the city.
It is one of the few towns and cities in the List of AMRUT Smart Cities in Tamil Nadu that have been selected for the AMRUT schemes of the Central Government and the development activities are carried out by the Government of Tamil Nadu.

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