Pookkollai

Pookkollai is a town in the southern area of Mannargudi, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[1] It is relatively a bigger area in the peravurani represented by two ward presidents in the panchayat body.

Pookkollai
Mannarkudi Municipality
Pookkollai Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 10°39′0″N 79°27′0″E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvarur
Government
• Body	Taluk Council
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	614802
Telephone code	04372
Vehicle registration	TN 49 Z
Coastline	0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest city	Mannarkudi
Lok Sabha constituency	Thanjavur
Civic agency	Thaluk Council

Etymology

"Poo" in Tamil means flower. "Kollai" in Tamil means garden or backyard. It is widely believed that the word Pookkollai came from the fact the flowers for entire of town of Peravurani and nearby villages were supplied from Pookkollai.

Importance

There are big bore wells deployed in Pookkollai due to higher mineral content and lower salt content in ground water. More than 75% of the water of the entire town is fulfilled by Pookkollai.^{[citation needed]} Pookkollai falls under southern area of Peravurani which is the gateway of Peravurani for the nearby villages whose inhabitants primarily control the politics of Peravurani. Most of the politicians dwell in Pookkollai and it makes it a posh area^[vague] having higher real estate values.^{[citation needed]}

Important streets

• Sethu Road
• Bye-pass Road
• Mariyamman kovil Nagar
• Pillaiyar kovil Nagar
• Big Street
• Pookkollai 4road

Important schools

• Panchayat Union Primary School
• Panchayat Union Kindergarten

Banks

• Indian Overseas Bank