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Neduvasal

Neduvasal
நெடுவாசல்
village
Neduvasal is located in Tamil Nadu
Neduvasal
Neduvasal
Neduvasal is located in India
Neduvasal
Neduvasal
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 10°21′19″N 79°08′01″E / 10.355159°N 79.133706°E / 10.355159; 79.133706Coordinates: 10°21′19″N 79°08′01″E / 10.355159°N 79.133706°E / 10.355159; 79.133706
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Area
 • Total 45 km2 (17 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 5,030
 • Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 622 304
Telephone code 04371

Neduvasal (நெடுவாசல்) is a village in Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, India.

As per the 2006 census, Neduvasal had a total population of 5030 with 2650 males and 2380 females.

The villages around Neduvasal are covered with picturesque coconut plantations. The town is home to the Lord Sri Nadiamman Temple and the Lord Padrakaliyamman Temple.

Manora, 30 km east of Neduvasal, is an eight-story tower built by the Maratha King Saraboji in 1814 to commemorate the victory of the British over Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo. From the top of the tower there is a panoramic view of the palm-fringed Bay of Bengal. The tower has also served as a lighthouse.

This is a place where the protests intensified for the Hydrocarbon fracking to mine gas decision from the central govt of india where people of Neduvasal are Agitating against decision of the Government as it can pollute water and land here used for Agriculture

The town is surrounded by a cluster of 15 villages:


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