Yanaikkal, Madurai

Yanaikkal, Madurai
Yanaikkal
Statue of an elephant, Yanaikkal, Madurai
Coordinates: 9°55′24.9″N 78°07′24.7″E / 9.923583°N 78.123528°E / 9.923583; 78.123528
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictMadurai district
Elevation
158 m (518 ft)
Languages
  OfficialTamil, English
  SpeechTamil, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
625001
Telephone Code0452
NeighbourhoodsMadurai, Sellur, Tallakulam, Goripalayam, Shenoy Nagar, Simmakkal, Nelpettai, East Gate, Arappalayam
CorporationMadurai Municipal Corporation

Yanaikkal is a neighbourhood in Madurai district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. Yanaikkal as the name in Tamil language implies that it is a 'Stone Statue of Elephant'. The area was said to be 'Allankadi' in Tamil language (அல்லங்காடி), which was busy with selling products during night times, several hundred years ago.