Golden Rock (, ''Ponmalai'') is one of the four zones of
Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli (), also known as Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with being the best livable and the cleanest city of T ...
. The railway colony and railway workshop are nearby
Demographics
The majority of the area is occupied by
Golden Rock Railway Workshop
The Golden Rock Railway Workshop (officially the Central Workshop, Golden Rock, abbreviated GOC), in Ponmalai (Golden Rock), Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, is one of three railway workshops serving Indian Railways' Southern Railway zone. The wo ...
and its residential colonies for its employees.
Neighbourhoods
Its neighborhoods are Kalkandar Kottai, Keezhakkurichy, Nathamaadipatti, Ponmalaipatti, Kottapattu, Subramaniyapuram, Sangiliandapuram,
Senthaneerpuram
Senthaneerpuram is an industrial neighbourhood in the city of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India. It forms a part of the Golden Rock zone of the Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation. The Trichy Distilleries and Chemicals Limited (TDCL) wa ...
, Ambikapuram, Thangeswari Nagar, Ex-servicemen colony. Most of the civilians of golden rock are S.Rly employees. It is well known for its
shandy (market) held every Sunday, which was established during
British rule
The British Raj ( ; from Hindustani , 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the colonial rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent,
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in 1926.
Transport
Nearest Railway Stations are (GOC), Manjatidal (MCJ) and (TPJ).
Healthcare
It has one of the city's oldest hospital belonging to
Indian Railways
Indian Railways is a state-owned enterprise that is organised as a departmental undertaking of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of the Government of India and operates India's national railway system. , it manages the fou ...
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Divisional Railway Hospital.
See also
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Battle of Golden Rock
The Battle of Golden Rock was fought between forces of the British and French East India Companies on 26 June 1753, during the Second Carnatic War. French troops, assisted by Mysorean troops led by Monsieur Astruc, assaulted a British outpo ...
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Central Workshops
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Railway Mixed Higher Secondary School
References
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Neighbourhoods and suburbs of Tiruchirappalli