Maducarai (மடுகரை) is a
panchayat village in
Nettapakkam Commune in the Union Territory of
Puducherry,
India
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. It is also a revenue village under
Nettapakkam firka. Muducarai consists of two village panchayats namely Maducarai(East) and Maducarai(West).
Geography
Maducarai is bordered by
Kariamanickam in the east and rest of three sides bordered by
Tamil nadu
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villages.
Transport
Maducarai is located at 32 km. from
Pondicherry
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. Maducarai can be reached directly by any bus running between Pondicherry and Maducarai.
Road Network
Maducarai is connected to
Pondicherry
Pondicherry, officially known as Puducherry, is the Capital city, capital and most populous city of the Puducherry (union territory), Union Territory of Puducherry in India. The city is in the Puducherry district on the southeast coast of Indi ...
by
Mangalam
Mangalam is a census town in Tiruppur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Geography
Mangalam is located at . It has an average elevation of 32 metres (104 feet).
It is located 1 kilometer toward the South from District headqua ...
- Maducarai State Highway (
RC-19).
Tourism
Marakaleswarar Temple
Marakaleswarar Temple is one of the ancient temple in
Puducherry.
It belongs to
Chozha period.
Freedom Fighters Arch
Freedom Fighters Centenary Year Memorial Arch is located on Siruvandhadu road. The pillars in the arch has the list of freedom fighters who fought for the merger of Pondicherry with the Indian Union.
People from Maducarai
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V. Venkatasubha Reddiar, freedom fighter and politician, was a Chief minister of Pondicherry.
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V. Vaithilingam, politician, was a Chief minister of Pondicherry.
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M. D. R. Ramachandran
M. D. R. Ramachandran (31 January 1934 – 8 December 2024) was an Indian politician. He served as Chief Minister of Pondicherry from 1980 to 1983 and from 1990 to 1991, and as Speaker of the Pondicherry Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2006. ...
, politician, was a Chief minister of Pondicherry.
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M. R. Subbaraya Gounder, politician, was a M.L.A during 1980 to 1983 of Pondicherry.
Gallery
File:Maducarai-East-Ward.jpg, Map of Maducarai(East), Nettapakkam Commune
File:Maducarai-West-Ward.jpg, Map of Maducarai(West), Nettapakkam Commune
File:MDK-Sivan-Koil-Entrance.JPG, Marakkaaleeswarar Temple Entrance
File:Maducarai-Entrance.JPG, Freedom Fighters Centenary Year Memorial Arch
File:MDK-Entrance1.JPG, Freedom Fighters Centenary Year Memorial Arch- Close up
File:Madukkarai-BS.JPG, Maducarai Bus Stand
File:MDK-East-Panchayat.JPG, Maducarai (East) Village Panchayat Office
Politics
Maducarai is a part of
Nettapakkam (Union Territory Assembly constituency) which comes under
Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)
References
External links
Official website of the Government of the Union Territory of Puducherry
{{Puducherry District
Villages in Puducherry district