Nelpettai

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Nelpettai
Nelpettai, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
Coordinates: 9°55′23″N78°07′31″E / 9.923100°N 78.125400°E / 9.923100; 78.125400 Coordinates: 9°55′23″N78°07′31″E / 9.923100°N 78.125400°E / 9.923100; 78.125400
Country Flag of India.svg  India
State TamilNadu Logo.svg Tamil Nadu
District Madurai district
Elevation
159 m (522 ft)
Languages
   Official Tamil language, English language
  Speech Tamil language, English language
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
625001
Telephone Code0452xxxxxxx
Neighbourhoods Madurai, Goripalayam, Sellur, Simmakkal, Yanaikkal, East Gate, South Gate
Corporation Madurai Municipal Corporation
LS Madurai Lok Sabha constituency
VS Madurai South Assembly constituency
MP S. Venkatesan
MLA M. Boominathan
Website https://madurai.nic.in

Nelpettai is a neighbourhood in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India. [1] [2] Muslims live in large clusters in Nelpettai. [3] Albert Victor Bridge which is more than 133 years old, that connects Nelpettai and Goripalayam, is constructed over river Vaigai. Nelpettai has a non-vegetarian market that sells fish, meat such as mutton, chicken, etc. [4] [5] On East Veli street, a famous non-vegetarian restaurant namely Amsavalli bhavan biryani restaurant that functions beyond decades, is located. [6] A bridge 3.2 km long and 12 m wide, is planned to be constructed to reduce traffic congestion, in between Madurai Corporation Ecopark just opposite of Madurai Corporation building and Nelpettai Anna statue junction, at a project cost of about ₹175.80 crore. [7]

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Location

Located at an altitude of about 159 m above the mean sea level, the geographical coordinates of Nelpettai are 9°55'23.2"N, 78°07'31.4"E (i.e., 9.923100°N, 78.125400°E).

Neighbourhoods

Madurai, Goripalayam, Sellur, Simmakkal, Yanaikkal, East Gate and South Gate are some of the important neighbourhoods of Nelpettai.

Transport

Road transport

Nelpettai is well connected to other parts of Madurai via. important roads viz., East Veli street, North Veli street, Munichalai road, East Masi street, North Masi street, Yanaikkal bridge and Albert Victor Bridge. Madurai City Transport Corporation operates numerous bus services via. Nelpettai. Nelpettai is served by Periyar Bus Terminus at the heart of Madurai, Anna Bus Terminus near Anna Nagar, MGR Bus Terminus in Mattuthavani and Arappalayam Bus Terminus.

Rail transport

Madurai Junction railway station which is busy round-the-clock is situated at 2 km from Nelpettai.

Air transport

From Nelpettai, Madurai Airport is located at about 12 km in Avaniapuram.

Education

School

Madurai Corporation Umarupulavar school is situated in Nelpettai near Albert Victor Bridge.

Worshipping

Mosque

Nelpettai has a worshipping place for Muslims viz.,Sungam Mosque. [8]

Politics

Nelpettai comes under Madurai South Assembly constituency, with the winner of its legislative assembly elections held in the year 2021, as M. Boominathan. It also comes under Madurai Lok Sabha constituency for which the parliamentary elections were held in the year 2019 with the winner as S. Venkatesan.

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