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| Pincode | 608502 |
| Name | Parangipettai S.O |
| District | Cuddalore |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Status | Sub Office(Delivery) |
| Head Office | Chidambaram H.O |
| Sub Office | |
| Location | Chidambaram Taluk of Cuddalore District |
| Telephone No | 4144243630 |
| SPCC | ---608001 |
| Department Info | Cuddalore Division Tiruchy Region Tamilnadu Circle |
| Address | Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Services | EMS (International Speed Post) E-Payment Epost Inland Speed Post Instant Money Order Money Order Postal Banking Service Postal Life Insurance Postal Stationary Registered Posts |
| Indian Postal Code System Consists of Six digits. The first to digits represent the state, the second two digits represent the district and the Third two digits represents the Post Office.In this case the first two digits 60 represents the state Tamil Nadu, the second two digits 85 represent the district Cuddalore, and finally 02 represents the Post Office Parangipettai S.O. Thus the Zip Code of Parangipettai S.O, Cuddalore, tamil nadu is 608502 | |
Parangipettai (Tamil: பரஙà¯à®•à®¿à®ªà¯à®ªà¯‡à®Ÿà¯à®Ÿà¯ˆ), historically called Porto Novo ("New Port" in Portuguese) is a panchayat town in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Parangipettai is located on the north bank of the mouth of the Vellar river at a distance of 30 km from Cuddalore. From the capital city of Chennai, Parangipettai can be reached through the National Highway NH45A stretch between Cuddalore and Chidambaram.
Due to its strategic location on the Coromandel Coast, Parangipettai has long been a major trading centre. In particular, it was an important trading destination for the Arabs, especially the Yemenis. During the colonial era the Portuguese, Dutch and English successively colonized the area.
The first iron and steel industry in India was constructed in Porto Novo in the year 1830 [1]. Till today the iron pillars in The Egmore railway station, Chennai, Tamil Nadu havMore Info
