Pennadam

Pennadam
— city —
Pennadam Location of Pennadam in Tamil Nadu and India
Coordinates
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District(s)	Cuddalore
Population	17,142 (2001^[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 54 metres (177 ft)

Pennadam is a panchayat town in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Geography

Pennadam is located at .^[1] It has an average elevation of 54 metres (177 feet).

Cuddalore district

District Headquarters	Cuddalore

Country	India

State	Tamil Nadu

Region	Tondai Nadu

Taluks	Chidambaram Cuddalore Kattumannarkoil Panruti Titakudi Vriddachalam

Blocks	Annagramam Bhuvanagiri Cuddalore Kammapuram Kattumannarkoil Keerapalayam Komaratchi Kurinjipadi Mangalur Nallur Panruti Parangipettai Vriddhachalam

Municipalities	Chidambaram Cuddalore Neyveli Panruti

Rivers	Kollidam Ponnaiyar Vellar

Lakes	Perumal Eri Veeranam Lake Wellington Lake

History	Sangam period Kalabhras Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Later Pandyas Delhi Sultanate Madurai Sultanate Vijayanagar Empire Nayaks of Gingee Nawab of the Carnatic Company Raj British Raj Siege of Cuddalore Battle of Cuddalore

Places of interest	Devanampattinam Beach Fort St David Thillai Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram Neyveli Lignite Corporation Pataleeswarar Temple, Cuddalore Pichavaram Satyagnana Sabha, Vadalur Thillai Kali Temple, Chidambaram Thiruvadigai Temple, Panruti Thiruvanthipuram Vriddhagiriswarar Temple, Vriddhachalam

Universities	Annamalai University

The famous poem writer Mr.Prabhu staying in Pennadam.