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Coordinates: 9°59′39″N 78°08′45″E / 9.994200°N 78.145800°E

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Oomachikulam
Neighbourhood
Oomachikulam Oomachikulam, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
Coordinates: 9°59′39″N 78°08′45″E / 9.994200°N 78.145800°E / 9.994200; 78.145800
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai district
Elevation	172 m (564 ft)
Languages
• Official	Tamil, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone Code	+91452xxxxxxx
Other Neighborhoods	Madurai, Sellur, Narimedu, Chinna Chokkikulam, B B Kulam, Simmakkal, Tallakulam, Goripalayam, Shenoy Nagar, Yanaikkal, Nelpettai, East Gate, Thathaneri, Koodal Nagar, K. Pudur and Arappalayam
Municipal body	Madurai Municipal Corporation
LS	Madurai Lok Sabha constituency
MP	S. Venkatesan
Website	https://madurai.nic.in

Oomachikulam is a neighbourhood in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Oomachikulam is located at an altitude of about 172 ,m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 9°59′39″N 78°08′45″E / 9.994200°N 78.145800°E / 9.994200; 78.145800.^[6]

From Tallakulam area of Madurai district to Natham area of Dindigul district, a four-lane road of 35 km long, is planned to be constructed at a cost of Rs.1,028 crore. As one phase of the project, a bridge of length 7.5 km from Tallakulam to Oomachikulam has been constructed at a cost of ₹612 crore.^[7] Also, bridges are being constructed to connect Madurai to Thuvarankurichi area of Tiruchirappalli district via Natham. As a part of this, the works of beautifying the banks of Oomachikulam tank is also going on.^[8] The bridge at Oomachikulam area has an elevated corridor.^[9] Also, as there are many centre medians at short intervals on this highway, it is considered that accidents are likely to occur.^[10] This four-lane road is known to be the longest road in Tamil Nadu and shortens the travel distance considerably.^[11]

References

^ Staff Reporter (11 November 2019). "Oomachikulam residents allege police torture, extortion". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
^ India (Republic) Office of the Registrar General (1969). Census of India, 1961. Manager of Publications.
^ India Office of the Registrar (1962). Census of India, 1961. Manager of Publications.
^ Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (1964). Administration Report.
^ Criminal Justice India Series. Allied Publishers. 2002. ISBN 978-81-7764-519-4.
^ "GeoHack - Oomachikulam". geohack.toolforge.org. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
^ "மதுரையில் "பிரம்மாண்டம்"- 7.5 கிமீ.. ரூ.612 கோடி! தமிழ்நாட்டின் நீளமான மேம்பாலம் விரைவில் திறப்பு". Retrieved 13 February 2023.
^ "Elevated corridor linking Madurai, Tiruchy to be unveiled in January". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
^ Staff Reporter (11 November 2019). "Oomachikulam residents allege police torture, extortion". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
^ "மதுரை புதுநத்தம் சாலையில் 'சென்டர் மீடியம் கேப்'-களை குறைக்க கோரிக்கை - விபத்துகள் அதிகரிப்பதாகப் புகார்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
^ "தமிழகத்திலேயே மிக நீளமான மதுரை - நத்தம் பறக்கும் பால கட்டுமானப் பணி 95% நிறைவு". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Retrieved 13 February 2023.

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