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{{Distinguish|Pattukkottai Taluk}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Pattukkottai
| native_name = பட்டுக்கோட்டை
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = town
| image_skyline = Manora renamed.jpg
| image_alt = [[Manora Fort, Thanjavur|Manora Fort]]
| image_caption = Manora fort
| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|10.43|N|79.32|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Thanjavur District|Thanjavur]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Region]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Chola Nadu]]
| subdivision_type4 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Zone]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Cauvery Delta]]
| established_title = 
| established_date = 1965
| founder =
| named_for =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = Thanjavur
| government_type = Selection Grade Municipality
| governing_body = Pattukkottai Municipality
| leader_title = Municipal Chairperson
| leader_name = -
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 24
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 5
| population_total = 73,135
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_footnotes = <ref name=2011census/>
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 614601, 614602
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91 4373
| registration_plate = TN 49
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 1003 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| website = {{URL|http://123.63.242.116/Pattukkottai/}}
| footnotes =
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'''Pattukkottai ''' is a major town in [[Thanjavur district]] in the [[States and territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and also important town in Delta districts and Commercial town of [[Thanjavur]], [[Thiruvarur]] and [[Pudukkottai district]] Coastal areas. The town came to prominence throughout Southern India after the construction of the fort by Vanaji Pandithar, a feudatory of the Thanjavur Maratha ruler Shahuji I in 1686–87. The [[recorded history]] of Pattukkottai is known from the 17th century and has been ruled, at different times, by the [[Thanjavur Marathas]] and the [[British Raj|British]]. It is the headquarters of the [[Pattukkottai taluk]] of Thanjavur district and is one of the two municipalities in the district.<ref>[http://123.63.242.116/pattukkottai/pattuccp.pdf Unknown]{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Pattukkottai comes under the [[Pattukkottai (State Assembly Constituency)|Pattukkottai assembly]] constituency which elects a member to the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] once every five years and it is a part of the [[Thanjavur (Lok Sabha constituency)]] which elects its Member of Parliament (MP) once in five years. The town is administered by the Pattukkottai municipality, which covers an area of {{convert|21.83|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}. As of 2011, the town had a population of 73,135. The town is a part of the fertile [[Cauvery Delta|Cauvery delta region]], but the fishery is the major occupation. Roadways and railways are the major mode of transportation to Pattukkottai and the nearest [[international airport]] is [[Tiruchirapalli Airport]], located {{convert|100|km|mi|abbr=on}} away from the town, in the city of Tiruchirappalli. 

== History ==
According to an inscription, the fortress of Pattukkottai was constructed by Vanaji Pandithar, a feudatory of the [[Thanjavur Maratha kingdom|Thanjavur Maratha ruler]] [[Shahuji I]] in 1686–87.<ref name="imperialv20p76">[[#Imperial Gazetteer of India|Imperial Gazetteer of India]], Vol 20, p 76</ref> Pattukkottai was ruled by the Thanjavur Marathas till 1799 when it was annexed by the [[British East India Company]]. It became a part of [[Tanjore District (Madras Presidency)|Tanjore district]] in 1801.

Having a population of 7,603 in 1901, Pattukkottai experienced a population splurge between 1941 and 1981, when its population quadrupled. Sri Nadiamman temple is the most important Hindu temple in Pattukkottai and is of considerable antiquity. In 2018, cyclone Kaja hit Pattukottai and majority of its farmland and vegetation were lost. It almost took more than year for normalcy to prevail.

[[Ramaswamy Venkataraman|R. Venkataraman]], [[Pattukkottai Alagiri]], [[Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram]], [[S. D. Somasundaram]], V. Nadimuthu pillai, P Samuel Pillai and AR Marimuthu Pillai are some of the most famous people born in this soil

==Geography==

Pattukkottai {{Coord|10.43|N|79.32|E|}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Pattukkottai.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Pattukkottai, India|website=www.fallingrain.com}}</ref> is located along the southeastern coast of India in the East-central region of Tamil Nadu, in the general Kaveri River delta area. Pattukkottai Municipality covers an area of 21.83 km<sup>2</sup>., and has an average elevation of 5  meters (16  feet). Pattukkottai is 48 km from the city of [[Thanjavur]]. The coast of the [[Bay of Bengal]] is just 12  km away, with [[Manora (fort)|Manora fort]] 15  km away from this town.

Pattukkottai lies on an extremely dry, rugged plateau.<ref name="imperialv20p75">[[#Imperial Gazetteer of India|Imperial Gazetteer of India]], Vol 20, p 75</ref><ref name="goughp5">[[#Gough|Gough]], p 5</ref> The [[Pattukkottai division]] is the only division of [[Thanjavur district]] which is not watered either by the [[Kaveri River]] or any of its tributaries or distributaries.<ref name="imperialv20p75" /> Pattukkottai comes under the "As" region of the [[Köppen climate classification]], as it is situated in Tropical region and receive its maximum rainfall during the winter months from October, November and December. Due to its geographical position, Pattukkottai generally experiences hot and humid climates and there is little to no extreme variation in seasonal temperature. As it is nearer to the equator, the summer season starts from April and extends till early June. This period observes the hottest part of the year, locally known as "Agni Nakshatram" or "Khatri veyil".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/05/18/stories/2005051813790700.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050530081653/http://www.hindu.com/2005/05/18/stories/2005051813790700.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2005-05-30 |title=Maximum Temperatures at different parts of Tamil Nadu | location=Chennai, India |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2005-05-18}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{bar box|title=Religious census|titlebar=#ddd|left1=Religion|right1=Percent(%)|float=left|bars={{bar percent|[[Hinduism|Hindu]]|Orange|86.82}}{{bar percent|[[Islam|Muslim]]|Green|7.57}}{{bar percent|[[Christianity|Christian]]|purple|5.34}}{{bar percent|[[Sikhism|Sikh]]|yellow|0.02}}{{bar percent|[[Buddhism|Buddhist]]|Gold|0.07}}{{bar percent|[[Jainism|Jain]]|Blue|0.06}}{{bar percent|Other|grey|0.1}}{{bar percent|[[Irreligion|No religion]]|violet|0.02}}}}
{{Historical populations|type=
|align = right
|state=collapsed
|1901|7503
|1911|8515
|1921|9623
|1931|10981
|1941|12709
|1951|18246
|1961|24726
|1971|37682
|1981|49484
|1991|57909
|2001|65553
|2011|73097
|footnote=Source:
*1901 – 2011: {{cite web|title=Population Growth of Pattukkottai|work=Department Of Municipal Administration And Water Supply|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/Pattukkottai/sal_population.htm|publisher=Pattukkottai Municipality|access-date=26 November 2010|archive-date=12 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612231116/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/pattukkottai/sal_population.htm|url-status=dead}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/Pattukkottai/sal_population.htm |title=Population Growth of Pattukkottai |access-date=26 November 2010 |archive-date=12 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612231116/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/pattukkottai/sal_population.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*2011:<ref name=2011census/>
}}
According to [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Pattukkottai had a population of 73,135 with a sex-ratio of 1,010 females for every 1,000 males, which is much higher than the national average of 929.<ref name="dashboard">{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref> A total of 7,019 people in the town were under the age of six, constituting 3,630 males and 3,389 females. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] accounted for 5.86% and 0.8% of the population respectively. The average literacy rate of the town is 80.68%, which is higher compared to the national average of 72.99%.<ref name="dashboard"/> The town had a total of 18,437 households. There were a total of 25,908 workers: 623 cultivators, 2,044 main agricultural labourers, 697 in household industries, 19,653 other workers, 2,891 marginal workers, 118 marginal cultivators, 534 marginal agricultural labourers, 172 marginal workers in household industries and 2,067 other marginal workers.<ref name=2011census>{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Pattukkottai|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=697864|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government ear=2013|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref>

As per the religious census of 2011, Pattukkottai had 86.82% [[Hindus]], 7.57% [[Muslims]], 5.34% [[Christians]], 0.02% [[Sikhs]], 0.07% [[Buddhists]], 0.06% [[Jainism|Jains]], 0.1% following other religions and 0.02% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.<ref name=religion2011>{{cite web|title=Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu|year=2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|format=XLS|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|access-date=13 September 2015}}</ref>

[[Tamil language|Tamil]] is the official language and is predominantly spoken. The most commonly used dialects is the [[Central Tamil dialect]].<ref name="languagesp730">{{cite book|title=The World's major languages|url=https://archive.org/details/worldsmajorlangu00comr|url-access=registration|publisher=Oxford University|year=1987|pages=[https://archive.org/details/worldsmajorlangu00comr/page/730 730]|author=Bernard Comrie|isbn=978-0-19-520521-3}}</ref> English is widely understood in the town area. Both languages are widely used for various purposes such as commerce, in the town.

==Administration==
{| class="toccolours" style="clear:right; float:right; background:#ffffff; margin: 0 0 0.5em 1em; width:220"
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!style="background:#A8BDEC" align="center" colspan="2"|'''Elected members'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|Member of Legislative Assembly||[[K. Annadurai|Thiru K.Annadurai]]<ref name="MLA of Pattukottai">{{cite web|title=MLA of Pattukottai |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/constnamewise.htm |publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu |year=2016 |access-date=2016-06-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006234417/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/constnamewise.htm |archive-date=2013-10-06 }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|Member of Parliament||[[S. S. Palanimanickam|Thiru .S.Murasoli]]
|-
!style="background:#A8BDEC" align="center" colspan="2"|'''Municipality Chairman and Vice chairman'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|Chairman||Tmt S.Shanmugapriya<ref>{{cite web |year=2022 |title=Chairman of Pattukottai |url=https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/pattukkottai/chairperson/ |access-date=2022-11-28 |publisher=Pattukottai Municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|vice chairman||Thiru P.Suresh<ref name="Vice Chairman or Pattukottai">{{cite web |year=2022 |title=Vice Chairman or Pattukottai |url=https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/pattukkottai/vice-chairman/ |access-date=2022-11-28 |publisher=Pattukottai Municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu}}</ref>
|-
!style="background:#A8BDEC" align="center" colspan="2"|'''Municipality Commissioner'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|Commissioner||Thiru T.Soundararajan<ref>{{cite web |year=2022 |title=Commissioner of Pattukottai |url=https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/pattukkottai/ |access-date=2022-11-28 |publisher=Pattukottai Municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu}}</ref>
|-
|}

The municipality of Pattukkottai was constituted on 1 April 1965 covering an area of 21.83 sq. kilometres.<ref name="about_municipality">{{cite web|title=About Municipality|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/Pattukkottai/abs_municipality.htm|publisher=Pudukkottai Municipality|access-date=24 September 2011|archive-date=2 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002025337/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/pattukkottai/abs_municipality.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="general_info">{{cite web|title=General Information|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/Pattukkottai/sal_generalinf.htm|publisher=Pudukkottai Municipality|access-date=24 September 2011|archive-date=10 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010031117/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/pattukkottai/sal_generalinf.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Pattukkottai was upgraded to a second-grade municipality on 1 April 1975 and a first-grade municipality on 7 April 1984.<ref name="about_municipality" /> Presently, it is a
selection-grade municipality and consists of 33 wards.<ref name="about_municipality" /><ref name="general_info" /> The municipality is sub-divided into five revenue villages – Nadiyambal Puram, Kailasanathapuram, Maharajasamudram, Rengojiyappa Thottam and Pappaveli Palayamkottai.<ref name="about_municipality" />

[[Pattukkottai (state assembly constituency)]] has been a part of the [[Thanjavur]] parliamentary constituency from 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/const_map/map.htm |title=List of TN Assembly constituencies |publisher=Assembly.tn.gov.in |access-date=2010-09-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614070155/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/const_map/map.htm |archive-date=2012-06-14 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.tn.nic.in/forms/int3.pdf |title=List of the new TN MLA & MP seats and their constituents |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515102633/http://elections.tn.nic.in/forms/int3.pdf |archive-date=2012-05-15 }}</ref> As per the latest draft electoral rolls released by the election commission, the Pattukottai assembly segment comprises 1,77,798 voters (85,476 male and 83,902 female).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article848890.ece |title= Latest Draft electoral rolls for Pattukkottai | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu |date=2010-10-25}}</ref> [[K. Annadurai]] from [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] was elected as the MLA in the [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]].

Pattukkottai is a part of the [[Thanjavur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Thanjavur Lok Sabha constituency]] and elects a member to the [[Lok Sabha]], the lower house of the [[Parliament of India]], once every five years.<ref name="Rit">{{cite web|title=General Elections to Lok Sabha, 2009, name and address of the elected members of parliamentary constituencies in Tamil Nadu |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/tnmp/mptn-ls.htm |publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220706/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/tnmp/mptn-ls.htm |archive-date=2016-03-03 |access-date=2012-06-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In [[2019 Indian general election]] [[S.S. Palanimanickam]] from [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] was elected as the MP.<ref>{{cite web|title=General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/10277-general-election-to-the-17th-lok-sabha-2019-list-of-members-elected/|page=27|format=PDF|publisher=Election Commission of India|date=25 May 2019|access-date=2 June 2019|location=New Delhi}}</ref>

==Economy==
In British times, brass vessels, cotton cloths and mats were the main manufactures of Pattukkottai. In 1951, anthropologist [[Kathleen Gough]] notes that Pattukkottai had the largest portion of ''zamindari''<ref name="goughp41">[[#Gough|Gough]], p 41</ref> and ''inam'' lands in Thanjavur district.<ref name="goughp40">[[#Gough|Gough]], p 40</ref>

Agriculture, using water from the [[Kaveri]], though the town hosts a number of other businesses. Paddy and coconut are the major crops, however, a large variety of produce is grown in and around Pattukkottai. Pattukkottai was declared a "coir cluster" in September 2007 in order to promote traditional coir-based industries.<ref name="thehindu_20070910">{{cite news|title=Pattukottai declared a 'coir cluster'|date=10 September 2007|work=The Hindu Business Line|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/09/10/stories/2007091051321500.htm}}</ref>

In Tamil Nadu, after [[Pollachi]], coconut cultivation has been extensively done in Pattukkottai's surroundings on 30,000 hectares of land along the coast. Pattukottai has been declared a Coir Cluster under a Central scheme called "Scheme Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries" (SFURT). A coconut complex at Ponnvarayankottai near Pattukottai is to be constructed at a cost of Rs.4 Crores and will have sections for trading, grading coconuts and separating copra, drying yard, shops for traders, and for tourists, restrooms, information centre and parking lots. It would be expanded in future depending upon the needs of farmers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/28/stories/2011022854680500.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303094354/http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/28/stories/2011022854680500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-03-03 |title=New Coconut Complex at Pattukottai | location=Chennai, India |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2011-02-28}}</ref> There are also demands to set up industries to promote Coir-related products with value addition.

==Utility services==
Electricity supply to Pattukkottai is regulated and distributed by the [[Tamil Nadu Electricity Board]] (TNEB). The city along with its suburbs is a part of Trichy Electricity Distribution Circle.<ref>{{cite web|title=Important Address |url=http://www.windpro.org/pdf/MISC/TNEB%20Address.pdf |publisher=Indian Wind Power Association |access-date=2012-12-29 |year=2011 |page=3 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016045943/http://www.windpro.org/pdf/MISC/TNEB%20Address.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-16 }}</ref> Water supply is handled by the municipality and the town gets an average of 7.65 million litres of water everyday from the Sathankadu head works pumped from 3 pumping stations.<ref name="watersupply">{{cite web|title=Water Supply|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/Pattukkottai/sal_watersupply.htm|publisher=Pudukkottai Municipality|access-date=24 September 2011|archive-date=23 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923193040/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/Pattukkottai/sal_watersupply.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Pattukkottai has a total of 63 kilometres of metalled roads, 9.5 kilometres of cemented roads and 0.1 kilometre of unsurfaced roads.<ref name="general_info" /> The municipality maintains 5 parks, 5 shopping complexes and a daily market.<ref name="general_info" />

Solid waste are collected from Pattukkottai every day by door-to-door collection and subsequently the source segregation and dumping is carried out by the sanitary department of the Pattukottai municipality. The coverage of solid waste management had an efficiency of 100% as of 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Waste management programme|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/pattukkottai/sal_solidwaste.htm|publisher=Pattukottai Municipality|access-date=2012-12-29|year=2011|archive-date=15 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615030602/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/pattukkottai/sal_solidwaste.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> There is no underground drainage system in the town and the current sewerage system for disposal of sullage is through septic tanks, open drains and public conveniences.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pattukottai sewarage|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/pattukkottai/sal_citizencharter.htm|publisher=Pattukottai municipality|access-date=2012-12-29|year=2011|archive-date=12 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612233828/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/pattukkottai/sal_citizencharter.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

There is one government hospital, 24 private hospitals and a lot of practising doctors in Pattukkottai who take care of the health care needs of the citizens.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pattukottai hospitals|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/pattukkottai/ser_hospitals.htm|publisher=Pattukottai municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu|year=2011|access-date=2012-12-29|archive-date=8 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308180307/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/pattukkottai/ser_hospitals.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> There are a total of 2,883 street lamps: 448 sodium lamps, 2,432 tube lights and three high mast beam lamps.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pattukottai street lights|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/pattukkottai/sal_streetlights.htm|publisher=Pattukottai Municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu|year=2011|access-date=2012-12-29|archive-date=12 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612230001/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/pattukkottai/sal_streetlights.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The municipality operates one markets, namely the Alagiri Daily Market, while there is a private market by name V.N.S.Market.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pattukottai markets|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/pattukkottai/sal_markets.htm|publisher=Pattukottai Municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu|year=2011|access-date=2012-12-29|archive-date=22 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122055203/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/pattukkottai/sal_markets.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Pattukkottai comes under the Thanjavur Telecom circle of the [[Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited]] (BSNL), India's state-owned telecom and internet services provider. Apart from telecom, BSNL also provides [[broadband internet]] service.<ref>{{cite web|title=State of Rural wireline broadband|publisher=BSNL, Tamil Nadu Circle|location=Tamil Nadu|url=http://ccatn.gov.in/usofiles/usoschemes/bbtn.htm|year=2011|access-date=2012-12-29|ref={{sfnRef|BSNL|2011}}|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718161317/http://ccatn.gov.in/usofiles/usoschemes/bbtn.htm|archive-date=2013-07-18}}</ref>

Pattukkottai has a total of 21 primary and secondary schools and a polytechnic college.<ref name="schools">{{cite web|title=Schools and Colleges|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/pattukkottai/ser_Schoolsplay.htm|publisher=Pudukkottai Municipality|access-date=25 September 2011|archive-date=23 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923193053/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/pattukkottai/ser_Schoolsplay.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> There are two arts colleges and one government engineering college.

==Transport==
Pattukkottai is connected by road and rail with the rest of Tamil Nadu.

===By Rail===
Pattukkottai comes under [[Tiruchirappalli Railway Division]] of the [[Southern Railway (India)|Southern Railway]].<ref name="sr_tiruchidivision">{{cite web|title=Tiruchirappalli Division|url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,263,579,582|publisher=[[Indian Railways]]}}</ref>

[[Pattukkottai railway station]] is situated on the main route of Chennai Egmore - Rameswaram line, which is located approximately 500 metres east from Bus station towards [[Adirampattinam]]. The gauge conversion work completed by last quarter of 2019, but still not much trains are operational thru this route due to operational difficulties.

===By Road===
There are regular buses to [[Chennai]], [[Bangalore]], [[Thanjavur]], [[Tiruchirappalli]], [[Kumbakonam]], [[Muthupet]], [[Thiruthuraipoondi]], [[Velankanni]], [[Nagapattinam]], [[Vedaranyam]], [[Mannargudi]], [[Madurai]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Tiruppur]], [[Kanyakumari]], [[Tiruchendur]], [[Karaikudi]], [[Pudukkottai]], [[Palani]], [[Tirupati]], [[Rameswaram]], [[Ramanathapuram]], [[Tirunelveli]], [[Nagercoil]], [[Marthandam]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Tenkasi]], [[Kollam]], [[Thoothukudi]], Kovilpatti other towns and cities throughout Tamil Nadu. There are some newly created routes which heads to inter state cities also.<ref name="pattukkottai_busroutes">{{cite web|title=Bus Routes|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/Pattukkottai/ser_busroutes.htm|publisher=Pattukkottai municipality|access-date=25 September 2011|archive-date=23 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923193102/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/Pattukkottai/ser_busroutes.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Pattukkottai forms a part of the division number. 1 of the [[Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation]] which is headquartered at Kumbakonam.<ref name="tnstc_manual">{{cite web|title=Tamil Nadu State Transportation Corporation (Kumbakonam) Limited – Manual of Information|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/rti/proactive/transport/handbook-tnstc-kmb.pdf|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu}}</ref> The town has 2 bus depots for inter-city bus services.<ref name="busstand">{{cite web|title=Bus Stand|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/Pattukkottai/sal_busstand.htm|publisher=Pattukkottai Municipality|access-date=25 September 2011|archive-date=10 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010031112/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/pattukkottai/sal_busstand.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Vedaranyam]]
*[[Velankanni]]

==Notes==
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== References ==
* {{cite book|title=Rural Society in Southeast India|url=https://archive.org/details/ruralsocietyinso0000goug_68|url-access=registration|publisher=Cambridge University Press|author=Kathleen Gough|author-link=Kathleen Gough|year=1981|isbn=978-0-521-23889-2 |ref=Gough}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.pattukkottaiinfo.com/ pattukkottai info]

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