Golden Rock, Tiruchirappalli

Golden Rock பொன்மலை
Zone
Golden Rock
Nickname:  Ponmalai
Golden Rock zone in Tiruchirappalli map
Municipal Corporation	Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation
District	Tiruchirappalli district
State	Tamil Nadu
Region	Chola Nadu
Country	Republic of India
Government
• Type	Councillor
• Mayor	A. Jaya (AIADMK)
• Deputy Mayor	M. Ashik Meera
• Corporation Commissioner	V. P. Thandapani, IAS
• District collector	Jayashree Muralidharan, IAS
Area
• Total	56.75 km2 (21.91 sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	620 004
Telephone code	0431
Vehicle registration	TN-45, TN-81
Website	Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation

Golden Rock (Tamil: பொன்மலை, Ponmalai) is one of the four zones of Trichy city corporation.

Demographics

The majority of the area is occupied by Golden Rock Railway Workshop and its residential colonies for its employees.

Neighbourhoods

A 1955 Map of Tiruchirappalli showing the position of Golden Rock

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 the Sunday market.

Education

It has Railway Mixed Higher Secondary School, Sacred Heart Higher Secondary School, St. Joseph Higher Secondary School, Holy cross Higher Secondary 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), Manjathidal and Trichy Junction.

Healthcare

It has one of the city's oldest hospital belonging to Indian Railways, Divisional Railway Hospital.

See also

• Battle of Golden Rock
• Central Workshops
• Railway Mixed Higher Secondary School