Thiruthiraipoondi

Thiruthuraipoondi திருத்துறைப்பூண்டி
Town
Piravimarundeesar temple at Thiruthuraipoondi
Nickname(s): TTP
Thiruthuraipoondi Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 10°32′N 79°39′E / 10.53°N 79.65°E / 10.53; 79.65Coordinates: 10°32′N 79°39′E / 10.53°N 79.65°E / 10.53; 79.65
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvarur
Government
• Type	Second Grade Municipality
• Body	Thiruthuraipoondi Municipality
• Municipal Chairperson	S. Rajendran
• Commisioner	S.Nagarajan
Elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	24,404
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	614713
Telephone code	04369
Vehicle registration	TN 50R
Website	thiruthuraipoondi.net

Thiruthuraipoondi is a city and a municipality in Thiruvarur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Thiruthuraipoondi is 330 km south of Chennai, 60 km south of Karaikal and 65 km east of Thanjavur. As of 2011, the town had a population of 24,404.

Thiruthuraipoondi or Thiruthuraipundi (aka TTP) is an agricultural town located south of District Thiruvarur.

Satellite pictures and carbon dating of some ancient beaches between Thiruthuraipoondi and Kodiyakarai show the Thiruthuraipoondi beach dates back 6,000 years and the Kodiyakarai beach 1,100 years. In other words, the sea was near Thiruthuraipoondi 6,000 years ago and reached Kodiyakarai around 1,100 years ago.

Tiruturaipundi is located at 10°32′N 79°39′E / 10.53°N 79.65°E / 10.53; 79.65. It has an average elevation of 4 m (13 ft). Thiruthuraipoondi is located at center of many towns like Mannargudi, Thiruvarur, Muthupet, Vedaranyam, Velankanni, Nagappattinam. Thiruthuraipoondi is located at Thiruvarur district.

Thiruthuraipoondi is well connected by road and rail with neighbouring towns. Train service has been stopped due to ongoing broad gauge conversion between Thiruvarur Junction and Karaikudi Junction rail route. Buses are available to lot of major towns like Thiruvarur, Mannargudi, Muthupet, Pattukkottai, Velankanni, Nagapattinam, Vedaranyam, Kodikkarai, Thanjavur, Trichy. Also good number of buses plying to long distance places like Coimbatore, Chennai, Madurai, Tirupur, Palani, Puducherry, Mayiladuthurai Chidambaram, Kumbakonam, Kanchipuram, Thiruchendur, Thoothukudi, Ramanathapuram, Ervadi, Sivagangai, Karaikudi, Thisayanvilai, Rameswaram, Mudukulathur, Sayalgudi and Bengaluru, Kulasekarapattinam as well.