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{{Short description|Town in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kangeyam
| nickname = Bull City, Rice and Oil Town
| settlement_type = Town
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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
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| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Tirupur district|Tirupur]]
| subdivision_type4 = Taluk
| subdivision_name4 = [[Kangeyam taluk|Kangeyam]]
| subdivision_type5 = Demonym
| subdivision_name5 = [[Kangeyan]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
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| government_footnotes = <ref name=gen>{{cite web|title=General Administration / Personnel Department|url=https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/kangeyam/dep_general.htm|publisher=Department of Municipal Administration And Water Supply|access-date=17 July 2013}}</ref>
| government_type = Second Grade Municipality
| governing_body = Kangeyam Municipality
| leader_title1 = [[Chairman]]
| leader_name1 = Maghesh Kumar
| leader_title2 = Municipality Commissioner
| leader_name2 = Mr. S. Moorthy<ref>{{cite web|title=Who's who?-The office head|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/kangeyam/who_officehead.htm|publisher=Department of Municipal Administration And Water Supply|access-date=17 July 2013}}</ref>
| leader_title3 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| leader_name3 = [[M. P. Saminathan]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Government- MLAs|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/government/mlas?page=2|publisher=The Official Portal of the Tamil Nadu State Government|access-date=17 July 2013}}</ref>
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name=about>{{cite web|title=About Municipality|url=https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/kangeyam//abtus_municipality.htm|publisher=Department of Municipal Administration And Water Supply|access-date=17 July 2013}}</ref>
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 22.17
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 310
| population_total = 32,147 (now around 70000)
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_footnotes = <ref name=pop>{{cite web|title=Population|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/kangeyam/sal_population.htm|publisher=Department Of Municipal Administration And Water Supply|access-date=17 July 2013}}</ref>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 638701
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 04257
| registration_plate = TN-42
| website = [http://municipality.tn.gov.in/kangeyam/ municipality.tn.gov.in/kangeyam/]
| footnotes =
| official_name = Kangeyam
| native_name = காங்கேயம்
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}}

'''Kangeyam''' ({{IPA-ta|kaːŋɡeːjam|lang}}) is a municipality in [[Kangeyam taluk|Kangeyam Taluk]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name=gen/> It is situated on [[National Highway 81 (India)|National Highway 81]].<ref name=abc>{{cite web|title=About City|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/kangeyam/abc-city.htm|publisher=Department of Municipal Administration And Water Supply|access-date=17 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927135659/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/kangeyam/abc-city.htm|archive-date=27 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=high>{{cite web|title=Highways |url=http://www.nhai.org/Doc/project-offer/Highways.pdf |publisher=National Highways Authority of India |access-date=17 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225142615/http://www.nhai.org/Doc/project-offer/Highways.pdf |archive-date=25 February 2009 }}</ref> Kangeyam is an economic center in Tamil Nadu. The main commercial interests of the municipality are [[Rice huller|rice hulling]], [[Coconut oil|coconut oil extraction]], [[ghee]] production, and [[Peanut|groundnut]] cultivation. The town is located 28 km from the district headquarters at [[Tiruppur]], 45 km from the city of [[Erode]], 70 km from the industrial town of [[Coimbatore]], 55 km from the city of [[Karur]], 28 km from the town of [[Dharapuram]] and 441 km from the state capital, [[Chennai]].<ref name=about/><ref name=geninfo>{{cite web|title=General Information|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/kangeyam/sal_generalinf.htm|publisher=Department of Municipal Administration And Water Supply|access-date=17 July 2013}}</ref>

==History==
An ancient [[beryl]] mine near Kangeyam produced Indian beryl for export to the [[Roman Empire]], which is why numerous Roman coins have been found near the town.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 10|pages=365|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V10_371.gif}}</ref>

==Economy==
The economy of Kangeyam is mostly based in [[Rice huller|rice hulling]], the manufacture of coconut [[copra]] (dried kernel used in [[coconut oil]] production), [[ghee]] production and [[Peanut|groundnut]] cultivation. The region, despite being semi-arid and rain-fed, produces [[rice]] throughout the year.<ref name=geninfo/> Rice procured from the [[Thanjavur]] and [[Cauvery]] Delta regions in Tamil Nadu and from other states like [[Karnataka]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]] are also brought to Kangeyam for processing. There are more than 500 rice mills in the taluk.<ref name=msme>{{cite web|title=Existing Industrial Scenario|url=http://dcmsme.gov.in/publications/traderep/erode/erode4.htm|publisher=The office of Development Commissioner (MSME), Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Government of India|access-date=17 July 2013}}</ref>

Coconut oil production in Kangeyam began in the 1980s, when farmers in [[Tamil Nadu]] first began cultivating coconuts commercially. Nowadays, Kangeyam is among the major coconut oil producing regions of India; coconut oil produced here is marketed across Tamil Nadu and other states such as [[Maharashtra]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], [[Gujarat]], [[West Bengal]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref name=red>{{cite web|title=Coconut oil production|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/1999/mar/26coco.htm|publisher=rediff.com}}</ref> Kangeyam coconut oil is also exported internationally.<ref name=about/> In the production of oil, coconut kernels are first dried on large fields made for this purpose. They are then processed in oil mills to produce coconut oil.<ref name=autogenerated3>{{cite web|title=Coconut oil prices rise 3.4% on low supplies|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/coconut-oil-prices-rise-3-4-on-low-supplies-110090700045_1.html|publisher=business-standard.com}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite web|title=Kochi, Kangayam (TN), Bombay vie for coconut futures centre|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/1999/mar/26coco.htm|publisher=rediff.com/}}</ref><ref name=ie>{{cite web|title=Robust output in South India to boost coconut oil production|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/robust-output-in-south-india-to-boost-coconut-oil-production/952052/|work=indianexpress}}</ref><ref name=et>{{cite web|title=Branded players to cash in on low coconut oil prices|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-06-30/news/28462899_1_coconut-oil-copra-prices-coconut-farmers|publisher=economictimes.indiatimes.com}}</ref> There are about 150 coconut oil manufacturing units in and around Kangeyam and about 500 [[kopra]] processing and drying units in Kangeyam Taluk.<ref name=msme/>

Kangeyam is sometimes called the "Rice and Oil Town" due to its large rice and coconut oil sectors.<ref name="about" />

Ghee and ornamental stone production are also major businesses in Kangeyam.<ref name="geninfo" /> The stone that is produced is known as "Moon Stone" and is exported to other countries.<ref name="about" />

United Carbon is a [[charcoal]] manufacturing company located in Kangeyam. A few other companies that manufacture welded wires are also located within the town. Many spinning mills and knit cloth manufacturing units are located in Kangeyam as the city is close the textile hub of [[Tiruppur]].

== Kangeyam Bull ==
The [[Kangayam cattle|Kangeyam Bull]] is a breed of cattle that is indigenous to the area around Kangeyam.<ref name="about" /> The Kangeyam bull is known for its superior draught strength and adaptability to poor nutritional conditions.<ref name="tup">{{cite web|title=Animal Husbandry|url=http://tiruppur.nic.in/ahvs.html|access-date=17 July 2013|publisher=Tirupur District official website}}</ref> They have a compact body with short, stout legs, strong hooves, a short neck and a firm hump, and are usually grey or white in colour.<ref name="ext">{{cite web|title=Efforts to prevent Kangayam bull becoming extinct|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/14/stories/2010081462150300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818020144/http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/14/stories/2010081462150300.htm|url-status=dead|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2010-08-14|archive-date=2010-08-18}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{bar box|title=Religion<ref name=religion2011/>|titlebar=#ddd|left1=Religion|right1=Percent(%)|float=right|bars={{bar percent|[[Hinduism|Hindu]]|Orange|88.86}}{{bar percent|[[Islam|Muslim]]|Green|6.22}}{{bar percent|[[Christianity|Christian]]|purple|3.91}}{{bar percent|Other|grey|1.01}}}}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 Census of India]], Kangeyam had a population of 32,147 with a ratio of 987 females for every 1,000 males, higher than the national average of 929.<ref name="dashboard">{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref> 2,811 residents were under the age of six, with 1,485 under-six males and 1,326 females. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] accounted for 9.33% and 0.07% of the population, respectively. The average literacy of the town was 77.7%, higher than the national average of 72.99%.<ref name="dashboard"/> The town had a total of 9,449 households. There were a total of 15,720 workers. Of the working population, 392 were cultivators, 603 were main agricultural laborers, 1,610 worked in household industries, 11,503 worked in other industries, 1,612 were marginal workers, 63 were marginal cultivators, 155 were marginal agricultural laborers, 225 were marginal workers in household industries, and 1,169 were other marginal workers.<ref name=2011census>{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Kangeyam|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=706898|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref>

Around 3% of the people were below the poverty line, much lower than the national average of 29.8% and the state average of 17.1%.<ref name=abc/><ref>{{cite web|title=About 30% people were below poverty line in 2009-10: Govt|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/about-30--people-were-below-poverty-line-in-200910-govt/1084005/|work=indianexpress}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=State Specific Poverty Lines, Number and Percentage of Population below Poverty Line by States - 2004-05 & 2009-10|url=http://planningcommission.nic.in/data/datatable/0904/tab_45.pdf|publisher=Planning Commission}}</ref> The population is 88.86% [[Hindu]], 6.22% [[Muslim]], 3.91% [[Christianity|Christian]], 0.02% [[Sikh]], 0.02% [[Buddhist]], 0.01% [[Jain]] and 0.01% Other. 0.95% of the respondents followed no religion or did not state their religion.<ref name=religion2011>{{cite web|title=Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu|year=2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|format=XLS|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|access-date=31 January 2016}}</ref>

==Administration and politics==
In historical days,Kangeyam comes under the [[Tiruppur district|Tiruppur]] district.<ref>{{cite web|title=Revenue Division|url=http://tirupurguide.co.in/Tup_Revenue_info.php|publisher=he "Pioneer Publishers of Tirupur Trade Directories"|access-date=17 July 2013}}</ref> Kangeyam assembly constituency is part of [[Erode (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name=eci>{{cite web|title=Delimination of Lok Sabha constituencies, 2008|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=17 July 2013}}</ref> [[A. Ganesha Murthi]] is the current [[Member of Parliament]] representing Kangeyam.<ref>{{cite web|title=Erode Parliamentary constituency a difficult terrain to predict- After delimitation, it has parts of now-scrapped Tiruchengode, Palani LS constituencies|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/29/stories/2009042954800500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917210836/http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/29/stories/2009042954800500.htm|url-status=dead|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2009-04-29|archive-date=2011-09-17}}</ref> [[M. P. Saminathan]] (DMK) represents [[Kangayam (State Assembly Constituency)|Kangeyam Constituency]] in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Members of constituency Namewise |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/constnamewise.htm |publisher=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |access-date=17 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006234417/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/constnamewise.htm |archive-date= 6 October 2013 }}</ref>

==Transport==
Because of its strategic location, Kangeyam is well connected by roads to many major towns in the district.<ref name=high/><ref name=bus>{{cite web|title=Bus Stand|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/kangeyam/sal_bsustand.htm|publisher=Department of Municipal Administration And Water Supply|access-date=17 July 2013}}</ref> Kangeyam is located on [[National Highway 81(India)|National Highway 81]].<ref name=high/> A state highway running through Kangeyam connects [[Erode]], Kangeyam, [[Dharapuram]], and [[Palani]], in that order. There are two bus stands in Kangeyam - one for "[[wiktionary:mofussil|mofussil]]" buses connecting Kangeyam with surrounding villages and the other for State service buses which connects Kangeyam with other parts of Tamil Nadu. Other state highways that run through Kangeyam are:
#[[SH 81]] ([[gobichettipalayam]] - Kangeyam)
#[[SH 96]] (Erode -perundurai - kangeyam)
#[[SH 172]] ([[Tiruppur]] - Kangeyam),
#[[SH 83A]] ([[Erode]] - Kangeyam-Palani)
#[[SH 189]] (Kangeyam - [[Kodumudi]]).<ref name=sh>{{cite web|title=State Highways|url=http://www.tnhighways.org/images/roadlist/SH_ListofRoads_31032011.pdf|publisher=The office of the Director General, Highways Department, Chennai-5|access-date=17 July 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927102954/http://www.tnhighways.org/images/roadlist/SH_ListofRoads_31032011.pdf|archive-date=27 September 2013}}</ref>
Kangeyam is around 28 km from [[Tirupur]], 46 km from [[Erode]], 68 km from [[Coimbatore]], 23 km from [[Uthukuli]] and 32 km from [[Dharapuram]].<ref name=ed>{{cite web|title=Erode District Official Website|url=http://erode.nic.in/|publisher=Erode District Official Website|access-date=17 July 2013}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|title=Google maps|url=http://maps.google.co.in|publisher=Google}}</ref><ref name=co>{{cite web|title=District at a glance|url=http://coimbatore.nic.in/dist_glance.html|publisher=The District Administration, Coimbatore}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|title=Tiruppur cluster|url=http://tiruppur.tn.nic.in/textile.html|publisher=Official website of Tirupur district}}</ref>

==Places of interest==
[[File:Kangeyam.jpg|thumb|Kangeyam Temple]]
*Sivanmalai is a [[Hindu]] temple located on the State Highway 172 and is located about 4 km from Kangeyam.<ref name=siab>{{cite web|title=Contact Us|url=http://www.sivanmalaimurugan.org/contactus-sivanmalai.html|publisher=Arulmigu Subramanyaswamy Temple, Sivanmalai, Kangayam, Tirupur.}}</ref> The temple is located atop a small hill.<ref name=tups>{{cite web|title=TEMPLES|url=http://tiruppur.nic.in/temple.html#5|publisher=Official website of Tirupur district}}</ref><ref name=fest>{{cite web|title=Arulmigu Subramanyaswamy Temple - Festivals|url=http://www.sivanmalaimurugan.org/festivals-sivanmalai.html|publisher=Arulmigu Subramanyaswamy Temple, Sivanmalai, Kangayam, Tirupur.}}</ref>
*Arulmigu Kannapuram Mariamman temple (honoring one of the oldest and most powerful [[Mariamman]]) is located in Olappalayam, 9 km from Kangeyam and 7 km from [[Vellakoil]]. An ancient festival, Chitra Pournami, is held in Kangeyam for one week in the month of April. Farmers from Kangeyam, Vellakoil, [[Muthur]], [[Dharapuram]], [[Udumalaipettai]], [[Palladam]], [[Chennimalai]], [[Perundurai]], [[Avinashi]], [[Aravakurichi|Aravakuruchi]], [[Mulanur]], Ottanchatram, [[Karur]], and [[Palani]] participate in the festival. People come from throughout Tamil Nadu to buy Kangeyam Bulls.
*Arulmigu Kariyakali Amman Temple is located 12 kilometres north of Kangeyam, on Nathakadiyur Road at Peranjervali.
*[[Chennimalai]] is a town located on SH 96 with a Hindu temple dedicated to Murugan located atop a hill.<ref name=sh/><ref name=chen>{{cite web|title=Chennimalai Murugan Temple|url=http://murugan.org/temples/chennimalai.htm|publisher=murugan.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Festivals|url=http://chennimalaitemple.tnhrce.in/festivals.html|publisher=Arulmigu Subramanya Swamy Temple - Chennimalai.}}</ref>
*Vattamalai is a small hill with a Hindu temple on top of it.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vattamalai Temple|url=http://www.hindubooks.org/templesofindia/temples_for_the_triple_sects/kumaran_shrines/tamilnadu/konkanagiri.htm|publisher=hindubooks.org}}</ref> It is located at about 7 km from Kangeyam. Many Indian movies have been shot at Vattamalai.<ref>{{cite web|title=SRK’s quick visit to TN|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-05/news-interviews/39042101_1_chennai-express-film-unit-deepika-padukone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508053934/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-05/news-interviews/39042101_1_chennai-express-film-unit-deepika-padukone|url-status=dead|work=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=2013-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Temple authorities anathema sharpened of Shahrukh Starrer in Kangeyam Temple|url=http://www.chennai420.net/2013/05/04/temple-authorities-ban-shooting-of-shahrukh-starrer-in-kangeyam-temple/|publisher=chennai420.net}}</ref>
*[[Uthiyur]] is a hill range with many temples, caves with scriptures in it. It is located about 14 km from Kangeyam.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pon Uthiyur Hills & Konganar Siddhar Samadhi (Karur - Tamil Nadu)|url=https://travel.bhushavali.com/2010/05/uthiyur-hills-aka-pon-uthiyur-konganar.html|access-date=2021-05-15}}</ref>
*[[Orathuppalayam Dam]], built across the [[Noyyal River]], is about 14 km from Kangeyam. The dam is a major concern for environmentalists because of its polluted waters.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cleanse Orathupalayam dam: farmers|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/08/20/stories/2004082004480300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040912144505/http://www.hindu.com/2004/08/20/stories/2004082004480300.htm|url-status=dead|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2004-08-20|archive-date=2004-09-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Orathupalayam dam to be drained|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/07/stories/2005080708620100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210123458/http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/07/stories/2005080708620100.htm|url-status=dead|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2005-08-07|archive-date=2007-12-10}}</ref>

==Utilities==
There is a 54-bed [[Public hospital|government hospital]] in Kangeyam.<ref>{{cite web|title=Public Health|url=http://tiruppur.nic.in/hospitals.html|publisher=Official website of Tirupur district}}</ref> Four [[Primary Health Centre]]s are under the administration of the Kangeyam Health Block, which is itself administrated by the [[Tiruppur]] Health Unit District (HUD).<ref>{{cite web|title=Dharapuram HUD|url=http://www.nrhmtn.gov.in/hr/dharapuram.pdf|publisher=State Health Society, Tamil Nadu}}</ref> Besides these, there are a number of private hospitals in the town.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hospitals|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/kangeyam/ser_hospitals.htm|publisher=Department of Municipal Administration And Water Supply|access-date=17 July 2013}}</ref> A number of schools and colleges are situated in and around Kangeyam.<ref name=ins>{{cite web|title=Colleges in and around Kangeyam |url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/kangeyam/ser_institutions.htm|publisher=Department of Municipal Administration And Water Supply|access-date=17 July 2013}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130325083516/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/kangeyam/ Official website of Kangeyam municipality]

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