Golden Rock, Tiruchirappalli

Golden Rock
பொன்மலை
Zone

Golden Rock
Nickname(s): Ponmalai

Golden Rock zone in Tiruchirappalli map
Coordinates: 10°47′08″N 78°43′24″E / 10.78556°N 78.72333°ECoordinates: 10°47′08″N 78°43′24″E / 10.78556°N 78.72333°E
Municipal Corporation Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation
District Tiruchirappalli district
State Tamil Nadu
Region Chola Nadu
Country Republic of India
Government
 • Type Councillor
 • Mayor A. Jaya (AIADMK)
 • Deputy Mayor M. Ashik Meera
 • Corporation Commissioner V. P. Thandapani, IAS
 • District collector Jayashree Muralidharan, IAS
Area
 • Total 56.75 km2 (21.91 sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 620 004
Telephone code 0431
Vehicle registration TN-81
Website Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation

Golden Rock (Tamil: பொன்மலை, Ponmalai) is one of the four zones of Trichy city corporation.[1]

Demographics

The majority of the area is occupied by Golden Rock Railway Workshop and its residential colonies for its employees.

Neighbourhoods

A 1955 Map of Tiruchirappalli showing the position of Golden Rock

Its neighborhoods are Kalkandar Kottai, Ponmalaipatti, Kottapattu, Subramaniyapuram, Sangiliandapuram, Senthaneerpuram, Ambikapuram, Thangeswari Nagar, Ex-servicemen colony. Most of the civilians of golden rock are S.Rly employees. It is very famous for its shandy (market) held every Sunday, which was established during british regime in 1926.[2][3][4]

Education

It has Railway Mixed Higher Secondary School, Sacred Heart Higher Secondary School, St. Joseph Higher Secondary School, Holy cross Higher Secondary School. Some of the prominent institutes of higher education nearby are Seshasayee Institute of Technology and Jamal Mohamed College.

Transport

Nearest Railway Stations are Golden Rock (Ponmalai) (GOC), Manjatidal (MCJ) and Trichy Junction (TPJ).

Healthcare

It has one of the city's oldest hospital belonging to Indian Railways, Divisional Railway Hospital.

References

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  1. ↑ "Town Planning Department". Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Syed Muthahar Saqaf; M. Balaganessin (14 February 2010). "Well-patronised shandy short of facilities". The Hindu (Tiruchi). Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  3. ↑ R Gokul (19 February 2013). "Golden Rock Sunday market needs a facelift". The Times of India (Madurai). Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  4. ↑ Deepika Muralidharan (6 January 2014). "Tiruchi's Golden Rock shandy still holds its charm". The Hindu (Tiruchi). Retrieved 17 February 2014.

See also

Sangiliyandapuram Senthaneerpuram Ambikapuram
Subramaniyapuram Melakalkandarkottai
   Golden Rock  
Central Jail Ponmalaipatti Kilakalkandarkottai
Kilakurichy