Podaturpet (also Podhaturpet, Podhattoorpet or Pothatturpettai) is a Town under Pallipattu(Pallipet) Taluk in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Podaturpet is located between Tiruttani – Pallipattu(Pallipet) and Sholinghur – Nagari (Andhra pradesh) also one of the border towns of Tamilnadu - Andhra Pradesh. This Town panchayat has 18 wards. In local body elections 2022, ADMK won majority by winning 13 wards.
Demographics
India census, Podaturpet had a population of 28,040. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Podhaturpettai has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 45%. In Podhaturpettai, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Politics
The Andhra Pradesh and Madras Alteration of Boundaries Act, enacted in 1959 by the Parliament of India under the provisions of article 3 of the constitution, went into effect from 1 April 1960. Under the act, Tiruttani taluk and Pallipattu sub-taluk of the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh were transferred to Madras State in exchange for territories from the Chingelput (Chengalpattu)
Tiruttani's assembly constituency is in Arakkonam (Lok Sabha constituency). It was part of Sriperumbudur (Lok Sabha constituency) earlier.
The Main Industry
Weaving is the most important industry and is done by the majority of the people. They are engaged in handloom and powerloom, both types of weaving. The high quality knitwear woven here is distributed to all parts of the country. Next to the textile industry, agriculture is the primary occupation carried out by the majority of the population. Paddy and sugarcane are the major crops.
Temple, Church & Masjid
Temple :
Sivan Temple
Ponniyamman Temple
Dhrowpathi Amman Temple
Murugar Temple (foot of the Hill) Subramani Temple Ucchi Pillaiyar Temple Nagamannam Temple Dhandamman Temple Ganagai Amma Temple Sithi Vinayagar Temple - Near Bus stand Bavani Amman Sengazani Ellamman Temple Sri Bhoo Varaharaswami(Vishnu) Temple - (West Pothatturpettai)
Church :
CSI St. Paul's Church - Nadu Street
St. Joseph's Church - Tiruttani road
Masjid :
Masjid-e-Fathima
Transport
Pothatturpettai has transport links to the nearest cities, towns and villages. Pothatturpettai has bus depot and its contains govt buses. The state of Tamil Nadu operates buses to locations including Tiruttani, Pallipattu, Sorakkaiyapettai, Tiruvallur, Poonamallee, Athimanjeripettai, R.K. Pet, Sholingur, Nagari, Walajah, Vellore, Chittoor, and Private buses Operates to Pallipattu, Tiruttani, Arakkonam, Nagari, Puttur, Narayanavanam, Arani, Arcot and Sholinghur
Near by Railway stations
Tiruttani Railway station (Distance – 23 km) Nagari Railway station (Distance – 13.5 km) Ekambarakuppam Railway station (Distance – 14.5 km) Arakkonam Junction Railway station (Distance – 35 km) Sholinghur Railway station (Distance – 39 km)
Educational Institutions
Schools
Govt Boys higher Secondary school – Nadu street
Govt Boys higher school – Nadu street
Govt Elementary school – Nadu street
Govt Girls higher Secondary – Thoppu street
Govt Girls higher school – Thoppu street
Govt higher school – Ponniyamman Kovil street
P.U Middle School
PUM School – Kudiyanavar street
Government Middle School – Krishnanantha Street
Panchayat Union Primary School Government
St. Marys Matriculation School
Vaariar Matriculation school – Podaturpet(Bommarajupet) TVM Nursery and Primary School Panchayat Union Primary School – Vanivilasapuram Ess(ANM) Middle school – Ponniyamman Kovil street Government Middle School – Ranganathan Street
Colleges
ESSM College of Arts and Science
ESSM College of Education
TVM College of Education
TVM College (AV) TVM Academy of Health Science
Financial institutions
Indian Bank
Karur Vysya Bank
State Bank of India
HDFC Bank (Coming soon) Canara Bank Coming soon) Indicash ATM (ATM only) India1 ATM (ATM only)