Lalgudi

Lalgudi (Thiruthavathurai ) லால்குடி (திருத்தவத்துறை )
town
Lalgudi (Thiruthavathurai ) Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 10°52′N 78°50′E / 10.87°N 78.83°E / 10.87; 78.83Coordinates: 10°52′N 78°50′E / 10.87°N 78.83°E / 10.87; 78.83
Country	India
State , Region	Tamil Nadu , Chola Nadu
District	Tiruchirapalli
Division	Lalgudi division
Taluk	Lalgudi taluk
State Assembly Constituency	Lalgudi (1952 onwards)
Lok Sabha Constituency	Perambalur since 2009
Named for	red colour temple tower during 12th century
Government
• Type	town
• Body	town panchayat
Elevation	57 m (187 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	23,740
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code	0431
Vehicle registration	TN-48
Website	www.lalgudi.org

Lalgudi is a town in Tiruchirapalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The term lalgudi consists of two Urdu words – lal means "red" and gudi means "tower". The town of Lalgudi heads the Lalgudi taluk, Lalgudi division, Lalgudi Educational District, Lalgudi DSP and Lalgudi Constituency (1952 onwards).

Every two minutes there is a regular bus which connects the town with the intra-city terminal of its district headquarters (Chathiram bus stand) otherwise (main guard gate). And there is regular buses to reach the towns of Perambalur, Ariyalur, Jayankondam, Chidambaram, Cuddalore,and Puducherry, and some buses to reach the cities like Thanjavur, Chennai, Tirupur and Karur. The town connects with the nearby villages, with numerous town and mini buses. Through a rail network the town is well connected with the major cities like Chennai, Tiruchirapalli, Madurai, Dindukkal, and the towns like Ariyalur, Srirangam, Villupuram, Cuddalore, and for air transportation the nearby airport is Tiruchirapalli International Airport just 25–30 km from the town of Lalgudi.