Pulhal

{{About||the 2010 film|Puzhal (film)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Pullhal | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Neighbourhood | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Chennai#Tamil Nadu#India | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Pullhal, Chennai district | coordinates = {{coord|13|10|11|N|80|12|26|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Chennai district]] | established_title =  | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 20297 | population_as_of = 2001 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]] | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type =  | postal_code = '''600066''' | registration_plate = '''TN-18''' | website = | footnotes = }}

'''Pulhal''' or '''Pullhal''' is a Northwestern residential town in [[Chennai district|Thiruvallur district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. Pullhal is located on the banks of [[Pulhal aeri|Pullhal Lake]]. The town is known for [[Pulhal Central Prison|Pullhal Central Prison]].

The area is one of the 163 notified areas ([[Megalith|megalithic sites]]) in the state of Tamil Nadu.<ref name="Hindu_NISModifiesExpansionPlan">{{cite news | last = Madhavan | first = D. | title = National Institute of Siddha modifies expansion plan | newspaper = The Hindu | location = Chennai | publisher = The Hindu | date = 20 December 2012 | url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/national-institute-of-siddha-modifies-expansion-plan/article4218676.ece | access-date = 23 Dec 2012}}</ref>

== History == In ancient times, the region was ruled by a chief of the [[Kurumbar]]s variously titled as Kamunda Kurumba Prabhu( Pulhal Raja) who is also credited with building a royal fort at this site.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Madras Journal of Literature and Science, Volume 7|author=Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland|page=311}}</ref> The fort and the land was later overran by the [[Chola]] sovereign from Thanjavur.<ref>{{cite book|title=International Congress of Prehistoric Archæology: Transactions of the Third Session|year=1869|url=https://archive.org/details/internationalco01unkngoog|publisher=Longmans, Green, and Company, 1869|page=[https://archive.org/details/internationalco01unkngoog/page/n320 254]}}</ref>

==Geography== ===Pullhal Lake=== [[Pulhal aeri|Pullhal aeri]], or Pullhal lake, also known as the [[Red Hills Lake]], is located in [[Ponneri]] Taluk of [[Thiruvallur]] district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the two rain-fed reservoirs from where water is drawn for supply to Chennai City, the other one being the [[Chembarambakkam Lake]] / [[Porur Lake]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

==Demographics== {{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Pullhal had a population of 20,297. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Pullhal has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 68%. In Pullhal, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Pullhal is now in Chennai District. Major to supply water to Chennai people.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

== Pullhal Camp or Srilankan Refugee camp == Pullhal camp is one of the Sri Lankan refugee camps out of 115 camps were found in Tamil Nadu. According to Indian census Thiruvallur districts has second highest Sri Lankan refugee population. It has 1,646 households with a total of 5,387 refugees. Particularly Pullhal camp has second highest refugee population in Thiruvallur district. It accounts for 408 households with a refugee population of 1,283. That is why Pullhal Town is also expressed as Camp.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

==Amenities== * Urban community health center

===Pullhal Central Prison=== [[Pulhal Central Prison|Pullhal Central Prison]] is located in the neighbourhood. The prison began operation in 2006, replacing the erstwhile [[Chennai Central Prison]].

The plan for the construction of Pullhal Central Prison was conceived during the early 2000s. Sites in Pullhal and in Maraimalai Nagar were initially considered and the final decision to construct in Pullhal was made due to the availability of large piece of Government owned land. It was constructed by Tamil Nadu Police Housing Corporation (TNPHC) for a cost of {{INR}} 1,770 million in less than 3 years. It was inaugurated by then chief minister of Tamil Nadu, M. Karunanidhi, on 26 November 2006.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060710004326/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/03/stories/2006070305440500.htm] The Hindu - Puzhal Prison Complex a bold bid to redefine concept of jail</ref>

==Education== * Jain Vidyaashram * Velammal Global School * Narayana E-tech * Dr. Sivanthi Aditanar Matriculation Higher Secondary School * Greenfield International School

==References== {{Portal|India}} {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category|Pulhal}}

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