Solar, Erode

Solar is a small village in Erode (District). It is a rural area in the city of Erode outer. It is located 5 km from Erode Junction, on Muthur / Vellakoil / Karur road.

Solar
Main area
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictErode
Languages
  OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
638 002
Telephone code0424
Vehicle registrationTN-33
Nearest cityErode
Lok Sabha constituencyErode
Vidhan Sabha constituencyErode East

Geography

Solar is surrounded by Vendipalayam in the north, Lakkapuram in the south-west and Transport Nagar in the south-east. Solar (including Solarpudur) is now part of Erode city. This area was proposed for the upcoming new Mofussil Bus Terminus for the south-bound buses, to reduce the burden in Central Bus Terminus. The exact location of the Bus Terminus is still not clearly announced. But it is said that the location near Solar R.T.O. and the place near the Vendipalayam Railway bridge are under consideration. The arterial road connecting Erode Central Bus Station to the southern Tamil Nadu, runs through the heart of the town. It is a developing area due to the initiation of various educational institutions and group of Industries.

Solar Junction

The area received its name due to the physical road junction of two major roads at this location. One of the branches leads towards "Karur" and the other towards "Mulanur". It is called as Solar Pirivu in Tamil.

Solar Corner

Solar Corner is about one kilometer north Solar Junction where HP petrol pump (KTC Agency) lies. The Karur and Mulanur Highways join at Solar junction and pass towards solar corner as a single highway for about 1 km. At solar corner, again two major roads split and both enter into the city. One which passes through Carmel, bypass kollampalayam. And the other road passes through the shop 'Nilgiris', Vendipalayam, Periyar Hall and reaches Panneer selvam Park

Residential Areas

More than four decades ago, Solar used to be full of agriculture lands. Today, due to the expansion of Erode City, Solar is becoming a residential area. Some of the major residential colonies include E.B. Colony, Eranian Street, Lakshmi Nagar, C.S.I. Colony, Balusamy Nagar, Municipal(Nagaratchi) Nagar,Roja Nagar, Transport(Pokkuvarathu) Nagar, Puthuvalasu and Lakkapuram.

Amenities

Solar is well known for its weekly market that functions every Tuesday at the solar pirivu. Solar also has various nationalised banks. Solar possesses excellent hospitals. Solar 24x7 Parotta restaurants add feather to its cap. Various Provisional Stores are available near to each other to cater to the needs of the people of solar.

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