Soriyankuppam is a village[1] in Bahour Commune of Bahour taluk in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. Soriyankuppam serves as a bypass for Puducherry - Panruti route via Savadi. It lies on southern tip of Bahour Enclave of Puducherry district.

Soriyankuppam
Jothilingakuppam
Village
Soriyankuppam is located in Puducherry
Soriyankuppam
Soriyankuppam
Location in Puducherry, India
Soriyankuppam is located in India
Soriyankuppam
Soriyankuppam
Soriyankuppam (India)
Coordinates: 11°47′13″N 79°43′52″E / 11.787018°N 79.731045°E / 11.787018; 79.731045
Country India
StatePuducherry
DistrictPondicherry
TalukBahour
CommuneBahour
Population
 (2001)
 • Total36,983
Languages
 • OfficialFrench, Tamil, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
607 402
Telephone code0413
Vehicle registrationPY-01
Sex ratio50% /

Geography

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Soriyankuppam is bordered by Irandairavilagam village of Tamil nadu in the west, Kuruvinatham in the north, Parikkalpattu in the east and Pennaiyar River in the south.

Road Network

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Soriyankuppam is connected to Bahour, its Commune Headquarters via Kuruvinatham road. Cuddalore-Pallinelliyanur Major District Road (MDR) passes through Soriyankuppam. Soriyankuppam is directly connected to Puducherry by Puducherry - Soriyankuppam Bus route.

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Politics

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Soriyankuppam is a part of Bahour (Union Territory Assembly constituency) which comes under Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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