Kornad
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Kornad is a suburb
of the town of Mayiladuthurai
in the Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu
, India
. Kornad is a popular weaving centre and is known for "Kornad cloths" manufactured using a mixture of cotton and silk thread. The Punukeswarar Temple is located in Kornad.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of the town of Mayiladuthurai
Mayiladuthurai
Mayiladuthurai , formerly known by its Sanskrit names Māyavaram and Mayūram is a town in the Nagapattinam District of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of the Mayiladuthurai taluk of Nagapattinam district and is the second-largest town in the district...
in the Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Kornad is a popular weaving centre and is known for "Kornad cloths" manufactured using a mixture of cotton and silk thread. The Punukeswarar Temple is located in Kornad.