Golden Rock, Tiruchirappalli
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Golden Rock பொன்மலை |
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| Zone | |
| Ponmalai | |
Ponmalai
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| Nickname(s): Ponmalai | |
 Ponmalai in Tiruchirappalli |
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 Golden Rock
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| Coordinates: 10°47′08″N 78°43′24″E / 10.78556°N 78.72333°ECoordinates: 10°47′08″N 78°43′24″E / 10.78556°N 78.72333°E | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Chola Nadu |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tiruchirappalli district |
| Municipal Corporation | Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation |
| Government | |
| • Type | Councillor |
| • Mayor | A. Jaya (AIADMK) |
| • Deputy Mayor | M. Ashik Meera |
| • Corporation Commissioner | V. P. Thandapani, IAS |
| • District collector | Jayashree Muralidharan, IAS |
| Area | |
| • Total | 56.75 km2 (21.91 sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 620 004 |
| Telephone code | 0431 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-81 |
| Website | www |
Golden Rock (Tamil: பொன்மலை, Ponmalai) is one of the four zones of Trichy city corporation.
The majority of the area is occupied by Golden Rock Railway Workshop and its residential colonies for its employees.
Its neighborhoods are Kalkandar Kottai, Ponmalaipatti, Kottapattu, Subramaniyapuram, Sangiliandapuram, Senthaneerpuram, Ambikapuram, Thangeswari Nagar, Ex-servicemen colony. Most of the civilians of golden rock are S.Rly employees. It is very famous for its shandy (market) held every Sunday, which was established during british regime in 1926.
It has Railway Mixed Higher Secondary School, Sacred Heart Higher Secondary School, St. Joseph Girls Higher Secondary School, Holy cross Higher Secondary School, St. Joseph English Medium School, St. Agnes Middle School, Infant Jesus English Medium School, St. Mary's Matriculation School,. Some of the prominent institutes of higher education nearby are Seshasayee Institute of Technology and Jamal Mohamed College.
Nearest Railway Stations are Golden Rock (Ponmalai) (GOC), Manjatidal (MCJ) and Trichy Junction (TPJ).
It has one of the city's oldest hospital belonging to Indian Railways, Divisional Railway Hospital.
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