Town Profile
- Kottur Town Panchayat Located 55.00 K.M distance from Coimbatore District.
- Nearest Railway Station Name : Pollachi , This Railway Station Located 15.00 k.m Distance from kottur
- Nearest Airport Located in : Coimbatore
- Bus Route Details : : Kottur-pollachi-coimbatore-Airport
- Mahaliyamman Temple - Ward No : 8 - Street Name - Panchayat office Street
- Mahaliyamman Temple - Ward No : 4 - Street Name - Palaniyur
- Kamala Kamatchiyamman temple - Ward No : 20 - Street Name - kamatchiyamman kovil street
- Kanaga rathina Kamatchiyamman Kovil - Ward No : 19 - Street Name - Thamba Gounder street
- Kamatchiyamman Kovil - Ward No : 1 - Street Name - Omsakthi Nagar
- Perumal Kovil - Ward No : 1 - Street Name - Main Road
- Veeramathiyamman Kovil - Ward No : 1 - Street Name - Perumalsamy Kovil street
- Blockmariyamman Kovil - Ward No : 17 - Street Name - Thengaiparai street
- Madurai Veeran Kovil - Ward No : 10 - Street Name - Nellithurai Road
| Festival Name | How many Days Celebrated | Which Month Celebrated | No of Peoples Participated | Notified/Non Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malayandipattanam Mahaliyamman Temple | 7 | MAR | 4000 | NON-NOTIFIED |
| Palaniyur Mahaliyamman temple | 7 | MAR | 3500 | NON-NOTIFIED |
| Maduraiveeran Kovil | 5 | APR | 2500 | NON-NOTIFIED |
| Nearest City Name | Direction | Distance from Town Panchayat |
|---|---|---|
| Udumalpet | East | 26.00 K.m |
| Anaimalai | West | 6.00 K.m |
| Pollachi | North | 18.00 K.m |
| Valparai Hills | South | 45.00 K.m |
COIMBATORE DISTRICT
KOTTUR TOWN PANCHAYAT
TOWN PROFILE
HISTORY OF TOWN :
Kottur town Panchayat is a Selection Grade town Panchayat, which is spread over 21 wards and it contains 12 villages. This Town Panchayat having tourist locations. one among the Tourist town Panchayat in Coimbatore District.
Kottur Town Panchayat is situated between Pollachi and Valparai. The distance from Pollachi to Kottur is 15 Km and Coimbatore is 55 Kms
The population of this town Panchayat is 26627 as per 2011 census and the area of the town is 34.96 Sq.Km.
The town Panchayat is divided into 21 wards.
Prelude of the Town :
Kottur is on the State High ways connecting Pollachi - Valparai Road. The Valparai is one of the very famous Wild Life Sanctuary in Tamilnadu is located 50km distance from this Town Panchayat Area. The Aliyar dam is situated within this town panchayat which one is famous tourist location.
Kottur Town Panchayat is comprised of with 12 villages. Kottur Town Panchayat has 26627 peoples ( as per 2011 census). Their surrounding villages has more than 1,00,000 people.
Climate :
Kottur climate is also neither too hot nor too cool but always moderate really it is great to us.
Agriculture :
Main stay of the People surrounding Villages is only agriculture area is covered with Red soil and ordinary soil.
Red soil is suitable for groundnut and all sort of cereal cultivation. Ordinary soil is suitable for coconut and sugar cane. The people are cultivating Vegetable also.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
There are 2 Higher Secondary School, 3 Middle Schools, 7 Primary Schools and 1 Matriculation school spread over entire Panchayat . There is no college or polytechnic in this Area. However one college is at N.M Sungam which is at a distance of 5 Kms from this Village.
GOVT OFFICES
Kottur is having Public Works Departement offices, Agriculture Department office, Navamalai Power house, Aliyar Mini Power House, Fisheries Department, Post Office, Police Station, Telephone Exchange and Primary Health Centre.
BANKING FACILITIES
There is a The Indian Overseas Bank and Co-operative banks facilities are available for our area people for money transactions.
INDUSTRY
There are four coir factories, One Paper Mills, two saw mills and two rice mills are situated in this Panchayat.
The primary occupation of the