Podanur
Podanur or Pothanoor or Pothanur (Pōttaṉūr) is a neighbourhood in the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India.

Podanur or Pothanoor or Pothanur (Pōttaṉūr) is a neighbourhood in the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India. Its history goes back to the creation of a major railway station and colony during British rule. The station was a major hub and is functional since 1862, after Royapuram Railway station.
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Worth seeing in and around Podanur
4 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.
- 01Eachanari Vinayagar Temple
Eachanari Vinayagar Temple is a temple dedicated to Hindu god Vinayagar, situated in the village Eachanari near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is situated about 12 km from the city of Coimbatore on NH 209.
3.7 km · historical Vinayaga Temple in the City of Coimbatore Tamilnadu India · Wikipedia - 02Rathinam College of Arts and Science
Rathinam Global University, officially Rathinam Global Deemed to be University is a private deemed university in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. It was established in 2001 by the Rathinam Arumugam Research and Education Foundation and is located within the Rathinam Techzone Campus on Pollachi Main Road, Eachanari.
1.8 km · arts & science college in India · Wikipedia - 03Vellalore Lake
Vellalore Lake is a lake in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The lake is spread over an area of 90 acres and the green zone around the lake attracts over 80 species with its native trees and flowers.
4 km · lake in Tamil Nadu · Wikipedia - 04Karpagam Academy of Higher Education
Karpagam Academy of Higher Education is a private deemed to be university, located in Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India. It was established under Section 3 of UGC Act 1956 is approved by Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Government of India.
3.6 km · university in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Podanur
- Airports
- Coimbatore (CJB), 11 km · Cochin (COK), 109 km · Calicut (CCJ), 114 km
- Stations
- Podanur Junction railway station, 1.9 km
- Kochi → Podanur138 km · quickest by road, 3h 47m · ₹1,220–1,530
- Calicut → Podanur136 km · quickest by road, 3h 43m · ₹1,150–1,440
- Kannur → Podanur204 km · quickest by road, 5h 33m · ₹1,740–2,170
- 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 Podanur
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 Podanur. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextCoimbatore is surrounded by hill ranges and hence several picnic spots for day trips exist.
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Next door to Podanur
Podanur is 6 km from Coimbatore, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- KurichiSuburb of Coimbatore, India3.1 km
- KullanurVillage in Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India3.4 km
- Kovaipudurtown and suburb of Coimbatore city3.8 km
- Nanjundapuramneighbourhood in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India2.9 km
- EachanariVillage in Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India2.3 km