Kottakuppam

Kottakuppam
town panchayat
kottakuppam jamia masjid kottakuppam jamia masjid
Kottakuppam Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11°59′29″N 79°50′29″E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Population  (2011)
• Total	31,726
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	605 104
Telephone code	0413
Vehicle registration	PYO1
Website	www.kottakuppam.in

Kottakuppam is a panchayat town in Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu in the East Coast Road from Chennai to Pondicherry, Kottakuppam is a landmark of tradition. In the book Arts of Islam. It is believed that there were Forts in Kottakuppam. But there is no clear evidence for this. In the map there is no area named Kottakuppam before 200 years.

History

In the British Rule, Kottakuppam adherent to Muthialpet serves as camp place for foreigners. From this area the adjacent regions had developed, namely Chinnamudaliar Chavady, Periamudaliar Chavady. It was only after 200 years, Kottakuppam has got its name ‘Kottam’ refers to the land area and ‘Kuppam’ refers to the coastal area. Since this area lies near the coastal region, got its name ‘Kottaikuppam’. The Southern part of this region is now known as Kottamedu. Kottakuppam is a Town Panchayat Village in district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu.

Election

Kottakuppam city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Kottakuppam Town Panchayat has population of 31,726 of which 15,690 are males while 16,036 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Major populations in Kottakuppam are Muslims. Kottakuppam Jamia Masjid was built by Arcot Nawab in 1867. Now it is extended and decorated to make it showy by the people in and around Kottakuppam.