About Uthukottai

Uthukottai(Tamil: ) is a border town in Tamil Nadu next to Andhra Pradesh, on the banks of the Arani river. It has a channel which helps channel water from the Krishna river to Tamil Nadu. The Uthukottai name is a portmanteau of two Tamil words - Uthu and Kottai. Uthu means water coming from earth and Kottai represents the Muslim Zamindars Kottai located in that place. The place called Suratapalli is near to Uthukottai where the famous Shiva temple is located. This is the only place in the world where God Shiva is with goddess Paarvathi in sleeping posture. Uthukottai is located between Chennai and Tirupathi. It's a shortest way to reach the Tirupathi from Chennai Uthukottai is well connected with Chennai by bus . Every 1530 minutes there is a bus from CMBT towards Uthukottai. Now, it is well connected with MTC services also. There are two Matric Higher Secondary Schools namely Vivekananda MHSS and Don Bosco MHSS. Also there are Govt Boys HSS and Govt Girls HSS along...