Udumalaipettai
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Udumalaipettai
Udumalpet | |
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| PIN | 642126 |
| Telephone code | 04252 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 78 |
Udumalai, also known as Udumalaipettai and Udumalpet (Tamil:
History
The municipality was established in 1918 and upgraded to second grade municipality in 1970. It was declared as a first grade municipality in 1979 and further upgrades to selection grade municipality in 1984. The extent of the municipality is 7.41 km2 of which 6.582 km2 is urban and 0.828 km2 is rural. It was part of Coimbatore district until 2008 when it became part of the newly formed Tiruppur district, a change which was opposed by the residents.[3][4]
Geography
The town is surrounded by
Udumalaipettai municipal corporation
Udumalaipettai Municipal Corporation K.N.Nehru declared. Accordingly, it has been announced that a new Udumalaipettai Corporation will be soon formed by merging the nearby Panchayats of Udumalaipet Municipality, Ragalbavi, Bodipatti, Ganapathipalayam, Poolankinar,Kurinjcheri, Chinnaveerampatti and Periyakottai.
Demographics
According to
Education
There are about fifteen higher secondary schools and a few of Arts and Science colleges.
Economy
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The economy of Udumalpet and its surroundings is mainly based on agriculture and textile industry. Main crops cultivated in this area are
Transport
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Udumalpet is well connected with nearby towns by highways and major district roads. NH-209 connecting Dindigul with Coimbatore runs through the city. Udumalpet is connected by government and private run bus services with major towns. The total length of roads, streets within municipality limits are about at 83.022 km. Consisting of 8.983 km of concrete road, 47,772 km of B.T roads and 26.627 km of other types of roads. The street pattern within the town is generally narrow. About 83.022 km of roads are within the municipal area and about 9.0 km belonging to the category of Major District Roads and National Highways.
The town is located in the Pollachi - Dindigul broad gauge section of the Indian Railways. Coimbatore International Airport (70 km) is the nearest airport to the town.
Places of interest
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The town is surrounded by Western Ghats and has a moderate weather throughout the year. Places of interest include Thirumoorthy hills with Thirumoorthy temple (Amanalingeswarar temple) and Thirumoorthy dam, Panchalimgam falls, Amaravathi Dam with a crocodile farm and Anamalai Tiger Reserve.
References
- ^ "Elevation of Udumalpet, Tamil Nadu, India".
- ^ "Census 2011". Government of India. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ "New Tiruppur district formed". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 26 October 2008. Archived from the original on 29 October 2008.
- ^ "Udumalpet-Tirupur merger agitation takes a new turn". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 27 November 2011. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Udumalaipettai". Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ "Schools in Udumalpet, Schools details Udumalpet, Udumalpet Schools".
- ^ "Cabinet approves setting up of 50 new Kendriya Vidyalayas under Civil Defence Sector all over the country". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi, India. 7 March 2019.
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