Bahour (East)

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Bahour(East)
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Bahour(East)
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Bahour(East)
Bahour(East) (India)
Coordinates: 11°48′23″N79°44′43″E / 11.806489°N 79.745378°E / 11.806489; 79.745378 Coordinates: 11°48′23″N79°44′43″E / 11.806489°N 79.745378°E / 11.806489; 79.745378
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Puducherry
District Puducherry
Population
 (2001)
  Total36,983
Languages
  Official French, Tamil, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
607 402
Telephone code0413
Vehicle registration PY-01
Sex ratio 50% /

Bahour (East) is a village in Commune in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It consists of few areas of Bahour and the entire part of Bahourpet.

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Geography

Bahour (East) is bordered by Bahour(West) in the west, Kudiyiruppupalayam in the north, Manapattu, Krishnavaram in the east and Parikkalpattu in the south.

Road Network

Kanniakoil–Bahour Road (RC-28) passes through Bahour(East). This road connects Bahour with National Highways-45A.

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Kuruvinatham is a village in Bahour Commune of Bahour taluk in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. Kuruvinatham serves as a gateway for all buses going between Villupuram - Cuddalore via Thirubuvanai. It lies on the southwestern tip of Bahour Enclave of Puducherry district.

Soriyankuppam is a village in Bahour Commune of Bahour taluk in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. Soriyankuppam serves as a bypass for Puducherry - Panruti route via Savadi. It lies on southern tip of Bahour Enclave of Puducherry district.

Parikkalpattu is a village in Bahour Commune of Bahour taluk in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It lies on southern border of Bahour Enclave of Puducherry district.

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Aranganur is a village in Bahour Commune of Bahour taluk in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It lies on north side in the Bahour Enclave of Puducherry district. Aranganur village is a part of Seliamedu Village Panchayat.

Kudiyiruppupalayam is a village in Bahour Commune of Bahour taluk in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It lies on north side in the Bahour Enclave of Puducherry district.

Pillaiyarkuppam is a village in Bahour Commune of Bahour taluk in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It lies 2 km east of NH-45A.

Kirumampakkam is a village in Bahour Commune of Bahour taluk in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It lies on Cuddalore road (NH-45A) at a distance of 15 km from Pondicherry.

Pannithittu is a village in Bahour Commune of Bahour taluk in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It lies east of NH-45A at a distance of 2 km from it. River Malattar joins Bay of Bengal at Pannithittu.

Manappattu is a village in Bahour Commune of Bahour taluk in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It lies east of NH-45A at a distance of 2 km from it.

Pudukuppam is a village in Bahour Commune of Bahour taluk in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It lies east of NH-45A at a distance of 2 km from it.

Krishnavaram is a village in Bahour Commune of Bahour taluk in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. This is the last village of Puducherry district to lie on NH-45A between Puducherry-Cuddalore. In other words, Krishnavaram is the gateway to Puducherry from Cuddalore. There exists an Arch at this village which is mentioned as Mullodai Arch as it lies near Mullodai. Krishnavaram is also known by the name Mathi Krishnapuram. An ancient Vishnu temple in dilapidated condition exists in this village which needs immediate attention from the devotees.

Moorthikuppam is a village in Bahour Commune of Bahour taluk in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It lies on Pudukuppam-Soriyankuppam road. Pannithittu-Pudukuppam road also connects Moorthikuppam. Moorthikuppam is a part of Pudukuppam Village Panchayat.

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