Panruti
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Panruti பண்ருட்டி |
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| Town | |
Entrance of Panruti
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| Nickname(s): PRT | |
 Panruti
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| Coordinates: 11°46′N 79°33′E / 11.77°N 79.55°ECoordinates: 11°46′N 79°33′E / 11.77°N 79.55°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Cuddalore |
| Named for | Making musical equipment raw materials and Jack fruites |
| Government | |
| • Type | First Grade Municipality |
| • Body | Panruti Municipality |
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 60,323 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 607106 |
| Telephone code | 04142 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-31-BS |
| Website | Panruti Municipality |
Panruti is a town, municipality and taluk headquarters of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, India. Panruti is located between Cuddalore and Viluppuram. Panruti is famous for jackfruit and cashews. The jackfruit grown here is exported worldwide and is very sweet. It is a business center of Cuddalore district. It has been a great commercial area for more than a 200 years. The name Panruti came from pan meaning song and ruti meaning music in Tamil, as the place is where many saints and great religious singers such as nayanmars and vainavas sung. A 150-year-old government school was built here by the British East India Company and a more-than-1000-year-old temple Veeratteswarar temple is nearby in Thiruvathigai. As of 2011, the town had a population of 60,323.
Panruti Panchayat was established as Town Panchayat in 1886 . Panruti Town Panchayat was established as Panruti Municipal with the inclusion of Thiruvathigai Town Panchayat then 3rd Grade Panruti Municipality was established by the inclusion of the surrounding hamlet villages as per G.O Order No 2117 Dated 1.10.1966 by Tamil Nadu Govt.
Due to the high revenue of agricultural income from crops such as jackfruit, cashews,and bettlenut this municipality was upgraded as 2nd Grade Municipality as per G.O Order No 533 Dated 22 March 1975 by the Tamil Nadu Govt. As per Water Supply Department this municipality was upgraded as 1st Grade Municipality as per G.O. Order No 715 Dated 6.10.89 Total Area of this Municipality is 18.03 km2. From 1969 onwards the Municipal Election are being conducted as per Tamil Nadu Government Rules. As per Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department Order No 133 Dated 6 June 1996 the strength of municipal councilors was increased from 24 to 33 due to the population increases as per the census in 1971.
The name Panruti evolved from pannargal (a word for people who created music in ancient times). The creators of various panns were also titled as pannar.
Panruti is located on the main line of high ways. State highways Chennai-Kumbakonam and Cuddalore-Chittoor passes through Panruti. Panruti is located at 11°46′N 79°33′E / 11.77°N 79.55°E. It has an average elevation of 32 metres (104 feet). The Kedilam River flows through the town.and thenpanni river town with both side by the river.
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