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Podanur

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

Podanur
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The place

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.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

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.

  1. 01
    Eachanari 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
  2. 02
    Rathinam 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
  3. 03
    Vellalore 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
  4. 04
    Karpagam 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

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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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 → Podanur
    138 km · quickest by road, 3h 47m · ₹1,220–1,530
  • Calicut → Podanur
    136 km · quickest by road, 3h 43m · ₹1,150–1,440
  • Kannur → Podanur
    204 km · quickest by road, 5h 33m · ₹1,740–2,170
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Not yet researched

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.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Go nextCoimbatore is surrounded by hill ranges and hence several picnic spots for day trips exist.

From Wikivoyage: Coimbatore, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-07.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    NelliyampathyIN

    7 ways of moving, 26 sources

    57 km
  2. 02
    KanthalloorIN

    6 ways of moving, 13 sources

    84 km
  3. 03
    VattavadaIN

    6 ways of moving, 19 sources

    90 km
  4. 04
    SuryanelliIN

    6 ways of moving, 18 sources

    103 km
  5. 05
    ThekkadyIN

    8 ways of moving, 14 sources

    159 km

If you know how people move in Podanur – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

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