Gangaikondan is a panchayat town in Tirunelveli district

Tirunelveli District

Tirunelveli District is a district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The city of Tirunelveli is the district headquarters. A unique feature of this district is that it encompasses all five geographical traditions of Tamil Literature; kurinji , mullai , marudham , neithal and palai...

  in the state of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

, India

India

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. It is located about 20 KM north of Tirunelveli

Tirunelveli

Tirunelveli , also known as Nellai , and historically as Tinnevelly, is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of the Tirunelveli District and the sixth biggest city in Tamil Nadu...

 on the way to Madurai

Madurai

Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...

 on highway NH 7.

Geography

Gangaikondan is located at 8.85°N 77.78°E. It has an average elevation of 47 metres (154 feet).

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Gangaikondan had a population of 10,254. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gangaikondan has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 65%. In Gangaikondan, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Industrial Development

A 400 million Rupee

Rupee

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 (95 million US dollar) tyre manufacturing facility will be established at the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT

SIPCOT

The State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu , Limited is an institution owned by the government of Tamil Nadu and is intended as a catalyst for the development of small, medium and large scale industries in Tamil Nadu. It was established in 1972.SIPCOT has established industrial...

) industrial park

Industrial park

An industrial park is an area zoned and planned for the purpose of industrial development...

here. ATC Tires Private Limited will establish this facility, which will have a capacity to make 54,000 tonnes a year and is likely to generate direct and indirect employment for 1,800 people. The commercial production of tyres is expected to begin early next year.

This town is home to one of Kovilpatti Lakshmi Roller Flour Mills' Flour and Textile divisions, and is were the company, was established in 1964, with a 46,800 MT of flour mill.http://klrf.in/index.php This organization provides employment to most in the region.