Coimbatore metropolitan area

Metropolitan area includes a city and its suburbs. For the city, visit Coimbatore.

Coimbatore Metropolitan Area
Coimbatore Urban Agglomeration
Metropolitan area
Nickname: 
Manchester of South India
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
Planning AuthorityCoimbatore Urban Development Authority (CUDA)
Parliament constituencies
Assembly constituencies
Jurisdiction
  • Municipal corporations - 1
  • Municipalities - 4
  • Town Panchayats - 21
  • Revenue Villages - 66
SeatCoimbatore
Districts
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyCCMC
Area
[1]
1,531.57 km2 (591.34 sq mi)
Population
[1]
 • Metro
2,457,452
DemonymCoimbatorian
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
641XXX
STD Code+91-0422
Vehicle registrationTN-37 (South), TN-38 (North), TN-66 (Central) , TN-99 (West) & TN-37Z (Sulur).
Websitewww.ccmc.gov.in
www.coimbatorelpa.com

The Coimbatore Metropolitan Area, or Coimbatore Urban Agglomeration, is the sixteenth-most populous metropolitan area in India, the second most populous metropolitan area in the state of Tamil Nadu next only to Chennai. The Coimbatore Metropolitan Area consists of the city of Coimbatore and its suburbs in Coimbatore district.

Economy

Main article: Economy of Coimbatore

The economy of the metropolitan area of Coimbatore is heavily influenced by information technology, engineering and textiles at recent times. The city has four special economic zones (SEZ), namely, ELCOT SEZ, CHIL SEZ, SPAN Venture SEZ, Aspen SEZ and at least five more SEZs are in the pipeline.[2] Coimbatore has trade associations like CODISSIA, COINDIA and COJEWEL representing industries in the city. The Government of Tamil Nadu has proposed for setting up an Industrial park at Sulur.[3] Coimbatore also has Engineering SEZ in the outskirts of city "Aspen SEZ" spread over 376 acres. CODISSIA Industrial Park is being set up at Moperipalayam nearly 260 acres and at Kallapalayam nearly 150 acres. The city already has industrial estates owned by SIDCO at Kurichi, SIDCO at Malumichampatti, Electrical & Electronics Industrial Estate at Kalapatti and Sree Suba Ganesh Industrial estate near Kovilpalayam. The large number of engineering colleges in the region producing about 50,000 engineers.[4] Indian Railways has "Southern Railway Signal & Telecom Workshop" in Podanur which is a manufacturing unit for Electrical & Communication division of Indian Railways. "L&T - MBDA Missile Systems" is a joint venture setting up a new unit in Aspen SEZ, Coimbatore to manufacture defense products. Coimbatore urban agglomeration has more than 700 wet grinder manufacturers with a monthly output, As of 2015, of 75,000 units per every 100,000 produced in India.[5][6] The term "Coimbatore Wet Grinder" was given a Geographical indication for wet grinders manufactured in Coimbatore in 2006.[7] Coimbatore is also home to a common facility for the manufacturers of wet grinders.[8]

IT SEZ at Saravanampatti

The city is the second largest software producer in Tamil Nadu, next only to Chennai. IT and BPO industry in the city has grown greatly with the launch of TIDEL Park Coimbatore & Wipro Software Development Centre in ELCOT SEZ, KCT TechPark, Hanudev Infopark, Rathinam Technopark, KGISL Campus, Span Venture SEZ, Elysium Central and other planned IT parks in and around the city. It is ranked at[9] 17th among the global outsourcing cities. Companies like Amazon, Altran, Bosch, Cognizant, Ford, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, HCL Technologies, Ericsson, Cameron International, NTT DATA, Expleo, Harman, ThoughtWorks, McWane, State Street Corporation, Tessolve, IQVIA, Deloitte, Owler, Access Healthcare, UST Global, Impiger Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Pactron India Pvt Ltd and Nous Infosystems having a presence in the city. Cognizant has second largest headcount in the country with more than 15000+ employees in the city. And Bosch has the second largest development center in Coimbatore outside Germany with 5500+ employees in the city. Software export stood more than ₹15,000 crores for the financial year 2018–2019, which is second largest in the state after Chennai.[10] TICEL Bio-Park III, a Bio-Technology Park is being constructed in 10 acres of land at Somayampalayam, Coimbatore which is set to open in Jan-2020 Due to huge demand from IT Companies for space at Coimbatore, TIDEL Park Coimbatore-Phase-II is planned to be built within ELCOT SEZ in additional 6 acres of land with 5 Lakh sq.feet space at 250 crores.

List

Former Suburbs incorporated into Coimbatore Municipal Corporation (2011 Census)
Sl. No. Name Governing Type Population[11]
1 Coimbatore Municipal Corporation 1,050,721
2 Chinnavedampatti Town Panchayat 20,122
3 Goundampalayam Municipality 83,908
4 Kalapatti Town Panchayat 39,586
5 Kuniyamuthur Municipality 95,924
6 Kurichi Municipality 123,667
7 Saravanampatti Town Panchayat 32,920
8 Thudiyalur Town Panchayat 33,924
9 Vadavalli Town Panchayat 39,873
10 Veerakeralam Town Panchayat 23,841
11 Vellakinar Town Panchayat 15,998
12 Vilankurichi Census Town 24,235
Total - - 1,584,719

Below is the list of towns which comprise the Coimbatore Metropolitan Area.

Coimbatore Metropolitan Area (2011 Census)
Sl. No. Name Governing Type Population Area (km2.)
1 Kangayampalayam Census Town 8,251 7.62
2 Arasur, Coimbatore Census Town 11,510 20.14
3 Ashokapuram, Coimbatore Census Town 12,993 11.81
4 Chettipalayam Town Panchayat 10,366 31.86[12]
5 Chinniampalayam Census Town 8,232 6
6 Dhaliyur Town Panchayat 11,500 21.41[13]
7 Ettimadai Town Panchayat 9,352 16.44[14]
8 Gudalur (Coimbatore district) Municipality 38,859 29.95[15]
9 Idikarai Town Panchayat 8,686 16.76 [16]
10 Irugur Town Panchayat 25,691 11.655[17]
11 Kaniyur, Coimbatore Census Town 12,011 18.33
12 Kannampalayam Town Panchayat 15,868 11.32[18]
13 Karumathampatti Municipality 35,062 27 [19]
14 Kurudampalayam Census Town 18,749 9
15 Madukkarai Municipality 30,357 21.47 [20]
16 Malumichampatti Census Town 12,936 15.8
17 Mopperipalayam Town Panchayat 10,923 15[21]
18 Muthugoundenpudur Census Town 10,259 17
19 Narasimhanaickenpalayam Town Panchayat 17,858 6.36[22]
20 Neelambur Census Town 8,382 9
21 Othakalmandapam Town Panchayat 12,207 13.6[23]
22 Pallapalayam, Coimbatore Town Panchayat 11,910 5.61[24]
23 Pattanam, Coimbatore Census Town 9,196 10.54
24 Periyanaickenpalayam Town Panchayat 25,930 9.37[25]
25 Perur Town Panchayat 8,004 6.4[26]
26 Perur Chettipalayam Census Town 17,809 11.17
27 Pooluvapatti Town Panchayat 12,853 16.5[27]
28 Sarcarsamakulam Town Panchayat 10,289 10.05[28]
29 Somayampalayam Census Town 14,787 13.11
30 Sulur Town Panchayat 27,909 10.96[29]
31 Thenkarai, Coimbatore Town Panchayat 7,349 12[30]
32 Thirumalayampalayam Town Panchayat 12,164 30.65[31]
33 Thondamuthur Town Panchayat 11,492 29.58[32]
34 Vedapatti Town Panchayat 11,658 6.2[33]
35 Veerapandi, Coimbatore Town Panchayat 16,953 12.35[34]
36 Vellalore Town Panchayat 24,872 16.64[35]
37 Karamadai Municipalty 35166 19.3[36]
38 Marudur Village Panchayat 9,491 29.14
39 Bilichi Village Panchayat 10412 27.94
40 Masagoundenchettipalayam Village Panchayat 9,616 27.36
41 Karegoundenpalayam Village Panchayat 7,531 21.39
42 Selakkarical Village Panchayat 6,220 21.23
43 Bogampatti Village Panchayat 2,415 18.79
44 Appanayakkanpatti Village Panchayat 3,992 18.74
45 Pichanur Village Panchayat 6,261 18.72
46 Vellamadai Village Panchayat 6,874 17.19
47 valukkuparai Village Panchayat 4,891 16.99
48 vellanaipatti Village Panchayat 4,636 16.42
49 Pachapalayam Village Panchayat 2,359 15.59
50 Vadavalli Sulur Village Panchayat 3,859 15.52
51 Madampatti Village Panchayat 6,771 15.44
52 Kalangal Village Panchayat 5,590 15.01
53 Nayakkanpalayam Village Panchayat 3,008 14.89
55 Sikkarampalayam Census Town 10242 14.52
56 Kallapalayam Village Panchayat 3,066 14.41
57 Semmandampalayam Village Panchayat 5,970 13.93
58 Devarayapuram Village Panchayat 6,417 13.92
59 Peedampalli Village Panchayat 3,896 13.60
60 Theethipalayam Census Town 8,629 13.39
61 Kuppepalayam Village Panchayat 2,784 13.21
62 Arasampalayam Village Panchayat 3,818 12.60
63 Panapatti Village Panchayat 2,635 12.08
64 Kadampadi Census Town 8,147 12.02
65 22 Nanjundapuram Cencus Town 9,355 12.01
66 Idayarpalayam Village Panchayat 2,251 11.91
67 Seerapalayam Village Panchayat 5,881 11.88
68 Myleripalayam Village Panchayat 4,990 11.13
69 Arisipalayam Village Panchayat 2,400 10.85
70 Kattampatti Village Panchayat 5,859 10.80
71 Vadaputhur Village Panchayat 5,176 10.60
72 Kittampalayam Village Panchayat 4,362 10.41
73 Agraharasamakulam Village Panchayat 4,144 10.28
74 Pappampatti Village Panchayat 4,143 10.25
75 Chinna Thadagam Census Town 8,407 10.20
76 Naranapuram Village Panchayat 2,111 9.16
77 Kondayampalayam Village Panchayat 6,636 9.06
78 Kunnathur Village Panchayat 4,281 9.01
79 Solavampalayam Village Panchayat 6,387 8.70
80 Thennamanallur Village Panchayat 5,098 8.54
81 Kariampalayam Village Panchayat 4,498 8.2
82 Kallipalayam Village Panchayat 2,821 7.56
83 24 Veerapandi Village Panchayat 7,528 35.78
84 Pannimadai Census Town 13785 7.48
85 Pachapalayam Village Panchayat 2,933 7.32
86 Karavellimadapur Village Panchayat 5,626 6.79
87 Rasipalayam Village Panchayat 4,407 5.58
88 Nachipalayam Village Panchayat 3,008 5.18
89 Pottayandiporambu Village Panchayat 1,530 5.03
90 Mylampatti Village Panchayat 2,823 4.81
91 Karunsamikaudampalayam Village Panchayat 343 4.14
92 Palathurai Village Panchayat 2,727 3.44
93 Kuthiraiyalampalayam Village Panchayat 1,448 2.64
94 Thamakavundampalayam Village Panchayat 482 2.64
95 Coimbatore M.Corp. 1,584,719 257.04
Total - - 24,57,452 1531.57

Coimbatore Metro

Main article: Coimbatore metro

The Coimbatore Metro Rail has proposed five corridors to serve the Coimbatore metropolitan area.[37][38]

Composition

The Coimbatore urban agglomeration is a metropolitan area in Tamil Nadu state, consisting of the city of Coimbatore and its suburbs. It consists of a municipal corporation and suburban areas spread out in parts of Coimbatore district.[39]

Municipal corporations

  1. Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation

Municipalities

  1. Gudalur (Coimbatore district)
  2. Karumathampatti
  3. Madukkarai
  4. Karamadai

Town Panchayats

  1. Irugur
  2. Kannampalayam
  3. Othakalmandapam
  4. Pallapalayam
  5. Periyanaickenpalayam
  6. Perur
  7. Pooluvapatti
  8. Sarcarsamakulam
  9. Sulur
  10. Vedapatti
  11. Veerapandi, Coimbatore
  12. Vellalore
  13. Kinathukadavu
  14. Thirumalayampalayam
  15. Chettipalayam
  16. Mopperipalayam
  17. Dhaliyur
  18. Ettimadai
  19. Thondamuthur
  20. Thenkarai
  21. Idikarai

Districts

  1. Coimbatore district (partial)

Taluks

From Coimbatore district

  1. Coimbatore North
  2. Coimbatore South
  3. Sulur(partial)
  4. Perur
  5. Madukkarai
  6. Kinathukadavu (partial)
  7. Annur (partial)
  8. Mettupalayam(partial)

Transport

The Regional Transport offices in the Coimbatore metropolitan area are TN-37 (Coimbatore South), TN-38 (Coimbatore North), TN-66 (Coimbatore Central), TN-99 (Coimbatore West) and Unit offices such as TN-37Z (Sulur).

See also

References

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  11. ^ "Coimbatore Urban Region Population".
  12. ^ "Chettipalayam Town Panchayat".
  13. ^ "Dhaliyur Town Panchayat".
  14. ^ "Ettimadai Town Panchayat".
  15. ^ "Gudalur Town Panchayat".
  16. ^ "Idigarai Town Panchayat".
  17. ^ "Irugur Town Panchayat".
  18. ^ "Kannampalayam Town Panchayat".
  19. ^ "Karumathampatti Town Panchayat".
  20. ^ "Madukkarai Town Panchayat".
  21. ^ "Mopperipalayam Town Panchayat".
  22. ^ "NSN Palayam Town Panchayat".
  23. ^ "OK Mandapam Town Panchayat".
  24. ^ "Pallapalayam Town Panchayat".
  25. ^ "Periyanaickenpalayam Town Panchayat".
  26. ^ "Perur Town Panchayat".
  27. ^ "Pooluvapatti Town Panchayat".
  28. ^ "Sarcarsamakulam Town Panchayat".
  29. ^ "Sulur Town Panchayat".
  30. ^ "Thenkarai Town Panchayat".
  31. ^ "Thirumalayampalayam town panchayat".
  32. ^ "Thondamuthur Town Panchayat".
  33. ^ "Vedapatti Town Panchayat".
  34. ^ "Veerapandi Town Panchayat".
  35. ^ "Vellalore Town Panchayat".
  36. ^ "Karamadai Municipalty".
  37. ^ "Tamil Nadu: Fifth corridor of metro rail to connect Vellalore and Ukkadam | Coimbatore News - Times of India". The Times of India. 18 February 2020.
  38. ^ "Rs 6,683cr allocated for city metro rail project". The Times of India. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  39. ^ "India Census 2011" (PDF). April 2017.

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