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| name = Kollidam<br />
| other_name = Koḷḷiṭam<br />
| settlement_type = Town<br />
| image_skyline = Kollidam river.jpg<br />
| image_caption = Kollidam river<br />
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| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Mayiladuthurai district|Mayiladuthurai]]<br />
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| postal_code = 609102<br />
| area_code = 91 4364<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
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'''Kollidam''' (also spelled ''Koḷḷiṭam'' in Tamil), formerly known as '''Coleroon''' is a [[panchayat town]] and headquarters of the ''[[Kollidam block|Kollidam revenue block]]'' in the [[Mayiladuthurai district]], in the [[India|Indian]] [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. The name derived from the settlement named after the [[Kollidam River]], the northern distributary of the river [[Kaveri|Cauvery]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Where is Kollidam, Tamil Nadu, India on Map Lat Long Coordinates |url=https://www.latlong.net/place/kollidam-tamil-nadu-india-18467.html |access-date=2025-11-16 |website=www.latlong.net}}</ref><br />
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This place is on the border of the Mayiladuthurai district and [[Cuddalore district]]. The town is located 7km from the mouth of river [[Bay of Bengal]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=About District {{!}} Mayiladuthurai District, Government of Tamilnadu {{!}} India |url=https://mayiladuthurai.nic.in/about-district/ |access-date=2025-11-16 |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
== Etymology ==<br />
The name Kollidam is derived from the [[Kollidam River]], which flows adjacent to the settlement. The town is understood to have developed near the river crossing and irrigation point, and was subsequently named after the watercourse.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Administration ==<br />
Kollidam functions as a panchayat town within the Kollidam Block, an administrative division consisting of multiple village panchayats. It serves as the local center for revenue, rural development, and administrative services.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Way2News Tamil |url=https://tamil.way2news.com/25-new-town-panchayats/ |access-date=2025-11-16 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=தினமலர் |title=16 மாநகராட்சிகள், 41 நகராட்சிகள் விரிவாக்கம் புதிதாக 13 நகராட்சிகள், 25 பேரூராட்சி உருவாக்கம் |url=https://www.dinamalar.com/news/tamil-nadu-news/expansion-of-16-corporations-and-41-municipalities-creation-of-13-new-municipalities-and-25-town-panchayats-/3819929 |access-date=2025-11-16 |website=www.dinamalar.com |language=ta}}</ref> <br />
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== Geography ==<br />
The panchayat town is located in the Cauvery delta region and agriculture is the main occupation. Kollidam is located at a distance of 235 km from [[Chennai]], and 31 km from [[Mayiladuthurai|Mayladuthurai]]. The language being spoken is [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. The nearest railway station is [[Kollidam railway station]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=The|first=Hindu|date=2025-01-06|title=Protest in Kollidam against merger of village panchayats to form town panchayat|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/protest-in-kollidam-against-merger-of-village-panchayats-to-form-town-panchayat/article69068641.ece|access-date=2025-11-16|work=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> <br />
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== References ==<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Kollidam railway station]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{Mayiladuthurai district}}<br />
[[Category:Cities and towns in Mayiladuthurai district]]</div>ChanteKates