Chinnavedampatti

Chinnavedampatti a suburb of Coimbatore City in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located on the North-east direction, which comes under the Coimbatore Corporation.[1]

Chinnavedampatti
suburb
Chinnavedampatti
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11°5′3″N 76°58′52″E
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictCoimbatore
Population
 (2001)
 • Total10,349
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
641049
Telephone code0422
Vehicle registrationTN-38
Sex ratio980 ♂/♀
Lok Sabha constituencyCoimbatore
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKavundampalayam

Geography

Chinnavedampatti is located at 11.53°N 76.5852°E / 11.53; 76.5852.[2] It has an average elevation of 338 metres (1108 feet). Chinnavedampatt is situated towards North East from Coimbatore City on the way to Annur between NH-67 and NH-209. This suburb shares borders with Saravanampatti, Vellakinar, Goundampalayam.[3][4]

Climate

Chinnavedampatti is very closely located to other suburbs of Coimbatore. This proximity provides this place a very pleasant climate. Here the temperature is quite pleasant throughout the year. The temperature during both summers and winters varies anywhere between 34 °C to 22 °C. The best time to visit here is between the months of March to July and November to January.[5]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[6] Chinnavedampatti had a population of 10,349. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Chinnavedampatti has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 79% and female literacy of 61%. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Etymology

It is believed that in ancient days Chinnavedampatti was predominant by Brahmins. The area was known for its enchantments about vedic mantras. Hence the area was initially known as Vedampatti, which means Place of Veda. Since the number of families were very less, people added Chinna (which means small) before the name of the place. Then it became Chinna + Vedam + Patti (Small Place of Veda) = Chinnavedampatti.[7][8]

History

In earlier days Chinnavedampatti was purely an agricultural area. With the emergence of Coimbatore into the industrial hub of South India, this place being a suburb also witnessed high rate investments in Mechanical and IT industries as well as for modern educational facilities. Presently, Chinnavedampatti is a well-developed area in Coimbatore with respect to all these industries. Accordingly, the living standard of the people in this town is booming into ultramodern.[9][10]

Arts and culture

Chinnavedampatti is very rich with respect to Arts and Culture and famous for nourishing Tamil culture. There are people from many communities and religions in this town. However, almost 80% of them are Tamil People. There are several temple in this town.[11] Most famous temples are

  • Sree Dhandayuthapani Thirukkovil Temple and
  • Sree Koniamman Thirukkovil Temple

It also has a Great Madam (mutt), The Kaumara Madalayam, headed By Swami Kumaraguruparar. The Mutt is more than 100 years old. It was founded by SriLa Sri Ramananda swamigal. The third pontiff of this mutt Sri Sundra Swamigal performed an ''ELEPHANT PUJA'' by bringing 108 elephants.

Major industries

Chinnavedampatti being a suburb of Coimbatore Industrial City, have many large, medium and small scale industries established. Thousands of people from other part of Tamil Nadu and rest of India work in these industries.[12] Some of the major and famous industries are:

  • CRI Pumps
  • Unicorn Engineers
  • STPI
  • Udaya Metal Industries
  • Indu Industries
  • Lakshmi Engineering Industries
  • Welboro Paints
  • Beekay Steel Industries
  • Sri Renuka Industries
  • epes carbide tools India private limited
  • Sri Kumaraguru Textiles
  • Instrument India
  • [13]

Major attractions
  • International Schools
Ksirs International School
  • Public Schools
LT.K.S Matriculation School,
T.R.A Higher Secondary School.
  • Software Technology Parks
  • Chinnavedampatti Lake.
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References
  1. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
  2. "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Annur, India". www.fallingrain.com.
  3. "Coimbatore Maps : Chinnavedampatti Borders".
  4. "Coimbatore Map : Chinnavedampatti Roads".
  5. "Coimbatore Info : Weather of Coimbatore Suburbs".
  6. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  7. "Coimbatore topics : Coimbatore Names".
  8. "Coimbatore Names : Coimbatore Names".
  9. "Coimbatore Industries Info : Industries in Suburbs of Coimbatore1".
  10. "Coimbatore Industries Info : Industries in Suburbs of Coimbatore2".
  11. "Coimbatore Culture : Culture of Chinnavedampatti".
  12. "Coimbatore Industrial Info : Industries in Coimbatore Suburbs (SNS)".
  13. Instrument India - www.labtrainers.com
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