Kunnathur, Tirupur

Kunnathur Aathi Kunnathur
Village
Nickname:  knr
Kunnathur Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11.272983°N 77.410807°E / 11.272983; 77.410807
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirupur
Taluk	Uthukuli
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	638 103
Telephone code	04294
Vehicle registration	TN-39Z

Kunnathur is a panchayat town in Tirupur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was previously under the jurisdiction of the Erode district. However kunnathur is in tiruppur district, legislative assembly consistency for kunnathur is Perundurai which is in Erode district.

Kunnathur is famous for producing compressors and loaders, and for its borewells.

Demographics

In the 2001 India census, Kunnathur had a population of 7,031. According to the Census, males and females each makeup 50% of the population. Kunnathur has an average literacy rate of 72%, which is higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 64%. In Kunnathur, 9% of the population is under six years of age. The size of the area is approximately 8.94 square kilometers.

Places of worship

Kunnathur is home to a historic Lakshmi Narayanan Temple built by the Chera Dynasty in the 12th century. Other notable places of worship include the Akilandeshwarar Temple, the Aranmanai Mariamman Temple, Vijaya Ganapathi built by M.K. Natrajan, the Kunnathur Sivan Temple, the Lakshmi Narayana Temple, the Perumal Temple, the Hanuman or Anjaneyar Temple in Poolangulam built by M.N. Karupana Gounder in the 20th century, the Amman Temple, the Sangu Mariamman Temple and the Arulmigu Thandu Mariamman Temple at Santhayapalayam. The Sri RajaGanapathi Temple at Kammalakuttai The Ponkali Amman Temple, which is common between 54 villages, including Kunnathur, is noted for its annual Chariot Festival. Kundrai Aatheenam Sri la Sri Jambugeswara Swamigal, who is also known as Sri Rishyasingar, offers blessings to the devotees and prays for the welfare of humankind. The Rakkiyanaswamy Temple is in Karumanchirai, and Arulmigu Mariamman Temple is in Sengalipalayam.

Hospitals

The Kunnathur government hospital, Sumathi clinic, Sri Murugan clinic, Subam clinic, Thavamani hospital, and Aarogya clinic are all located in Kunnathur.

Education

Schools include:

• Saraswathi Kalvi Nilayam Matriculation Higher Secondary School,
• Kongu Vellalar Nursery and Primary School,
• Kongu Matriculation Higher Secondary School,
• Karupana Nadar Higher Secondary School,
• Government Higher Secondary School for Girls, and
• Government Higher Secondary School for Boys,
• Karumanchirai Government School,
• Kumaran Billabong

Banks

There are three banks with branches in Kunnathar: the State Bank of India, the Indian Overseas Bank, the Tamil Nadu Mercantile Bank, and the Co-operative bank, as well as the Kunnathur Primary Agriculture Society .

Transport

All buses from Tirupur to Gobichettipalayam and Gobichettipalaym to Coimbatore pass through Kunnathur and have a one minute halt. A bus arrives every 15 to 20 minutes. One also can come to Perumanallur and take the buses from Salem to Coimbatore. The buses from Tirupur to Erode pass through Kunnathur with a one minute stop. There is a bus every three hours. The closest airport is the Coimbatore International Airport, 9.87 km away. The nearest railway station is Periyanaikanpalayam which is 8.7 km away.