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Uraiyur

Uraiyur is a locality in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.

The place

Uraiyur is a locality in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. Uraiyur was historically the ancient name of Tiruchirappalli City. Now, it has become one of the major commercial centers within in the modern city. It was historically the capital of the early Cholas, one of the four main dynasties of the ancient Tamil country. Sometimes spelled Urayur, this site is also known in various traditional Tamil lietrature as Thirukkozhi, Nikalaapuri, Uranthai, and Kozhiyur or Koliyur.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Uraiyur

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.

  1. 01
    Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam

    The Ranganathaswamy Temple, also known as Arulmigu Ranganathar Thirukovil, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Ranganathar and his consort Ranganayaki. The temple is located in Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.

    3.7 km · Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Tiruchirapalli

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tiruchirapalli/Trichy ) is a diocese located in the city of Tiruchirapalli in the ecclesiastical province of Madurai in India. The episcopal seat is St.

    3.2 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in India · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Ucchi Pillayar Temple, Rockfort

    The Ucchi Pillayar Temple is a 7th-century-CE Hindu temple, one dedicated to Ganesha located a top of Rock Fort, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India. According to legend, this rock is the place where Ganesha ran from King Vibishana, after establishing the Ranganathaswamy deity in Srirangam.

    1.9 km · temple in India · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Jambukeswarar Temple

    Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval is a temple of Shiva in Tiruchirapalli district, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the five major Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu representing the Mahābhūta or five elements; this temple represents the element of water, or neer in Tamil.

    3.8 km · temple in India · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Thiruvanaikaval

    Thiruvaanaikaaval Paadal Petra Sthalam or Thiruvaanaikaaval is a neighbourhood in the city of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India. It is situated on the northern banks of the Kaveri river, on the Srirangam Island.

    3.8 km · Sri Jambukeswarar Akilandeswari Temple of Thiruvanaikoil · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Tiruchirappalli Rock Fort

    Tiruchirappalli Rock Fort, locally known as Malaikottai, is a historic fortification and temple complex built on an ancient rock. It is located in the city of Tiruchirappalli, on the banks of river Kaveri, Tamil Nadu, India.

    1.9 km · historic fort and temple complex in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Jamal Mohamed College

    Jamal Mohamed College is an aided and autonomous college located in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1951, the institution is affiliated to the Bharathidasan University and offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and research programmes in arts, science, and commerce.

    5.2 km · Autonomous college in Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Thayumanaswami Temple, Rockfort

    The Thayumanavar Temple is a temple situated in the Rockfort complex in the city of Tiruchirappalli, India. Shiva is worshipped as Thayumanavar, and is represented by the lingam and his consort Parvati is depicted as Mattuvar Kuzhalammai.

    1.9 km · 6th century Hindu temple · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Vayalur Murugan Temple

    The Vayalur Murugan Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Muruga, son of Lord Shiva and Parvati, located in the village of Kumaravayalur in Tiruchirapalli district, Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is believed to have been initiated during the period of Medieval Cholas during the 9th century.

    6.2 km · temple in India · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Vekkali Amman Temple

    Vekkali Amman Temple is a temple dedicated to the Goddess Vekkaali, a form of the goddess Kali. It is located in Woraiyur, a neighbourhood in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.

    1.4 km · Hindu temple in 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 Uraiyur

Airports
Tiruchirappalli (TRZ), 9 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 180 km · Jaffna (JAF), 191 km
Stations
Tiruchirappalli Airport, 8.2 km · Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station, 4.1 km · Tiruchirappalli Town railway station, 2.5 km · Srirangam railway station, 3.5 km · Ponmalai (Golden Rock) railway station, 5.4 km
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No local-transport research exists yet for Uraiyur

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 Uraiyur. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get aroundCommonly used modes of local transport in Tiruchirappalli is the state government-owned Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) buses, Taxi and auto rickshaws.

From Wikivoyage: Tiruchirappalli, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-08.

The nearest places where the work is done
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    6 ways of moving, 19 sources

    171 km
  2. 02
    KanthalloorIN

    6 ways of moving, 13 sources

    177 km
  3. 03
    SuryanelliIN

    6 ways of moving, 18 sources

    184 km
  4. 04
    ThekkadyIN

    8 ways of moving, 14 sources

    217 km
  5. 05
    NelliyampathyIN

    7 ways of moving, 26 sources

    221 km

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Around it

Next door to Uraiyur

Uraiyur is 2 km from Tiruchirappalli, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Srirangamhuman settlement in India4.4 km
  • Manachanallurvillage in India8.9 km
  • PappankurichiVillage in Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu, India7.4 km
  • KulumaniVillage in Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu, India9 km
  • SomarasampettaiVillage in Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu, India5.4 km
  • Adavathur WestVillage in Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu, India5.5 km