Nallavadu is a village in Ariyankuppam Commune in the Union Territory of

Puducherry Puducherry or Pondicherry may refer to: * Puducherry (union territory), a union territory of India ** Pondicherry, capital of the union territory of Puducherry ** Puducherry district, a district of the union territory of Puducherry ** Puducherry ta ...

, India. Part of the village lies in the Cuddalore district of

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil languag ...

, and is governed by Singirikudi

village panchayat Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...

. It is by far the tiniest exclave of

within Puducherry.

Geography

Nallavadu is bordered by Chunnambar river in the north, Bay of Bengal and Nallavadu(Tamil Nadu) in the east, Panithittu and Madalapet(

) in the south,

Pooranankuppam Moorthikuppam is a panchayat village in Ariyankuppam Commune in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It is also a revenue village under Ariyankuppam firka. Geography Poornankuppam is bordered by Chunnambar river in the north, Nallavadu ...

, Pillaiyarthittu and

Andiarpalayam Andiarpalayam is a village in Ariyankuppam Commune in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. Geography Andiarpalayam is bordered by Pooranankuppam in the north, Nallavadu in the east, Madalapet (Tamil Nadu) in the south and Thavalakuppam ...

in the West. Nallavadu is surrounded by sea and back-waters and it is one of the beautiful small island in Puducherry.

Demographics

Nallavadu has an average literacy rate of 80.51%, male literacy is 84.89%, and female literacy is 76.13%. In Nallavadu, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. People here are well educated and spread across the globe. It has school, hospital, library, hotels, groceries shops & markets are available for people's daily routines.

Transport

Nallavadu is located at 2.2 km from

Thavalakuppam Thavalakuppam is a panchayat village in Ariyankuppam Commune in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It is also a revenue village under Ariyankuppam Firka. Geography Thavalakuppam is bordered by Sankaraparani River in the north, Po ...

–Nallavadu Road. One can reach Thavalakuppam Koot Road by any local bus from

Pondicherry Pondicherry (), now known as Puducherry ( French: Pondichéry ʊdʊˈtʃɛɹi(listen), on-dicherry, is the capital and the most populous city of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India. The city is in the Puducherry district on the sout ...

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and

Karaiyanputtur Karaiyamputhur is a village in Bahour Commune of Bahour taluk in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It is one of the 11 Enclaves of Puducherry. Karaiyamputhur serves as a gateway to Puducherry - Panruti route. It lies on the southwest ...

running via

Ariyankuppam Ariyankuppam (also known by its former name Ariancoupom) is a Town, Commune, Sub-Taluk, and Assembly Constituency in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. The streets in Ariyankuppam are straight and in grid form, similar to Puducherry bou ...

or any route bus from

Cuddalore Cuddalore, also spelt as Kadalur (), is the city and headquarters of the Cuddalore District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Situated south of Chennai, Cuddalore was an important port during the British Raj. While the early history of Cudda ...

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and

Karaikal Karaikal ( /kʌdɛkʌl/, french: Karikal /kaʁikal/) is a town of the Indian Union Territory of Puducherry. Karaikal was sold to the French by the Rajah of Thanjavur and became a French Colony in 1739. The French held control, with oc ...

running via ECR. From Thavalakuppam Koot Road, you have to walk 2.2 km towards east to reach Nallavadu. Auto rickshaws are available around the clock (24x7) at Thavalakuppam to reach Nallavadu. Nallavadu can also be reached directly by PRTC Bus (Route No. 14A) running between Pondicherry and Nallavadu.

Road Network

Nallavadu is connected to

by Thavalakuppam–Nallavadu Road. Alternate route Thavalakuppam–Poornankuppam-Pudukuppaam-Nallavadu

Tourism

Angalamman Koil

Arulmigu Angalamman Koil is one of the oldest temple in Nallavadu. Vellalan Kottai &

Mayana Kollai Mayana Kollai is a festival celebrated after Shivarathri on the first full moon day of February at the Angala Parameswari temples in Tamil Nadu, India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is t ...

of Angalaman koil are very famous here in this village.

Arulmigu Manonmani Amman Koil

Arulmigu Manonmani Amman Koil is one of the oldest temple in Nallavadu. Sedal & kavadi ursavam of Manonmani amman temple are very famous in this village.

Arulmigu Muthalamman Amman Koil

Arulmigu Muthalamman Koil is one of the oldest temple in Nallavadu. Sedal ursavam & ther ottam of Muthalamman temple are very famous in this village.

Kutti Aandavar Koil

Kutti aandavar kovil is one of the oldest temple and it is located in south border of Nallavadu. aadi thiruvizha is very famous in this village.

Nallavadu Beach

Nallavadu beach is very famous for virgin sandy beach in pondicherry. It is 2.5 km long and it is hard to find footpath on south side of the beach as no residents in those areas.

Fish Market

Nallavadu Fish Market is the very famous fish market in Pondicherry, people in this village go for fishing everyday and we can get fresh sea foods in this market all time.

Kailash Beach Resort

Kailash Beach Resort located at from Nallavadu is one of the famous private beach resort in

Le Pondy Beach Resort

Le Pondy Beach Resort located at from Nallavadu is one of the famous private beach resort in

Seagull/Paradise Beach

Seagull/Paradise Beach located at from Nallavadu is one of the famous public beach resort in

Chunnambar Boat House

Chunnambar Boat House is located at from Nallavadu is one of the famous public beach resort in

Villages under Nallavadu Village Panchayat

* Nallavadu * Pudukuppam

Politics

Nallavadu is part of

Manavely Manavely is a Census Town in Ariyankuppam Commune in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. Geography Manavely is bordered by Kakkayanthope in the north, Veerampattinam in the east, Sankaraparani River in the south and Ariyankuppam (We ...

assembly constituency, and forms part of

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-pas ...

constituency.

References

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External links

Official website of the Government of the Union Territory of PuducherryKailash Beach ResortLe Pondy Beach Resort
Villages in Puducherry district Ariyankuppam