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  Pullhal Pullhal , Chennai district Show map of Chennai Pullhal Pullhal (Tamil Nadu) Show map of Tamil Nadu Pullhal Pullhal (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:13°10′11″N80°12′26″E / 13.16972°N 80.20722°E /13.16972; 80.20722 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai district |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 20,297 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TN-18 |
Pulhal orPullhal is a Northwestern residential town inChennai district in theIndianstate ofTamil Nadu. Pullhal is located on the banks ofPullhal Lake. The town is known forPullhal Central Prison.
The area is one of the 163 notified areas (megalithic sites) in the state of Tamil Nadu.[1]
In ancient times, the region was ruled by a chief of theKurumbars variously titled as Kamunda Kurumba Prabhu( Pulhal Raja) who is also credited with building a royal fort at this site.[2] The fort and the land was later overran by theChola sovereign from Thanjavur.[3]
Pullhal aeri, or Pullhal lake, also known as theRed Hills Lake, is located inPonneri Taluk ofThiruvallur 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 theChembarambakkam Lake /Porur Lake.[citation needed]
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus,[4] 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]
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]
Pullhal Central Prison is located in the neighbourhood. The prison began operation in 2006, replacing the erstwhileChennai 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₹ 1,770 million in less than 3 years. It was inaugurated by then chief minister of Tamil Nadu, M. Karunanidhi, on 26 November 2006.[5]
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