Ellis Nagar
Ellis Nagar is a neighbourhood in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India.
Ellis Nagar is a neighbourhood in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India. It is named after Francis Whyte Ellis, a British civil servant in the Madras Presidency, from 1810 to 1819, who translated and printed the first 13 chapters of Tirukurkal's Arathuppal in English.
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Worth seeing in and around Ellis Nagar
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Meenakshi Temple
Meenakshi Temple, also known as Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, is a historic Hindu temple located on the southern bank of the Vaigai River in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is dedicated to Meenakshi, a form of Parvati, and her consort Sundareswarar.
1.8 km · historic Hindu temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia - 02Kazimar Big Mosque
The Kazimar Big Mosque, also known as the Kazimar Periya Pallivasal, is a Sufi Hanafi mosque in Madurai city, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The mosque was constructed in 683 AH and is the oldest mosque in the city.
1.2 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 03Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal
Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal is a palace located 2 km to the southeast of the Meenakshi Amman Temple in central Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It was built by Tirumala Nayaka, a king of the Madurai Nayak dynasty who ruled Madurai from 1623 to 1659, and was completed in 1636.
2.3 km · 17th-century palace in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia - 04Goripalayam Mosque
The Goripalayam Mosque is a large mosque and dargah complex, located in the Goripalayam area of Madurai City, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The mosque contains the tombs of the Sultan of Yemen, Khaja Syed Sultan Alauddin Badusha Razi, and a former Sultan of Madurai, Khaja Syed Sulthan Shamsuddin.
3.3 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 05St. Mary's Cathedral, Madurai
St. Mary's Cathedral Shrine or Church of Our Lady of Dolours is a Roman Catholic church situated in Madurai, Tamil Nadu in India.
2.4 km · church building in Madurai, India · Wikipedia - 06Thiru Aappanoor
Thiru Aappanoor is a Hindu temple of the god Shiva in Sellur, Madurai, India. The Pandya Kings and the Royal Sethupathi kings made many contributions to this temple.
2.8 km · Shiva Temple in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia - 07Sungam Mosque
The Sungam Mosque, also known as the Sungam Pallivasal is a mosque in Madurai city, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The mosque was founded by Muslim Jamath people, and was completed in 1840 in the Mughal style.
1.2 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 08American College, Madurai
The American College, often referred to as American College, is one of the oldest colleges in India, located in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded in 1881 by American Christian missionaries.
3.5 km · co-educational college in India · Wikipedia - 09Madurai Central Prison
Madurai Central Prison is located in Madurai, India. The prison complex occupies 31 acres.
1.7 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 10Albert Victor Overbridge
Albert Victor Overbridge or AV bridge is the first bridge that connects the South and North banks of Vaigai river, in Madurai city of Tamil Nadu in India.
2.8 km · bridge in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Ellis Nagar
- Airports
- Tiruchirappalli (TRZ), 116 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 170 km · Cochin (COK), 188 km
- Stations
- Madurai Junction railway station, 1 km · Madurai East railway station, 3.4 km · Pasumalai railway station, 2.8 km
- Tiruchirappalli → Ellis Nagar120 km · quickest by road, 2h 58m · ₹870–1,090
- Coimbatore → Ellis Nagar174 km · quickest by road, 3h 59m · ₹1,360–1,700
- Kochi → Ellis Nagar202 km · quickest by road, 6h 1m · ₹1,790–2,240
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Ellis Nagar
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Ellis Nagar. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundThe buses required to get around will all mostly be available in Periyar bus stand and you can also get an auto rickshaw (you should know to negotiate and bargain the cost of the ride) or a cab or rent a car.
- Get aroundAuto rickshaws are readily available in the city and they are not equipped with meters.
From Wikivoyage: Madurai, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-08.
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Next door to Ellis Nagar
Ellis Nagar is 2 km from Madurai, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Maduraicity of Tamil Nadu in southern India1.8 km
- VilangudiVillage in Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India3.7 km
- Muthupattivillage in Tamil Nadu, India2.4 km
- Sellur (Madurai)neighborhood in Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India3.5 km
- Simmakkal, Maduraineighbourhood in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India2.4 km
- Yanaikkal, Maduraineighbourhood in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India2.4 km