Country India State Tamil Nadu Area 56.75 km² Mayor A. Jaya (AIADMK) | Region Chola Nadu Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Area code 0431 | |
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District Tiruchirappalli district Municipal Corporation Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation | ||
Golden Rock (Tamil: பொன்மலை, Ponmalai) is one of the four zones of Trichy city corporation.
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Demographics
The majority of the area is occupied by Golden Rock Railway Workshop and its residential colonies for its employees.
Neighbourhoods
Its neighborhoods are Kalkandar Kottai, Ponmalaipatti, Kottapattu, Subramaniyapuram, Sangiliandapuram, Senthaneerpuram, Ambikapuram, Thangeswari Nagar, Ex-servicemen colony. Most of the civilians of golden rock are S.Rly employees. It is very famous for its shandy (market) held every Sunday, which was established during british regime in 1926.
Education
It has Railway Mixed Higher Secondary School, Sacred Heart Higher Secondary School, St. Joseph Girls Higher Secondary School, Holy cross Higher Secondary School, St. Joseph English Medium School, St. Agnes Middle School, Infant Jesus English Medium School, St. Mary's Matriculation School,. Some of the prominent institutes of higher education nearby are Seshasayee Institute of Technology and Jamal Mohamed College.
Transport
Nearest Railway Stations are Golden Rock (Ponmalai) (GOC), Manjatidal (MCJ) and Trichy Junction (TPJ).
Healthcare
It has one of the city's oldest hospital belonging to Indian Railways, Divisional Railway Hospital.