Sri Gnanananda Niketan

Directions

SRI GNANANANDA TAPOVANAM is located on the northern bank of the river South Pennar, 3 km from Tirukoilur, on the Tirukoilur - Tiruvannamalai highway.

Quite a number of buses from Madras, Bangalore, Trichy, Salem, Tiruvannamalai, Pondicherry, Chidambaram, Cuddalore and Villupuram touch Tirukoilur from where one can go to Tapovanam by taxi, bus or "jutka" (horse-cart)

Traveling by train, one has to alight at Tirukoilur (Villupuram - Tiruvannamlai Meter-Guage line) and take a taxi / Autorickshaw / 'jutka'(horse cart) to Tapovamam 4 km away.

Table showing distance from nearby places:

- From City (Town)
- Distance (in Km)
- Approx. Travel time(Bus/Train)
- Chennai (Madras)
- 200
- 4 hours 30 min
- Villupuram
- 45
- 1 hour
- Pondicherry
- 75
- 2 hours
- Tiruchirapalli
- 175
- 4 hours
- Tiruvannamalai
- 35
- 50 mins
- Cuddalore
- 85
- 3 hours
- Vellore
- 90
- 3 hours
- Bangalore
- 220
- 5 hours
- Salem
- 140
- 3 hours

Directions to get to Thapovanam from various places:

- From City (Town)
- Via
- Transport Info
- Chennai (Madras)
- -Chengalput
  -Maduranthakam
  -Thindivanam
  -Villuppuram
  -Mambalapattu
  -Mogaiyur
  -Tapovanam
- Regular buses ply between Chennai-to-Tirukoilur (via Villuppuram). Alight at Thirikoilur Take a town bus/Autorickshaw/Jutka (horse-cart) to Tapovanam.
  
  Also, Point-to-Point buses ply between Chennai-to-Villupuram.Take a bus from Villupuram-to-Tirukoilur. Alight at Thirikoilur Take a town bus/Autorickshaw/ Jutka (horse-cart) to Tapovanam.
  
  Also, Point-to-Point buses ply between Chennai-to-Tiruvannamalai. Take bus fromTiruvannamalai-to-Tirukoilyur (via Veraiyur), alight at Tapovanam.
- Bangalore
- -Hosur
  -rishnagiri
  -Oothangarai
  -Thiruvannamalai
  -Verayur
  -Tapovanam
- Direct buses ply between Bangalore-to-TiruvannamalaiTiruvannamali-to-Tirukoilur (via veraiyur) Alight at Tapovanam (3 km before Tirukoilur)
  
  Direct buses ply between Bangalore-to-Villupuram (via Tirukoilur) Alight at Tapovanam OR Alight at TirukoilurTake town bus/Autorickshaw/ Jutka (horse-cart) to Tapovanam
- Pondicherry
- -Valavanur
  -Villuppuram
  -Mambalapattu
  -Mogaiyur
  -Tapovanam
- Direct buses ply between Pondicherry-to-Villupuram (via valavanur) Villuppuram-to-Tirukoilur (via Mambalapattu and Mugaiyur) Alight at TirukoilurTake town bus/Autorickshaw/ Jutka (horse-cart) to Tapovanam
- Vellore
- -Polur
  -Thiruvannamalai
  -Verayur
  -Tapovanam
- Direct buses ply betweenVellore-to-Tiruvannamalai And from Tiruvannamali-to-Tirukoilur (via Veraiyur) Alight at Tapovanam OR Alight at TirukoilurTake town bus/Autorickshaw/ Jutka (horse-cart) to Tapovanam
- Cuddalore
- -Panrutti
  -Madapattu
  -Thirukovilur
  -Tapovanam
- Direct buses ply betweenCuddalore-to-Tirukoilur Alight at TirukoilurTake town bus/Autorickshaw/ Jutka (horse-cart) to Tapovanam
- Tiruchirapalli
- -Perumbalur
  -Ulundurpettai
  -Madapattu
  -Thirukovilur
  -Tapovanam
- Direct buses ply betweenTiruchirapalli-to-Tiruvannamali/Vellore (via Tirukoilur) Alight at Thapovanam ORAlight at TirukoilurTake town bus/Autorickshaw/Jutka (horse-cart) to Tapovanam
- Salem
- -Attur
  -Kallakurichi
  -Tirukoilur
  -Tapovanam
- Direct buses ply betweenSalem-to-Tirukoilur. Alight at TirukoilurTake town bus/Autorickshaw/ Jutka (horse-cart) to Tapovanam

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