Kanadukathan, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, India

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Kanadukathan is a heritage Chettinad town in Tamil Nadu’s Sivaganga district, renowned for its palatial mansions, distinctive architecture, and cultural significance.

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instanceOf settlement ⓘ
town ⓘ
administrativeDivision Karaikudi taluk ⓘ
architecturalStyle Chettinad architecture ⓘ
buildingFeature large courtyards in mansions ⓘ
long axial streets with aligned mansions ⓘ
ornate facades and carved wooden doors ⓘ
buildingMaterialTradition lime plaster and Athangudi tiles in houses ⓘ
climate tropical savanna climate ⓘ
country India ⓘ
countrySubdivision India ⓘ
cuisineRegion Chettinad cuisine ⓘ
culturalRegion Chettinad ⓘ
distanceTo approximately 15 km from Karaikudi ⓘ
district Sivaganga district ⓘ
economicActivity hospitality and heritage hotels ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
governingBody local panchayat ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus heritage town (regional recognition) ⓘ
hasNearbyAirport Tiruchirappalli International Airport ⓘ
hasTourismAttraction heritage Chettinad mansions ⓘ
ornate streetscapes with pillared mansions ⓘ
hasTransport railway station on the Tiruchirappalli–Rameswaram line ⓘ
heritageCategory traditional Chettiar settlement ⓘ
heritageSignificance represents wealth and lifestyle of Nattukottai Chettiars ⓘ
knownFor Chettinad architecture ⓘ
Chettinad heritage mansions ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ
palatial houses of Chettiar community ⓘ
localLanguage Tamil ⓘ
locatedIn Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, India ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time ⓘ
majorCommunity Nattukottai Chettiars ⓘ
nearestCity Karaikudi ⓘ
officialLanguage Tamil ⓘ
postalCode 630103 ⓘ
railwayStationName Kanadukathan railway station ⓘ
railwayZone Southern Railway zone ⓘ
region Chettinad ⓘ
religionMajority Hinduism ⓘ
religiousSiteType Hindu temples ⓘ
roadConnectivity connected by road to Karaikudi and Pudukkottai ⓘ
state Tamil Nadu ⓘ
timeZoneUTCOffset +05:30 ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ
vehicleRegistrationCode TN-63 ⓘ

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P. Chidambaram → placeOfBirth → Kanadukathan, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, India ⓘ