Gobichettipalayam
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Gobi or Gobichettipalayam is a Municipality in Erode District
of Tamil Nadu
state, India
. A major part of present Gobichettipalayam was previously known as Veerapandi Gramam, and documents and records still use that name. Gobichettipalayam is an important city in the North- Western part of Erode District and is Taluk Head Quarters too. It is situated at 213m above M.S.L. It is about 35 km from District headquarters.
The city which is a Selection Grade Municipality
, Extends over an area of 7.5 sq.k.m. covering the whole of Veerapandi village and parts of Lakkampatti and Modachur villages. The town serves as an important source of supply for agricultural in-puts and implements to the adjoining areas.
Previously Gobichettipalayam was under Coimbatore District
i.e. Before the bifurcation of Erode district
from the Coimbatore district, Gobichettipalayam was a taluk of Coimbatore District. Now Gobichettipalayam is the headquarters of the Gobichettipalayam Revenue Division , Taluk, Education District and Registration District.
Gobichettipalayam is also called as 'Chinna Kodambakkam' or 'Mini Kollywood
' because of the film shooting that take place here. Many films in Tamil and other languages have been shot here in Gobichettipalayam and its surroundings.
,40 km from Tirupur
and 80 km from Coimbatore
.Its about 390 km from Chennai
and 280 km from Bangalore
. It is moderate and humid for most of the year. The surrounding water logged rice
fields contribute to the high humidity levels.
. After Tipu's defeat, British annexed it to their territory.
or Gounder community. Tamil is the main language spoken by majority of the people.
The total length of roads in Gobichettipalayam municipality is 67.604 K.M. out of 6.60 K.M. of roads belong to the State Highways Department and the remaining 61.004 K.M. belong to the Municipality. Protected Water Supply Scheme was implemented in the year 1958. The source of water is from the Bhavani River flowing at about 6 K.M. from the city. The Water Pumping Station is situated on the Bank of the river Bhavani in the village called Kodamedu. The water is pumped to the elevated tanks situated at various places within the Municipal limit. The total number of over head tanks are 6 and the total length of distribution lines is 77.60 K.M.
The Municipality Maintains The Central Bus Station, The Weekly Sandy, The Daily Market and a number of shopping complexes among others.
constituency is an agrarian constituency situated in the belt of Keezhbhavani ayacuts. The constituency has many demands of which one of the main is to establish a railway link between Gobichettipalayam and Erode Junction
. Plans have been made since the British rule but they still remain only in paper.
, sugarcane
, plantain
, tobacco
and turmeric
.Its famous for its lush green paddy fields which attracts cine industry. There are also growing numbers of spinning mills to support the weaving
industry developing in the region. Gobichettipalayam is well known for its plantain cultivation and the production of coconuts.Gobichettipalayam is the number one in Tamil Nadu for silk cocoon cultivation with good quality. Its one of the leading producers of white silk in the country with the country's first automatic silk reeling unit located here.
/ Dharapuram
/ Coimbatore
(SH 81, via: Kunnathur), another connecting Erode
and Ooty/Mysore (SH 15, via: Gobichettipalayam and Sathyamangalam
), another connecting Gobichettipalayam and Coimbatore
(SH 15A, via: Nambiyur
, Avinashi
) and another connecting Gobichettipalayam and Anthiyur
(MDR, via: Athani (Tamil Nadu)).
The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC
) has a depot apart from a large central bus stand in Gobichettipalayam. Originally called as Jeeva Transport Corporation (JTC), it came into being by bifurcation of the Cheran Transport Corporation (headquartered at Coimbatore). It was renamed as Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Erode Limited (Coimbatore Division-II) on 1 July 1997. The fleet strength as on 31 March 2005 was 1218. Buses ply from the Central Bus Stand to all major towns and cities within Tamil Nadu and also to other states. A number of Karnataka State Roadways Transport Corporation(KSRTC
) buses also ply to here due to its proximity to the state of Karnataka
.
(38 km), which is a major Railway station from where trains ply to all over the country. A railway line has been proposed for Mysore (via Gobichettipalayam, Chamarajnagar
). The railway line was proposed during the British rule in 1922 and survey was made 4 times but it failed to materialize.
The Palani
-Chamrajnagar railway line scheme was proposed in 1915 and initially it was decided to lay railway line from Palani
to Chamrajnagar via Kangeyam
, Erode
, Gobichettipalayam, Sathyamangalam
and Chamrajnagar. The then British Railway conducted surveys in 1922, 1936 and 1942 and survey stones were also laid on the proposed railway line. But after Independence the scheme did not take off. But till date, nothing had been done on the Erode-Gobichettipalayam-Sathyamangalam railway line work. For introduction of the scheme it required a minimum Rs. 500 crore and the amount may be sanctioned immediately.
namely “Kodiveri Anaicut” is situated in Gobichettipalayam Taluk
, about 15 km. west of Gobichettipalayam. It was constructed by the Maharaja of Mysore
in the 17th century. Two channels arise from the dam, One is on the northern side of Bhavani River
and the other on the southern side viz “Arakkan Kottai Channel” and “Thadapalli Channel” respectively. Lands north of Gobichettipalayam City are fertile due to the flow of the Thadapalli channel. Cultivation of sugarcane
and paddy
are predominant in this area.The lush green fields are also a pleasure to watch.
is the Bhavanisagar Dam
. It is located about 35 km from the town. The dam was constructed in the beginning of the 20th century. There is a large park with various attractions. The dam and the park attract huge crowds towards this place.
and the reserve forests of Anthiyur
areas are about 25 km away from Gobichettipalayam. The T.N.Palayam forest range comes within the Gobichettipalayam Taluk
. Abundant flora and fauna thrive in these forests which form a part of the rich biosphere
of the Western Ghats
. The wildlife includes Indian Elephant
, Bengal Tiger
, Indian Leopard
, Black Buck
, Spotted deer, Peacock, Porcupine
and Gaur
. It is one of the largest elephant habitats in the country. It is planned to convert these forests into a tiger reserve.
s in and around Gobichettipalayam. The details of the various temples is given below:
Temple (www.pariyurkondathukaliamman.org). Pariyur got its name from the great king Paari, who ruled these regions. The Kondathu Kaliamman is believed to be the saviour God of the town. This temple got an award for cleanest temple in Coimbatore district in the 1980s.
The famous Kondathu Kaliamman Temple in Pariyur, is located about 3 km from Gobichettipalayam city, where a 'Fire Walking Ceremony' (Kundam)is held during January every year. The annual Temple Car
festival is celebrated with grandeur. This temple attracts a large gathering from the surrounding places all the time. The temple also has a marriage hall associated with it. The temple is about 1500 years old. The Goddess Kali is seen wearing a crown of fire. The people of this locality usually ask the Goddess for permission via a special ceremony, before starting any job. The inner sanctum of the temple is made of Black Marble. The protector God of this temple is called Sri Maha Muniappan, who blesses couples with children and chases fear away from the minds of the people. There is are many shrines dedicated to Lord Ganesha, Apart from these, there are shrines of Sri Saptha Kannigai, Sri Ponkaliamman, Lord Brahma and other Gods.
in Pariyur. The Shiva temple whose chief deity is Sri Amarapaneeswarar, is built fully of white marble
, brought from Rajasthan. There are separate shrines dedicated to Sri Soundaranayaki Amman and the war lord Karthikeya known as Sri Shanmukha Subramaniyar, seen with his wives Deivayanai
and Valli
. There is a shrine dedicated to Lord Ganesha
known as Anukkai Vinayakar at the entrance and Sri Nandhi, the vehicle of Lord Shiva. There are also shrines dedicated to Navagraha
, Bhairavar, 63 Nayanmars and other Gods. Maha Shivaratri
and Pradhosam is celebrated with much grandeur apart from other festivals of Shiva
and Murugan
.
, who is considered very powerful and grants the wishes of the people. There are also statues of Sanjeevi Anjaneyar and Veera Anjaneyar. Sri Garuda Alwar is seen in front of the main sanctum. The main Gopuram
of the temple depicts the scene of narration of Bhagavad Gita
, the holy book of Hindus. Vaikunta Ekadashi
and other festivals of Vishnu
are celebrated here.
. One is located at Pachaimalai (meaning Green hill), about 3 km from the centre of the state. All Saivite, Koumaram and Hindu festivals are celebrated at the temple, especially 'Thai Poosam' in Jan/Feb, 'Panguni Utthiram' in March, and 'Skanda Sashti' in Oct/Nov. The temple has various shrines dedicated to different Gods and Goddesses. There is a huge statue of Lord Murugan, which can been seen miles away from the temple. Apart from his normal peacock vehicle, the temple also has a Golden Chariot for the God.
. It is located about 2 km from the town on the way towards Pariyur. The chief deity is called Sri Muthukumara Swamy. All festivals of Lord Muruga are celebrated here, which is usually followed by the free distribution of food.
. It is situated on the Gobi-Sathy-Kovai Main road at a distance of about 4 kms from the town. Surrounded by lush green fields, it is presided by the benevolent deity of Lord Muruga. A visit to this Temple is a divine experience in itself.
is located about 35 km northwest of Gobichettipalayam. The temple is dedicated to the powerful Goddess Mariamman
. The temple itself is very famous and attracts huge crowds round the year. The temple also has a marriage hall associated with it.
(Thumbikai Alwar), Sri Anjaneya and Sri Garuda Alwar. There are also shrines of Navagraha
, Vishnu Durga
and Sandikeshwarar. Vaikunta Ekadashi
and other festivals of Vishnu
are celebrated here.
). There are also shrines dedicated to Lord Ganesha
, Sri Vishalakshi Ambal and Lord Murugan
. There are also other shrines dedicated to Sri Dakshinamurthy
, Navagraha
, Sri Bhairava
and other Gods. Maha Shivaratri
, Thiruvadhirai and other festivals of Shiva
are celebrated here.
cures chicken pox and other diseases. A festival is celebrated every year for honoring the Goddess, with much grandeur.
day(Amavasya).
with Sita
and Lakshmana
. The God is believed to give mental strength and courage to fight evil.
and Lord Karthikeya. The temple is frequented by devotees who wear Mala and go on a pilgrimage to Sabarimala
.
) is considered very powerful and it is a pleasure to watch Lord Subramanya posing as a king. There are also shrines dedicated to Lord Ganesha
and Navagraha
.
with a Temple dedicated to Lord Ganesha
inside which is a place frequented by the natives.
There is a marriage hall called "Seetha Kalyanamandapam" constructed in a vast area where four weddings could take place at a time. The marriage hall was constructed decades ago and it also used to host many famous dramas and debates from the olden days. The architecture is splendid and its built with such a grandeur that attracted the cinema field. The Seetha Kalyanamandapam was built by Sri Thangamani Gounder for conducting marriages free of cost. Today also it continues to charge only meagre amount for maintenance. The other famous marriage halls include Sri Muthu Mahal, Bhuvana Bhavanam, Sri Karthikeya Mahal, Sri Ramayammal Thirumana Mandapam, G.K.P. Thirumana Mandapam among others.
, Tata Docomo
, Tata Indicom
, Reliance Communications
, Aircel
, Videocon
, Idea
, MTS
and Uninor
apart from BSNL. Services available are DOT landline, CDMA, GSM, 3G
Mobile Services and Wimax
. Fiber optic cables were laid in 2001, improving Internet
access, which had begun with the establishment of a Dial-up and Broadband
connection in 1996.
as its base. Most locals still retain their rural tradition, with many restaurants still serving food on a banana leaf
. North Indian, Chinese
and continental cuisines are also available. Mysorepa
(a sweet made from lentil
flour and Halwa (a sweet made of different ingredients like milk, wheat, rice) are famous. Idly, Dosa
, vada-sambar and Biryani are apopular among the locals. Coffee shops and Chat Centres have been on the increase, and serve as meeting places for young people.
The city is home to the Pariyur Kondathu Kaliamman Temple, a 5-acre
(20,000 m2) Hindu
temple dedicated to the Goddess Kaliamman (an incarnation of Kali
).There are also hill temples dedicated to Lord Balamurugan at Pachaimalai and Pavalamalai as described earlier. As the main economy is agriculture , the city is known for its lush green spectacular paddy fields that extend in all directions.
The fast pace of industrialization, rising population and an increase in health awareness have led to the growth of the healthcare industry in Gobi. The city stands second to Erode in the district for highly affordable and quality healthcare of international standard.
Gobi is also the preferred healthcare destination for the floating population from nearby towns and districts and also nearby districts of Kerala. The growth of the hospitals in the city can be attributed to the vision of the industrialists here to bridge the gap between growing health needs and the existing services. Many of the private hospitals in the city are promoted by industrialists as an extension of their business portfolio and their service to the society.
The famous hospitals include, KKS Hospital, Seethalakshmi Hospital, Chakra Hospital, Dakshin Trauma Centre, M.R.S.,Hospital, Gobi Diabetic centre and BEST diabetes centre . There are a lot of other small hospitals, Kumaran Hospital, clinics and nursing homes apart from medical shops.
1. Nanjagoundan Palayam
2. Sanaar Pathi
3. Murugan Puthur
4. Vellala Palayam
B. Savandapur
1. Ganapathy Palayam
2. Puthukarai Puthur
3. Gounden Puthur
4. Karungaradu
5. Thotti Palayam
C. Siruvalur:
1. Nattavankadu
2. Pathiapalayam
3. Mall Naickanur
4. Goundanpalayam
5. Pattampalayam
6. Koyakkadu
7. Kuttaiyapalaym
8. Seerankaddur
9. Veppampalayam
10. Molachellipalayam
11. Karichiapalayam
12. Nallakkapalaym
13. Thottipalaym
14. Meen Kinaru
15. Oonjapalayam
16. Sevakampalayam
17. Ayipalayam
18. Kuliyankadu
19. Alagagoundanpalayam
20. Chinnamoopanoor
21. Elanthakadu
22. Chittasanai
23. Kuppandampalayam
24. Angampalayam
25. Maniyakaranpudur
26. Pappankadu
27. Kulla Naickanur
28. Rama Naickanur
29. South Kaveripalayam
30. Nadukkaveripalayam
31. Settupalayam
32. Gandhi Nagar
35. chenni kattu thotam
36. vellalapalayam
37. Nanjagoundanpalayam
D. Vellankoil:
1. Korakkattur
2. Ellapalayam
3. Kuvadapampalayam
4. Anna Nagar
5. Chillanai
6. Thonnaripalayam
7. Nanjanaickanur
8. Vannanduraipudur
E. Kolappalur:
1. Mooppan Salai
2. Aruvan Korai
3. Nagappan Goundanpudur
4. Thavidampalayam
5. Molagoundanpudur
6. Sanarpalayam
7. Kallumadaipudur
8. Varapalayam
9. Amman Koil Pathi
10. Pothiyampathi
11. Kummikarukku
12. Odakkattu
13. Mettuvalavu
14. Chettiayampalayam
15. Kollukattipalayam
16. Kamaraj Nagar
F. Olappalayam:
1. Nagadevampalayam
2. Periya Koravan Palayam
3. Chinna Koravan Palayam
4. Ayyampudhur
5. Vanjiappanur
6. Thottapalayam
7. Palayur
8. Arasankuttai
9. Vellaiperuchipudur
10. West Pudur
G. Ayalur:
1. Semmandampalyam
2. Koolaimoopanur
3. Mallipalayam
4. Narikuttai
5. Palapalayam
6. Namakkalpalayam
7. A. Ellapalayam
8. Kamaraj Nagar
9. Pommalapalayam
10. Settupalayam
11. Anaikattu Thottam
12. Sengalikadu
13. Salavaikalpalayam
H. Kaduakkampalayam:
1. Thottakattur
2. Chinna Perumalgoundanpalayam
3. Kuttyagoundampudur
4. Velliyankattur
5. Puliyankattur
6. Korakkaddupudur
I. Thalkuni:
1. Agaraiapalayam
2. Nadarpudur
3. Peeliayampalayam
4. Kuthiraikkapalayam
5. Vellaigoundenpudur
6. Poosaripalaym
J. Kalingiyam:
1. Avvaiyarpalayam
2. Chinnakulam
3. Chinnagoundampalayam
4. Velankadupalayam
5. Nagarpalayam
6. Thangamalaikaradu
7. Anadavarmalai
8. Semdampalayam
9. Ganapathypalayam
10. Kodampalayam
11. Sellipalayam
K. Nambiyur:
1. Kolandapalayam
2. Ayyampalayam
3. Anjanur
4. Vemandampalayam
5. Pudupalayam
6. Suripalayam
L. Kurumanthur:
1. Alukkuli
2. Ayeepalayam
3. Karattupalayam
4. KurumanthurMedu
5. PalaniGoundenpalayam
6. Nadupalayam
7. Karapadi
8. Moonampalli
9. Nadupalayam
M. Nichampalayam:
1. Sullikkaradu
2. Kalliyampalayam
3. Thaneerpanthal palayam
4. Kumibanai
5. Suraiyam Palayam
N.Kugalur
1. K.Mettuppalayam
2. Odathurai
3. Bommanaickenpalayam
4. Othakuthirai
5. Mevani
6. Keezhvani
7. Rakkanam Palayam
O. Vaniputhur:
1. Collagepirivu
2. Aasarimadu
3. Puliyampatti
4. Bungalowpudur
5. Thukkanayakanpalayam
6. Kallipatti
Erode District
Erode District is a western district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India, with Erode as its headquarters. Until the year 1996, Erode district was called as Periyar District....
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...
state, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. A major part of present Gobichettipalayam was previously known as Veerapandi Gramam, and documents and records still use that name. Gobichettipalayam is an important city in the North- Western part of Erode District and is Taluk Head Quarters too. It is situated at 213m above M.S.L. It is about 35 km from District headquarters.
The city which is a Selection Grade Municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
, Extends over an area of 7.5 sq.k.m. covering the whole of Veerapandi village and parts of Lakkampatti and Modachur villages. The town serves as an important source of supply for agricultural in-puts and implements to the adjoining areas.
Previously Gobichettipalayam was under Coimbatore District
Coimbatore District
Coimbatore District is one of the more affluent and industrially advanced districts of the state of Tamil Nadu in India. Coimbatore is known as the Manchester of South India. It one of the most industrialized towns of Tamil Nadu. It has the highest GDP among the districts of Tamil Nadu, even ahead...
i.e. Before the bifurcation of Erode district
Erode District
Erode District is a western district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India, with Erode as its headquarters. Until the year 1996, Erode district was called as Periyar District....
from the Coimbatore district, Gobichettipalayam was a taluk of Coimbatore District. Now Gobichettipalayam is the headquarters of the Gobichettipalayam Revenue Division , Taluk, Education District and Registration District.
Gobichettipalayam is also called as 'Chinna Kodambakkam' or 'Mini Kollywood
Kollywood
Kollywood is a word referring two different movie industries in India and Nepal, derived from the word Hollywood and their local movie centers.* Tamil cinema, the Tamil language film industry based on Kodambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu,...
' because of the film shooting that take place here. Many films in Tamil and other languages have been shot here in Gobichettipalayam and its surroundings.
Geography
At coordinates 11.454°N 77.438°E, Gobichettipalayam is located in the north western part of Tamil Nadu. Its about 35 km from District headquarters ErodeErode
Erode is a city, a municipal corporation and the headquarters of Erode district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It is situated at the center of the South Indian Peninsula, about southwest from the state capital Chennai and on the banks of the rivers Cauvery and Bhavani, between 11° 19.5"...
,40 km from Tirupur
Tirupur
Tiruppur pronounced as is a textile city located on the banks of Noyyal River. It is also called Dollar city. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tiruppur district. It forms a part of the ancient Kongu Nadu region of South India, where its people were the first to establish territorial...
and 80 km from Coimbatore
Coimbatore
Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....
.Its about 390 km from Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
and 280 km from Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
. It is moderate and humid for most of the year. The surrounding water logged rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
fields contribute to the high humidity levels.
Etymology
Gobichettipalayam was named after Gobi Chetty Pullan, a scholar of older times. The place was a part of the country ruled by the great king Paari, who is regarded as one of the most generous kings. The famous place Pariyur, near Gobichettipalayam was named after him. The land was also ruled by the Cheras and later belonged to Tipu SultanTipu Sultan
Tipu Sultan , also known as the Tiger of Mysore, was the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore. He was the son of Hyder Ali, at that time an officer in the Mysorean army, and his second wife, Fatima or Fakhr-un-Nissa...
. After Tipu's defeat, British annexed it to their territory.
Demographics
Gobichettipalayam municipality has a population of 60,279 according to 2011 census. The total population of the Gobichettipalayam and its suburbs is estimated to be greater than 100,000. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%, which makes it one of the few places where women outnumber men. Gobichettipalayam city has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 68%. In Gobichettipalayam city, 9% of the population are under 6 years of age. The population is dominated by the Kongu VellalarKongu Vellalar
Gounders also known as Kongu Vellalars are Kshatriyas native to the western region of Tamil Nadu known as Kongu Nadu. They were known as a noble, feudal and land owning caste of Tamil Nadu from the Sangam age...
or Gounder community. Tamil is the main language spoken by majority of the people.
Municipality
This Municipality was constituted on 01.10.1949 as III grade as per G.O.Ms.No.1948 (Local Administration Department) dated 12.08.1949 with effect from 01.10.1949 and was Elevated to Grade II as per G.O.Ms.No.194 (Local Administration Department) Dated 10.02.1970 and to Ist Grade with effect from 01.10.1977 as per G.O.Ms.No.1532 (R.D & L.A) dt.21.09.1977, and to Selection Grade as per G.O.Ms.No.238 (MA&WS) dt 02.12.2008.The total length of roads in Gobichettipalayam municipality is 67.604 K.M. out of 6.60 K.M. of roads belong to the State Highways Department and the remaining 61.004 K.M. belong to the Municipality. Protected Water Supply Scheme was implemented in the year 1958. The source of water is from the Bhavani River flowing at about 6 K.M. from the city. The Water Pumping Station is situated on the Bank of the river Bhavani in the village called Kodamedu. The water is pumped to the elevated tanks situated at various places within the Municipal limit. The total number of over head tanks are 6 and the total length of distribution lines is 77.60 K.M.
The Municipality Maintains The Central Bus Station, The Weekly Sandy, The Daily Market and a number of shopping complexes among others.
Economy
The city is economically strong and is fast developing. This city can be considered as Bi-Functional. The work force constitutes about 38% of the population and 31% of the work force is engaged in agriculture, 13% in small industries (Small Scale and Cottage) and 56 % in trading and other activities. The city serves as an important source of supply for agricultural in-puts and implements and other services to the adjoining areas. There are a number of banks in the city which shows the economic prosperity of the city. The increased number of banks found in the town is a sign of economic prosperity. ICICI Bank established its third branch in Tamil Nadu here, next to Chennai and Coimbatore.Politics
Gobichettipalayam was a parliamentary constituency until 2009. It lost its place to the newly formed Tirupur Constituency during delimination by Election Commission. Now Gobichettipalayam assembly constituency is part of Tirupur (Lok Sabha constituency). This Lok SabhaLok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
constituency is an agrarian constituency situated in the belt of Keezhbhavani ayacuts. The constituency has many demands of which one of the main is to establish a railway link between Gobichettipalayam and Erode Junction
Erode Junction
Erode Junction Railway Station is the main railway station in the City of Erode, in the state of Tamil Nadu in India, located at 3 km from Erode Central Bus Terminus at Swastik Circle....
. Plans have been made since the British rule but they still remain only in paper.
Agriculture
The economy of Gobichettipalayam centers on agriculture viz paddyRice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
, sugarcane
Sugarcane
Sugarcane refers to any of six to 37 species of tall perennial grasses of the genus Saccharum . Native to the warm temperate to tropical regions of South Asia, they have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sugar, and measure two to six metres tall...
, plantain
Plantain
Plantain is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa. The fruit they produce is generally used for cooking, in contrast to the soft, sweet banana...
, tobacco
Tobacco
Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
and turmeric
Turmeric
Turmeric is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is native to tropical South Asia and needs temperatures between 20 °C and 30 °C and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive...
.Its famous for its lush green paddy fields which attracts cine industry. There are also growing numbers of spinning mills to support the weaving
Weaving
Weaving is a method of fabric production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth. The other methods are knitting, lace making and felting. The longitudinal threads are called the warp and the lateral threads are the weft or filling...
industry developing in the region. Gobichettipalayam is well known for its plantain cultivation and the production of coconuts.Gobichettipalayam is the number one in Tamil Nadu for silk cocoon cultivation with good quality. Its one of the leading producers of white silk in the country with the country's first automatic silk reeling unit located here.
Roadways/Land
Gobichettipalayam city is well connected by major roads passing through the center of the city. One connecting Gobichettipalayam with TirupurTirupur
Tiruppur pronounced as is a textile city located on the banks of Noyyal River. It is also called Dollar city. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tiruppur district. It forms a part of the ancient Kongu Nadu region of South India, where its people were the first to establish territorial...
/ Dharapuram
Dharapuram
Dharapuram is a town and a municipality in the Tirupur district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Dharapuram one of the Oldest Town in Tiruppur District. Dharapuram, then known as Rajarajapuram was the capital of Kongu Nadu under Kongu Cholas. The Amaravathi River flows through the ancient...
/ Coimbatore
Coimbatore
Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....
(SH 81, via: Kunnathur), another connecting Erode
Erode
Erode is a city, a municipal corporation and the headquarters of Erode district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It is situated at the center of the South Indian Peninsula, about southwest from the state capital Chennai and on the banks of the rivers Cauvery and Bhavani, between 11° 19.5"...
and Ooty/Mysore (SH 15, via: Gobichettipalayam and Sathyamangalam
Sathyamangalam
Sathyamangalam or Sathy is a small city and taluk in Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It lies on both banks of the Bhavani River, a tributary of the Kaveri in the foothills of the Western Ghats...
), another connecting Gobichettipalayam and Coimbatore
Coimbatore
Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....
(SH 15A, via: Nambiyur
Nambiyur
Nambiyur is a panchayat town and Panchayat Union in Gobichettipalayam Taluk, Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.The town named after a small ruler "Nambi", who is mentioned in one of the Eswaran Kovil stone carvings.-Geography:...
, Avinashi
Avinashi
Avinashi is a suburb of the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India. It is a municipality town in Tirupur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu...
) and another connecting Gobichettipalayam and Anthiyur
Anthiyur
Anthiyur is a panchayat town in Erode district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.-Geography:Andiyur is located at . It has an average elevation of .-Demographics:...
(MDR, via: Athani (Tamil Nadu)).
The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC
TNSTC
The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation is the public transport bus operator of Tamil Nadu, India. It operates buses along intra and inter state bus routes, as well as city routes.There are currently 6 divisions in TNSTC:*TNSTC Coimbatore...
) has a depot apart from a large central bus stand in Gobichettipalayam. Originally called as Jeeva Transport Corporation (JTC), it came into being by bifurcation of the Cheran Transport Corporation (headquartered at Coimbatore). It was renamed as Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Erode Limited (Coimbatore Division-II) on 1 July 1997. The fleet strength as on 31 March 2005 was 1218. Buses ply from the Central Bus Stand to all major towns and cities within Tamil Nadu and also to other states. A number of Karnataka State Roadways Transport Corporation(KSRTC
KSRTC
KSRTC may refer to:* Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation* Kerala State Road Transport Corporation...
) buses also ply to here due to its proximity to the state of Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
.
Railways
The nearest Railway station is Erode JunctionErode Junction
Erode Junction Railway Station is the main railway station in the City of Erode, in the state of Tamil Nadu in India, located at 3 km from Erode Central Bus Terminus at Swastik Circle....
(38 km), which is a major Railway station from where trains ply to all over the country. A railway line has been proposed for Mysore (via Gobichettipalayam, Chamarajnagar
Chamarajnagar
Chamarajnagar is an alternate way to spell the following places in India:* Chamarajanagar, a city in the state of Karnataka* Chamarajanagar, the district thereof...
). The railway line was proposed during the British rule in 1922 and survey was made 4 times but it failed to materialize.
The Palani
Palani
Palani is a city and a municipality in the Dindigul district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located about 100 km South of Coimbatore City and 60 km west of Dindigul...
-Chamrajnagar railway line scheme was proposed in 1915 and initially it was decided to lay railway line from Palani
Palani
Palani is a city and a municipality in the Dindigul district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located about 100 km South of Coimbatore City and 60 km west of Dindigul...
to Chamrajnagar via Kangeyam
Kangeyam
Kangeyam is a Municipality in Tirupur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Kangeyam was the capital of Kongu Nadu for many centuries. Kangeyam is situated in the heart of the Tirupur district. Kangayam is situated in the meeting point of NH 67, SH 37 and SH 205-Member of Parliament:Mr.A...
, Erode
Erode
Erode is a city, a municipal corporation and the headquarters of Erode district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It is situated at the center of the South Indian Peninsula, about southwest from the state capital Chennai and on the banks of the rivers Cauvery and Bhavani, between 11° 19.5"...
, Gobichettipalayam, Sathyamangalam
Sathyamangalam
Sathyamangalam or Sathy is a small city and taluk in Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It lies on both banks of the Bhavani River, a tributary of the Kaveri in the foothills of the Western Ghats...
and Chamrajnagar. The then British Railway conducted surveys in 1922, 1936 and 1942 and survey stones were also laid on the proposed railway line. But after Independence the scheme did not take off. But till date, nothing had been done on the Erode-Gobichettipalayam-Sathyamangalam railway line work. For introduction of the scheme it required a minimum Rs. 500 crore and the amount may be sanctioned immediately.
Airways
The nearest airport is Coimbatore International Airport (75 km)which has regular ( Air timings) flights from/to New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Kozhikode, Chennai, Cochin, Hyderabad ,Thiruvananthapuram, Jammu, Pune, New Delhi, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Bahrain, Jeddah, Kuwait, Muscat, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Colombo, Dubai, Doha, Singapore, etc.Direction Compass
| Sl no | City | Distance (in km) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erode Erode Erode is a city, a municipal corporation and the headquarters of Erode district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It is situated at the center of the South Indian Peninsula, about southwest from the state capital Chennai and on the banks of the rivers Cauvery and Bhavani, between 11° 19.5"... |
34 |
| 2 | Tirupur Tirupur Tiruppur pronounced as is a textile city located on the banks of Noyyal River. It is also called Dollar city. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tiruppur district. It forms a part of the ancient Kongu Nadu region of South India, where its people were the first to establish territorial... |
39 |
| 3 | Coimbatore Coimbatore Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India".... |
69 |
| 4 | Salem | 84 |
| 5 | Udhagamandalam | 76 |
| 6 | Karur Karur Karur is a large town and a municipality in Karur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu situated on the banks of Amaravati. Karur district was formed on 30 September 1995 by trifurcating Tiruchirappalli district. It is the administrative headquarters of Karur District. Karur has a very long... |
100 |
| 7 | Trichy | 175 |
| 8 | Mysore | 163 |
| 9 | 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... |
230 |
| 10 | Bangalore Bangalore Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and... |
270 |
| 11 | Chennai Chennai Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India... |
390 |
| 12 | Kanyakumari Kanyakumari Kanyakumari is a town in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is also sometimes referred to as Cape Comorin. Located at the southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula, it is the geographical end of the Indian mainland. The district in Tamil Nadu where the town is located is called Kanyakumari... |
460 |
| 13 | Namakkal | 88 |
Soil condition
The soil in the region is mainly of three types: black loam, red loam and red sand. The percentages of red loam, red sand and black loam are 50%, 30% and 20% respectively.In general, the soil in and around the city is fertile and good for agriculture purposes.Climate condition
The temperature is moderate throughout the year except during summer. The average rainy days are 50 per year. Rainfall is moderate to high, uncertain and not well distributed. It is warm for most of the year. The city is not windy but the abundance of trees and vegetation surrounding the city makes its climate pleasant.Kodiveri Dam/Anaicut
An AnaicutAnaicut
Anaicut or Anaikattu is a village in Vellore district. It is located 20 km far away from Vellore city. It is one of the state assembly in Tamil Nadu , India. The name of the village is often confused with Dam, but there is no such dams in and around the village.It has two government higher...
namely “Kodiveri Anaicut” is situated in Gobichettipalayam Taluk
Gobichettipalayam taluk
Gobichettipalayam taluk is a taluk of Erode district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Gobichettipalayam- Population :...
, about 15 km. west of Gobichettipalayam. It was constructed by the Maharaja of Mysore
Maharaja of Mysore
Maharaja of Mysore was the principal title of the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in India.The Wodeyar dynasty founded a feudatory principality in 1399, which grew into the Kingdom of Mysore...
in the 17th century. Two channels arise from the dam, One is on the northern side of Bhavani River
Bhavani River
The Bhavani is the second largest river in Tamil Nadu, South India and a major tributary of the Kaveri River, the longest river in Tamil Nadu.-Description:...
and the other on the southern side viz “Arakkan Kottai Channel” and “Thadapalli Channel” respectively. Lands north of Gobichettipalayam City are fertile due to the flow of the Thadapalli channel. Cultivation of sugarcane
Sugarcane
Sugarcane refers to any of six to 37 species of tall perennial grasses of the genus Saccharum . Native to the warm temperate to tropical regions of South Asia, they have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sugar, and measure two to six metres tall...
and paddy
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
are predominant in this area.The lush green fields are also a pleasure to watch.
Bhavani Sagar Dam
Another important dam that has been constructed over the Bhavani RiverBhavani River
The Bhavani is the second largest river in Tamil Nadu, South India and a major tributary of the Kaveri River, the longest river in Tamil Nadu.-Description:...
is the Bhavanisagar Dam
Bhavanisagar Dam
The Bhavanisagar Dam and Reservoir, also called Lower Bhavani Dam, is located on the Bhavani River between Mettupalayam and Sathyamangalam in Erode District, Tamil Nadu, South India...
. It is located about 35 km from the town. The dam was constructed in the beginning of the 20th century. There is a large park with various attractions. The dam and the park attract huge crowds towards this place.
Reserve Forests
The Sathyamangalam Wildlife SanctuarySathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary
Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in South India, declared in 2008, and enlarged in 2011, which covers forest area of . This is the largest wildlife sanctuary in Tamil Nadu. It covers Sathyamangalam taluk and parts of Gobichettipalayam Taluk of Erode District in the north...
and the reserve forests of Anthiyur
Anthiyur
Anthiyur is a panchayat town in Erode district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.-Geography:Andiyur is located at . It has an average elevation of .-Demographics:...
areas are about 25 km away from Gobichettipalayam. The T.N.Palayam forest range comes within the Gobichettipalayam Taluk
Gobichettipalayam taluk
Gobichettipalayam taluk is a taluk of Erode district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Gobichettipalayam- Population :...
. Abundant flora and fauna thrive in these forests which form a part of the rich biosphere
Biosphere
The biosphere is the global sum of all ecosystems. It can also be called the zone of life on Earth, a closed and self-regulating system...
of the Western Ghats
Western Ghats
The Western Ghats, Western Ghauts or the Sahyādri is a mountain range along the western side of India. It runs north to south along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau, and separates the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. The Western Ghats block rainfall to the Deccan...
. The wildlife includes Indian Elephant
Indian Elephant
The Indian Elephant is one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant, and native to mainland Asia. Since 1986, Elephas maximus has been listed as endangered by IUCN as the population has declined by at least 50% over the last three generations, estimated to be 60–75 years...
, Bengal Tiger
Bengal Tiger
The Bengal tiger is a tiger subspecies native to the Indian subcontinent that in 2010 has been classified as endangered by IUCN...
, Indian Leopard
Indian leopard
The Indian leopard is a leopard subspecies widely distributed on the Indian subcontinent. It is one of the five big cats found in India, apart from Asiatic lion, Bengal tiger, snow leopard and clouded leopard....
, Black Buck
Black Buck
For the mammal, see Blackbuck. For the RAF operation, see Operation Black Buck.In post-Reconstruction United States, Black Buck was a racial slur used to describe a certain type of African American men...
, Spotted deer, Peacock, Porcupine
Porcupine
Porcupines are rodents with a coat of sharp spines, or quills, that defend or camouflage them from predators. They are indigenous to the Americas, southern Asia, and Africa. Porcupines are the third largest of the rodents, behind the capybara and the beaver. Most porcupines are about long, with...
and Gaur
Gaur
The gaur , also called Indian bison, is a large bovine native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. The species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986 as the population decline in parts of the species' range is likely to be well over 70% over the last three generations...
. It is one of the largest elephant habitats in the country. It is planned to convert these forests into a tiger reserve.
Temples
There are a lot of famous templeTemple
A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur. It has the same root as the word "template," a plan in preparation of the building that was marked out...
s in and around Gobichettipalayam. The details of the various temples is given below:
Arulmigu Kondathu Kaliamman Temple, Pariyur
Gobichettipalayam boasts of some famous temples like Pariyur Kondathu KaliammanPariyur Kondathu Kaliamman
Arulmigu Kondathu Kaliamman Temple is one of the famous Amman temples located in Pariyur near Gobichettipalayam in Erode District of Tamil Nadu state, India. There are also other temples namely Sri Amarapaneeswarar Temple, Sri Adinarayana Perumal Temple and Sri Angalamman Temple nearby. Pariyur is...
Temple (www.pariyurkondathukaliamman.org). Pariyur got its name from the great king Paari, who ruled these regions. The Kondathu Kaliamman is believed to be the saviour God of the town. This temple got an award for cleanest temple in Coimbatore district in the 1980s.
The famous Kondathu Kaliamman Temple in Pariyur, is located about 3 km from Gobichettipalayam city, where a 'Fire Walking Ceremony' (Kundam)is held during January every year. The annual Temple Car
Temple car
Temple cars are chariots used to carry representations of Hindu gods. The car is usually used on festival days, when many people pull the cart....
festival is celebrated with grandeur. This temple attracts a large gathering from the surrounding places all the time. The temple also has a marriage hall associated with it. The temple is about 1500 years old. The Goddess Kali is seen wearing a crown of fire. The people of this locality usually ask the Goddess for permission via a special ceremony, before starting any job. The inner sanctum of the temple is made of Black Marble. The protector God of this temple is called Sri Maha Muniappan, who blesses couples with children and chases fear away from the minds of the people. There is are many shrines dedicated to Lord Ganesha, Apart from these, there are shrines of Sri Saptha Kannigai, Sri Ponkaliamman, Lord Brahma and other Gods.
Arulmigu Amarapaneeswarar Temple, Pariyur
Apart from the Amman temple, there is a temple dedicated to ShivaShiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
in Pariyur. The Shiva temple whose chief deity is Sri Amarapaneeswarar, is built fully of white marble
Marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite.Geologists use the term "marble" to refer to metamorphosed limestone; however stonemasons use the term more broadly to encompass unmetamorphosed limestone.Marble is commonly used for...
, brought from Rajasthan. There are separate shrines dedicated to Sri Soundaranayaki Amman and the war lord Karthikeya known as Sri Shanmukha Subramaniyar, seen with his wives Deivayanai
Deivayanai
Deivayanai is a Hindu goddess and a divine consort of Lord Murugan. She is the daughter of God Indra, the King of Heaven.The Goddess is also known as Deviyani, Deivanai, Jayanti and Devasena.- Birth :...
and Valli
Valli
Valli is a Goddess and the divine consort of the prominent Hindu God Murugan, according to Hindu mythology. She represents the "Ichha Shakti" , and Goddess Deivayanai depicts "Kriya Shakthi" , and the Vel embodies "Gnana Shakthi" .Valli in Tamil language means a creeper and is also used as a title...
. There is a shrine dedicated to Lord Ganesha
Ganesha
Ganesha , also spelled Ganesa or Ganesh, also known as Ganapati , Vinayaka , and Pillaiyar , is one of the deities best-known and most widely worshipped in the Hindu pantheon. His image is found throughout India and Nepal. Hindu sects worship him regardless of affiliations...
known as Anukkai Vinayakar at the entrance and Sri Nandhi, the vehicle of Lord Shiva. There are also shrines dedicated to Navagraha
Navagraha
Graha is a 'cosmic influencer' on the living beings of mother Bhumidevi . In Hindu astrology, the Navagraha are some of these major influencers.All the navagraha have relative movement with respect to the background of fixed stars in the zodiac...
, Bhairavar, 63 Nayanmars and other Gods. Maha Shivaratri
Maha Shivaratri
Maha Shivratri or Maha Sivaratri or Shivaratri or Sivarathri is a Hindu festival celebrated every year on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha of the month of Maagha or Phalguna...
and Pradhosam is celebrated with much grandeur apart from other festivals of Shiva
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
and Murugan
Murugan
Murugan also called Kartikeya, Skanda and Subrahmanya, is a popular Hindu deity especially among Tamil Hindus, worshipped primarily in areas with Tamil influences, especially South India, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Mauritius and Reunion Island. His six most important shrines in India are the...
.
Arulmigu Adinarayana Swamy Temple, Pariyur
The chief deity of Vishnu temple is called Adhi Narayana Perumal. He is seen along with Sri Devi and Bhu Devi. The specialty of the temple is that, there is a separate shrine dedicated to Lord HanumanHanuman
Hanuman , is a Hindu deity, who is an ardent devotee of Rama, a central character in the Indian epic Ramayana and one of the dearest devotees of lord Rama. A general among the vanaras, an ape-like race of forest-dwellers, Hanuman is an incarnation of the divine and a disciple of Lord Rama in the...
, who is considered very powerful and grants the wishes of the people. There are also statues of Sanjeevi Anjaneyar and Veera Anjaneyar. Sri Garuda Alwar is seen in front of the main sanctum. The main Gopuram
Gopuram
A Gopuram or Gopura, is a monumental tower, usually ornate, at the entrance of any temple, especially in Southern India. This forms a prominent feature of Koils, Hindu temples of the Dravidian style. They are topped by the kalasam, a bulbous stone finial...
of the temple depicts the scene of narration of Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita
The ' , also more simply known as Gita, is a 700-verse Hindu scripture that is part of the ancient Sanskrit epic, the Mahabharata, but is frequently treated as a freestanding text, and in particular, as an Upanishad in its own right, one of the several books that constitute general Vedic tradition...
, the holy book of Hindus. Vaikunta Ekadashi
Vaikunta Ekadashi
Vaikunta Ekadashi or Mukkoti Ekadashi is the Shukla paksha Ekadashi that occurs during the Dhanurmasa period in the Hindu calendar . Vaishnavism culture believes that ‘Vaikunta Dwaram’ or ‘the gate to Lord's Inner Sanctum’ is opened on this day...
and other festivals of Vishnu
Vishnu
Vishnu is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God....
are celebrated here.
Arulmigu Balamurugan Temple, Pachaimalai
There two old hill temples dedicated to Lord MuruganMurugan
Murugan also called Kartikeya, Skanda and Subrahmanya, is a popular Hindu deity especially among Tamil Hindus, worshipped primarily in areas with Tamil influences, especially South India, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Mauritius and Reunion Island. His six most important shrines in India are the...
. One is located at Pachaimalai (meaning Green hill), about 3 km from the centre of the state. All Saivite, Koumaram and Hindu festivals are celebrated at the temple, especially 'Thai Poosam' in Jan/Feb, 'Panguni Utthiram' in March, and 'Skanda Sashti' in Oct/Nov. The temple has various shrines dedicated to different Gods and Goddesses. There is a huge statue of Lord Murugan, which can been seen miles away from the temple. Apart from his normal peacock vehicle, the temple also has a Golden Chariot for the God.
Arulmigu Muthukumaraswamy Temple, Pavalamalai
It is the second of the hill temples that are dedicated to Lord MuruganMurugan
Murugan also called Kartikeya, Skanda and Subrahmanya, is a popular Hindu deity especially among Tamil Hindus, worshipped primarily in areas with Tamil influences, especially South India, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Mauritius and Reunion Island. His six most important shrines in India are the...
. It is located about 2 km from the town on the way towards Pariyur. The chief deity is called Sri Muthukumara Swamy. All festivals of Lord Muruga are celebrated here, which is usually followed by the free distribution of food.
Arulmigu Murugan Temple, Kumaran Kundru, Moolavaaikkaal
It is the third of the hill Temples dedicated to Lord MuruganMurugan
Murugan also called Kartikeya, Skanda and Subrahmanya, is a popular Hindu deity especially among Tamil Hindus, worshipped primarily in areas with Tamil influences, especially South India, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Mauritius and Reunion Island. His six most important shrines in India are the...
. It is situated on the Gobi-Sathy-Kovai Main road at a distance of about 4 kms from the town. Surrounded by lush green fields, it is presided by the benevolent deity of Lord Muruga. A visit to this Temple is a divine experience in itself.
Arulmigu Mariamman Temple, Bannari
BannariBannari
Bannari is a small village located at a distance of 12 km from Sathyamangalam and 35 km from Gobichettipalayam in Erode District on NH 209 and it is close to Tamil Nadu and Karnataka border .- Bannari Amman Temple :...
is located about 35 km northwest of Gobichettipalayam. The temple is dedicated to the powerful Goddess Mariamman
Mariamman
Māri ,Tulu, also known as Mariamman , both meaning "Mother Mari", spelt also Maariamma , or simply Amman or Aatha is the South Indian Hindu goddess of disease and rain. She is the main South Indian mother goddess, predominant in the rural areas of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and...
. The temple itself is very famous and attracts huge crowds round the year. The temple also has a marriage hall associated with it.
Arulmigu Adinarayana Swamy Temple
The temple is located in the heart of the town. The chief deity of temple is called Sri Devi Bhu Devi Sametha Adhi Narayana Perumal. There are also statues Sri GaneshaGanesha
Ganesha , also spelled Ganesa or Ganesh, also known as Ganapati , Vinayaka , and Pillaiyar , is one of the deities best-known and most widely worshipped in the Hindu pantheon. His image is found throughout India and Nepal. Hindu sects worship him regardless of affiliations...
(Thumbikai Alwar), Sri Anjaneya and Sri Garuda Alwar. There are also shrines of Navagraha
Navagraha
Graha is a 'cosmic influencer' on the living beings of mother Bhumidevi . In Hindu astrology, the Navagraha are some of these major influencers.All the navagraha have relative movement with respect to the background of fixed stars in the zodiac...
, Vishnu Durga
Durga
For the 1985 Hindi Film of Rajesh Khanna see DurgaaIn Hinduism, Durga ; ; meaning "the inaccessible" or "the invincible"; , durga) or Maa Durga "one who can redeem in situations of utmost distress" is a form of Devi, the supremely radiant goddess, depicted as having eighteen arms, riding a lion...
and Sandikeshwarar. Vaikunta Ekadashi
Vaikunta Ekadashi
Vaikunta Ekadashi or Mukkoti Ekadashi is the Shukla paksha Ekadashi that occurs during the Dhanurmasa period in the Hindu calendar . Vaishnavism culture believes that ‘Vaikunta Dwaram’ or ‘the gate to Lord's Inner Sanctum’ is opened on this day...
and other festivals of Vishnu
Vishnu
Vishnu is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God....
are celebrated here.
Arulmigu Eswaran Temple
The temple is located close to Sri Adinarayana Swamy Temple. The chief deity of temple is called Sri Visweswaraswamy (ShivaShiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
). There are also shrines dedicated to Lord Ganesha
Ganesha
Ganesha , also spelled Ganesa or Ganesh, also known as Ganapati , Vinayaka , and Pillaiyar , is one of the deities best-known and most widely worshipped in the Hindu pantheon. His image is found throughout India and Nepal. Hindu sects worship him regardless of affiliations...
, Sri Vishalakshi Ambal and Lord Murugan
Murugan
Murugan also called Kartikeya, Skanda and Subrahmanya, is a popular Hindu deity especially among Tamil Hindus, worshipped primarily in areas with Tamil influences, especially South India, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Mauritius and Reunion Island. His six most important shrines in India are the...
. There are also other shrines dedicated to Sri Dakshinamurthy
Dakshinamurthy
Dakshinamurthy or Jnana Dakshinamurti Dakshinamurthy or Jnana Dakshinamurti Dakshinamurthy or Jnana Dakshinamurti(Tamil: தட்சிணாமூர்த்தி, Sanskrit: is an aspect of Shiva as a guru (teacher) of all type of knowledge, particularly the jnana. This aspect of Shiva is his personification as the...
, Navagraha
Navagraha
Graha is a 'cosmic influencer' on the living beings of mother Bhumidevi . In Hindu astrology, the Navagraha are some of these major influencers.All the navagraha have relative movement with respect to the background of fixed stars in the zodiac...
, Sri Bhairava
Bhairava
Bhairava , sometimes known as Bhairo or Bhairon or Bhairadya or Bheruji , Kaala Bhairavar or Vairavar , is the fierce manifestation of Lord Shiva associated with annihilation...
and other Gods. Maha Shivaratri
Maha Shivaratri
Maha Shivratri or Maha Sivaratri or Shivaratri or Sivarathri is a Hindu festival celebrated every year on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha of the month of Maagha or Phalguna...
, Thiruvadhirai and other festivals of Shiva
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
are celebrated here.
Arulmigu Saratha Mariamman Temple
The main deity of the temple is Sri Saratha Mariamman. The temple is located in the main bazaar street and attracts huge crowds. The Goddess is very powerful and it is believed that the Goddess MariammanMariamman
Māri ,Tulu, also known as Mariamman , both meaning "Mother Mari", spelt also Maariamma , or simply Amman or Aatha is the South Indian Hindu goddess of disease and rain. She is the main South Indian mother goddess, predominant in the rural areas of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and...
cures chicken pox and other diseases. A festival is celebrated every year for honoring the Goddess, with much grandeur.
Arulmigu Kamkshi Amman Temple
The main deity of the temple is Sri Kamakshi Amman. The temple is famous among the local people. Many occasions are celebrated in the temple and the Goddess goes on rounds visiting all the households during the New moonNew moon
In astronomical terminology, the new moon is the lunar phase that occurs when the Moon, in its monthly orbital motion around Earth, lies between Earth and the Sun, and is therefore in conjunction with the Sun as seen from Earth...
day(Amavasya).
Arulmigu Hanumantharaya Swamy Temple
The mail deity is Sri Hanumantharaya Swamy popularly known Anjaneya Swamy. The temple is famous among the locals. The temple is located in the main part of the town nearer to Sri Saratha Mariamman temple. The temple also has statues of Lord RamaRama
Rama or full name Ramachandra is considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, and a king of Ayodhya in ancient Indian...
with Sita
SITA
SITA is a multinational information technology company specialising in providing IT and telecommunication services to the air transport industry...
and Lakshmana
Lakshmana
Lakshmana was the brother and close companion of Rama, and himself a hero in the famous epic Ramayana...
. The God is believed to give mental strength and courage to fight evil.
Arulmigu Ayyapa Swamy Temple
This temple is specially dedicated to Lord Ayappa. The temple has shrines for many other Gods including Lord GaneshaGanesha
Ganesha , also spelled Ganesa or Ganesh, also known as Ganapati , Vinayaka , and Pillaiyar , is one of the deities best-known and most widely worshipped in the Hindu pantheon. His image is found throughout India and Nepal. Hindu sects worship him regardless of affiliations...
and Lord Karthikeya. The temple is frequented by devotees who wear Mala and go on a pilgrimage to Sabarimala
Sabarimala
Sabarimala is a Hindu pilgrimage center located in the Western Ghat mountain ranges of Pathanamthitta District in Kerala. It is the largest annual pilgrimage in India with an estimated 45–50 million devotees visiting every year. Sabarimala is believed to be the place where the Hindu God Ayyappan...
.
Arulmigu Subramanya Swamy Temple
The temple is also one of the famous temples frequented by locals. The main deity Lord Subramanya(MuruganMurugan
Murugan also called Kartikeya, Skanda and Subrahmanya, is a popular Hindu deity especially among Tamil Hindus, worshipped primarily in areas with Tamil influences, especially South India, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Mauritius and Reunion Island. His six most important shrines in India are the...
) is considered very powerful and it is a pleasure to watch Lord Subramanya posing as a king. There are also shrines dedicated to Lord Ganesha
Ganesha
Ganesha , also spelled Ganesa or Ganesh, also known as Ganapati , Vinayaka , and Pillaiyar , is one of the deities best-known and most widely worshipped in the Hindu pantheon. His image is found throughout India and Nepal. Hindu sects worship him regardless of affiliations...
and Navagraha
Navagraha
Graha is a 'cosmic influencer' on the living beings of mother Bhumidevi . In Hindu astrology, the Navagraha are some of these major influencers.All the navagraha have relative movement with respect to the background of fixed stars in the zodiac...
.
Arulmigu Suyambu Makaaliamman Temple, Pudukaraipudur
The temple is situated 6 km from Gobichetipalayam in Gobi -Athani main road. The Function was held every year during last week of December ie the second Wednesday of the tamil month Markhazi. The sacred water from this temple is taken to Pariyur Amman temple two weeks before the Kundam Function and used for Poochatu i.e the start of annual function. Another important function of the temple is AdiPooram which is celebrated for 10 days with Daily Yagnams and Poojas during the months of July-August.Others
Apart from these, there are many other temples which include Sri Astalakshmi Temple, Sri Matheswaran Temple, Sri Sakthi Vinayakar Temple. There is a municipal parkPark
A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas. Many parks are legally protected by...
with a Temple dedicated to Lord Ganesha
Ganesha
Ganesha , also spelled Ganesa or Ganesh, also known as Ganapati , Vinayaka , and Pillaiyar , is one of the deities best-known and most widely worshipped in the Hindu pantheon. His image is found throughout India and Nepal. Hindu sects worship him regardless of affiliations...
inside which is a place frequented by the natives.
Marriage Ceremonies and Marriage halls
Because of the cultural and religious importance, people prefer Gobichettipalayam for marriages of their kith and kin. People as far as from North India with roots in Tamil Nadu conduct their marriage rituals here. Gobichettipalayam is famous for its cooks and delicious dishes and that paved the way for a Cook's association also (Samayal Kalaignar Sangam).There is a marriage hall called "Seetha Kalyanamandapam" constructed in a vast area where four weddings could take place at a time. The marriage hall was constructed decades ago and it also used to host many famous dramas and debates from the olden days. The architecture is splendid and its built with such a grandeur that attracted the cinema field. The Seetha Kalyanamandapam was built by Sri Thangamani Gounder for conducting marriages free of cost. Today also it continues to charge only meagre amount for maintenance. The other famous marriage halls include Sri Muthu Mahal, Bhuvana Bhavanam, Sri Karthikeya Mahal, Sri Ramayammal Thirumana Mandapam, G.K.P. Thirumana Mandapam among others.
Media and communication
| Media | Type | Publishers |
|---|---|---|
| Newspapers | Daily |
All English Papers are from Coimbatore Edition. |
| Radio Channels | AM & FM(from various cities) |
All are based out of Coimbatore |
Cinema theatres
The following list gives the Cinema halls in city. There are local, defunct and non-operating theatres which are not included in this list.| Cinema Theatres | Features |
|---|---|
| Sri Valli Theatre | Qube Digital, DTS |
| Indira Theatre | Qube Digital, DTS, |
| Nagaiya Theatre | DTS |
| Jaya Maruthi Theatre | Qube Digital, DTS |
Telecommunications
Gobichettipalayam has good a communications infrastructure, provided by all major service providers namely Airtel, VodafoneVodafone
Vodafone Group Plc is a global telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest mobile telecommunications company measured by revenues and the world's second-largest measured by subscribers , with around 341 million proportionate subscribers as of...
, Tata Docomo
Tata DoCoMo
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, Tata Indicom
Tata Indicom
Tata Teleservices Limited is a Indian broadband and telecommunications provider based in Mumbai, India. It is a subsidiary of the Tata Group, an Indian conglomerate...
, Reliance Communications
Reliance Communications
Reliance Communications Ltd. is an Indian broadband and telecommunications company headquartered in Navi Mumbai, India. RCOM is the world's 16th largest mobile phone operator with over 144 million subscribers. Established on 2004, a subsidiary of the Reliance Group...
, Aircel
Aircel
Aircel group is a mobile phone service provider in India. It offers both prepaid and postpaid GSM cellular phone coverage throughout India. The Aircel group is a joint venture between Maxis Communications Berhad of Malaysia and Sindya Securities & Investments Private Limited, whose current...
, Videocon
Videocon
Videocon is an industrial conglomerate with interests all over the world, and is a Indian multinational company. The group has 17 manufacturing sites in India and plants in China, Poland, Italy and Mexico. It is also the third largest picture tube manufacturer in the world...
, Idea
Idea
In the most narrow sense, an idea is just whatever is before the mind when one thinks. Very often, ideas are construed as representational images; i.e. images of some object. In other contexts, ideas are taken to be concepts, although abstract concepts do not necessarily appear as images...
, MTS
MTS
- Organizations :* Machine and Tractor Station, a state enterprise of agricultural machinery in the Soviet Union* Manitoba Teachers' Society, 1919-present, a Manitoba, Canada teacher union...
and Uninor
Uninor
Uninor is a mobile operator in India. The company holds Unified Access Service licences to offer mobile telephony services in each of India’s 22 telecom circles, and has received spectrum to roll out services in 21 of these...
apart from BSNL. Services available are DOT landline, CDMA, GSM, 3G
3G
3G or 3rd generation mobile telecommunications is a generation of standards for mobile phones and mobile telecommunication services fulfilling the International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 specifications by the International Telecommunication Union...
Mobile Services and Wimax
WiMAX
WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations...
. Fiber optic cables were laid in 2001, improving Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
access, which had begun with the establishment of a Dial-up and Broadband
Broadband
The term broadband refers to a telecommunications signal or device of greater bandwidth, in some sense, than another standard or usual signal or device . Different criteria for "broad" have been applied in different contexts and at different times...
connection in 1996.
Cuisine
Gobichettipalayam cuisine is predominantly south Indian with riceRice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
as its base. Most locals still retain their rural tradition, with many restaurants still serving food on a banana leaf
Banana leaf
Banana leaf is the leaf of the Banana plant. It is used for various functions, such as for decorative elements, wrappings, plate mat, and employed in cooking method....
. North Indian, Chinese
Chinese cuisine
Chinese cuisine is any of several styles originating in the regions of China, some of which have become highly popular in other parts of the world – from Asia to the Americas, Australia, Western Europe and Southern Africa...
and continental cuisines are also available. Mysorepa
Mysore pak
Mysore pak is a sweet dish of Karnataka, India, usually served as dessert. It is made of generous amounts of ghee , sugar and gram flour....
(a sweet made from lentil
Lentil
The lentil is an edible pulse. It is a bushy annual plant of the legume family, grown for its lens-shaped seeds...
flour and Halwa (a sweet made of different ingredients like milk, wheat, rice) are famous. Idly, Dosa
Dosa
Dosa or Dhosai is a fermented crepe or pancake made from rice batter and black lentils. It is indigenous to and is a staple dish in the southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, as well as being popular in Sri Lanka...
, vada-sambar and Biryani are apopular among the locals. Coffee shops and Chat Centres have been on the increase, and serve as meeting places for young people.
Culture
The people of Gobi are generally regarded as warm and hospitable. Foreigners are always welcome. There are a significant numbers of people from other cultures like North Indians, Gurkas and Malayalis.The city is home to the Pariyur Kondathu Kaliamman Temple, a 5-acre
Acre
The acre is a unit of area in a number of different systems, including the imperial and U.S. customary systems. The most commonly used acres today are the international acre and, in the United States, the survey acre. The most common use of the acre is to measure tracts of land.The acre is related...
(20,000 m2) Hindu
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
temple dedicated to the Goddess Kaliamman (an incarnation of Kali
Kali
' , also known as ' , is the Hindu goddess associated with power, shakti. The name Kali comes from kāla, which means black, time, death, lord of death, Shiva. Kali means "the black one". Since Shiva is called Kāla - the eternal time, Kālī, his consort, also means "Time" or "Death" . Hence, Kāli is...
).There are also hill temples dedicated to Lord Balamurugan at Pachaimalai and Pavalamalai as described earlier. As the main economy is agriculture , the city is known for its lush green spectacular paddy fields that extend in all directions.
Healthcare
The city has numerous hospitals. Apart from the Government hospital, several multi-facility hospitals function in the city. The district's health department is amongst the best in terms of implementing government-initiated health schemes. Several rare surgical procedures have taken place here. The polio eradication programme is heavily assisted by the Government.The fast pace of industrialization, rising population and an increase in health awareness have led to the growth of the healthcare industry in Gobi. The city stands second to Erode in the district for highly affordable and quality healthcare of international standard.
Gobi is also the preferred healthcare destination for the floating population from nearby towns and districts and also nearby districts of Kerala. The growth of the hospitals in the city can be attributed to the vision of the industrialists here to bridge the gap between growing health needs and the existing services. Many of the private hospitals in the city are promoted by industrialists as an extension of their business portfolio and their service to the society.
The famous hospitals include, KKS Hospital, Seethalakshmi Hospital, Chakra Hospital, Dakshin Trauma Centre, M.R.S.,Hospital, Gobi Diabetic centre and BEST diabetes centre . There are a lot of other small hospitals, Kumaran Hospital, clinics and nursing homes apart from medical shops.
Education
Gobichettipalyam stands as a major Education hub of the state. There are a lot of schools and Gobichettipalayam educational district sends the second highest number of students to medical colleges every year. But colleges are less in this area. The proximity to Coimbatore solves this problem.Schools
- Diamond Jubilee Higher Secondary SchoolDiamond Jubilee Higher Secondary SchoolDiamond Jubilee Higher Secondary School is a boys-only secondary school in Gobichettipalayam, in the Erode District of Tamil Nadu, India. It was established to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Queen Victoria in 1898. The school has served the educational needs of Gobichettipalayam...
(one of the oldest schools,Established in the year 1898 and visited by Mahatma Gandhi) - Shree Vidyalaya Matricultion Higher Secondary SchoolShree VidyalayaShree Vidyalaya is a private school which was founded by Dr.K.N.Sengottaiyan as a part of Sakunthala Sengottaiyan Educational Trust named after his wife. It was formed in 1986. The school is located in the Vaikkal Road area in the city of Gobichettipalayam, India. The school recently celebrated its...
- Diamond Jubilee Matriculation School
- Palaniammal Girls Higher Secondary School
- Government Higher Secondary School for Boys
- Government Higher Secondary School for Girls
- Amala Matric Higher Secondary School
- Government High School, Modachur
- Government Higher Secondary School, Polavakkalipalayam
- CKK Matriculation Higher Secondary School
- Saratha Matricuation Higher Secondary School, Modachur
- Amirtha vidya vikas school, Modachur
- Sri Pariyur Amman High School
- Shree Gurukulam Higher Secondary School, Moolavaikkal
- Kamban Kalvi Nilayam High School, Pudhupalayam
- Sri Venkateshwara Higher Secondary School, Dasampalayam
- St.Pauls Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Karattur
- Euro Kids Play School
- Apple Kids Play School
- Gandhi Kalvi Nilayam
- D.S.S.V. Saradha vidhyalaya Girls Higher Secondary School, Agraharam
- Bharathi Vidhyalaya Matriculation and Higher Secondary School
- Government Higher Secondary School, Bungalowpudur
Engineering colleges
- Shree Venkateshwara Hi-Tech Engineering College, Gobichettipalayam-638455
- JKKM College of Technology ,T.N.Palayam, Gobichettipalayam-638506
- Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam
Arts & Science Colleges
- Gobi Arts and Science College, Gobichettipalayam-638453
- P.K.R. Arts College For Women, Gobichettipalayam-638476
- Saratha Arts and Science College, Gobichettipalayam-638453
- Bharathithasan Arts and Science College, Kavundapadi, Gobichettipalayam
- Amman Arts and Science College, Chithode, Gobichettipalayam-Erode
- Kaamadhenu Arts and Science college, Sathyamangalam.
Business Management School
- GEM Business Academy, Gobichettiplayam - 638456.
- Bharathithasan School of Business, Kavundapadi, Gobichettipalayam
Polytechnic & Catering College
- Andavar Polytechnic college and ITI,Gobichettipalayam-638453.
- Annai JKK Sampoorni Ammal Polytechnic college and ITI,Gobichettipalayam-638506.
- Anbu Catering College,Gobichettipalayam-638452.
- Vivekanandha ITI,Gobichettipalayam-638476.
- Shree Venkateshwara Hi-Tech Polytechnic College, Gobichettipalayam-638455.
Industries
There are a lot of industries in Gobichettipalayam among which a few are named below:- Abirami Papers & Boards Private Ltd., Chinnakulam, Kalingiyam - Post, Gobichettipalayam - 638453.
- Allwin Cones, Marappa Rice Mill Compound, Mettuvaluvu, Pariyur Main Road, Gobichettipalayam - 638476.
- Ess Vee Cones, Manimagalai Rice Mill Compound, Vellalapalayam Pirivu, Gobichettipalayam - 638476.
- Abbee Packaging, 123/331, Velmurugan Rice Mill Compound, Opp. Gem Business Academy, Gobi Main Road, Odakattoor, Kolappaloor, Gobi – 638456.
- Kokila Textile India mills ltd, Gobi.
- Arun Textile Ltd,Gobichettipalayam-638476.
- Armstrong spinning mills Ltd,Gobichettipalayam-638459.
- Amarjothi spinning mills Ltd,Nambiyur,Gobichettipalayam-638458.
- Carona spinning mills Ltd,Gobichettipalayam-638453.
- Thanigai Kumaran spinning mills Ltd,Nambiyur,Gobichettipalayam-638457.
- Mehala carona spinning mills Ltd,Gobichettipalayam-638453.
- Pariur Amman spinning mills Ltd,Gobichettipalayam-638456.
- Sri Bhavani Textile Processors,Gobichettipalayam-638454.
- Thirupur Thirukumaran spinning mills Ltd,Nambiyur,Gobichettipalayam-638458.
- Fine Tech pipe products,Nambiyur,Gobichettipalayam-638458.
- Vasu Yarn Mills, Vijayamangalam (Head Office in Gobichettiplayam)
- Gobi Textiles, Kolapalur,Gobichettipalayam-638456.
- Maxwell Industries, Kolapalur,Gobichettipalayam-638456.
- Jaya Varma Textiles Ltd, Getticheviyur, Gobichettipalayam-638110.
- Dhivya Spinning Mills, Getticheviyur, Gobichettipalayam-638110.
- Ranger Cotton Mills, Getticheviyur, Gobichettipalayam-638110.
- Sri Pavalambika Paper and Boards pvt ltd., Thanneerpanthalpudur, Gobichettipalayam.
Neighbouring Villages
A. Pariyur1. Nanjagoundan Palayam
2. Sanaar Pathi
3. Murugan Puthur
4. Vellala Palayam
B. Savandapur
1. Ganapathy Palayam
2. Puthukarai Puthur
3. Gounden Puthur
4. Karungaradu
5. Thotti Palayam
C. Siruvalur:
1. Nattavankadu
2. Pathiapalayam
3. Mall Naickanur
4. Goundanpalayam
5. Pattampalayam
6. Koyakkadu
7. Kuttaiyapalaym
8. Seerankaddur
9. Veppampalayam
10. Molachellipalayam
11. Karichiapalayam
12. Nallakkapalaym
13. Thottipalaym
14. Meen Kinaru
15. Oonjapalayam
16. Sevakampalayam
17. Ayipalayam
18. Kuliyankadu
19. Alagagoundanpalayam
20. Chinnamoopanoor
21. Elanthakadu
22. Chittasanai
23. Kuppandampalayam
24. Angampalayam
25. Maniyakaranpudur
26. Pappankadu
27. Kulla Naickanur
28. Rama Naickanur
29. South Kaveripalayam
30. Nadukkaveripalayam
31. Settupalayam
32. Gandhi Nagar
35. chenni kattu thotam
36. vellalapalayam
37. Nanjagoundanpalayam
D. Vellankoil:
1. Korakkattur
2. Ellapalayam
3. Kuvadapampalayam
4. Anna Nagar
5. Chillanai
6. Thonnaripalayam
7. Nanjanaickanur
8. Vannanduraipudur
E. Kolappalur:
1. Mooppan Salai
2. Aruvan Korai
3. Nagappan Goundanpudur
4. Thavidampalayam
5. Molagoundanpudur
6. Sanarpalayam
7. Kallumadaipudur
8. Varapalayam
9. Amman Koil Pathi
10. Pothiyampathi
11. Kummikarukku
12. Odakkattu
13. Mettuvalavu
14. Chettiayampalayam
15. Kollukattipalayam
16. Kamaraj Nagar
F. Olappalayam:
1. Nagadevampalayam
2. Periya Koravan Palayam
3. Chinna Koravan Palayam
4. Ayyampudhur
5. Vanjiappanur
6. Thottapalayam
7. Palayur
8. Arasankuttai
9. Vellaiperuchipudur
10. West Pudur
G. Ayalur:
1. Semmandampalyam
2. Koolaimoopanur
3. Mallipalayam
4. Narikuttai
5. Palapalayam
6. Namakkalpalayam
7. A. Ellapalayam
8. Kamaraj Nagar
9. Pommalapalayam
10. Settupalayam
11. Anaikattu Thottam
12. Sengalikadu
13. Salavaikalpalayam
H. Kaduakkampalayam:
1. Thottakattur
2. Chinna Perumalgoundanpalayam
3. Kuttyagoundampudur
4. Velliyankattur
5. Puliyankattur
6. Korakkaddupudur
I. Thalkuni:
1. Agaraiapalayam
2. Nadarpudur
3. Peeliayampalayam
4. Kuthiraikkapalayam
5. Vellaigoundenpudur
6. Poosaripalaym
J. Kalingiyam:
1. Avvaiyarpalayam
2. Chinnakulam
3. Chinnagoundampalayam
4. Velankadupalayam
5. Nagarpalayam
6. Thangamalaikaradu
7. Anadavarmalai
8. Semdampalayam
9. Ganapathypalayam
10. Kodampalayam
11. Sellipalayam
K. Nambiyur:
1. Kolandapalayam
2. Ayyampalayam
3. Anjanur
4. Vemandampalayam
5. Pudupalayam
6. Suripalayam
L. Kurumanthur:
1. Alukkuli
2. Ayeepalayam
3. Karattupalayam
4. KurumanthurMedu
5. PalaniGoundenpalayam
6. Nadupalayam
7. Karapadi
8. Moonampalli
9. Nadupalayam
M. Nichampalayam:
1. Sullikkaradu
2. Kalliyampalayam
3. Thaneerpanthal palayam
4. Kumibanai
5. Suraiyam Palayam
N.Kugalur
1. K.Mettuppalayam
K.Mettuppalayam
K.Mettupalayam is a village located in the Gobichettipalayam Taluk of Erode district of India's Tamilnadu state, situated in the way of Erode- Sathyamangalam Main road and its 8 kilometer from Gobichettipalayam. K.Mettupalayam is fully surrounded by fertile land. The backbone of this village is...
2. Odathurai
3. Bommanaickenpalayam
4. Othakuthirai
5. Mevani
6. Keezhvani
7. Rakkanam Palayam
O. Vaniputhur:
1. Collagepirivu
2. Aasarimadu
3. Puliyampatti
4. Bungalowpudur
5. Thukkanayakanpalayam
6. Kallipatti
External links
- http://www.Gobichettipalayam.in
- http://www.technosoftindia.co.in
- http://www.winssoft.com
- http://www.hamsavenisoftware.com
- http://www.hspl.co.in
- Photographs of Gobi
- Gobichettipalayam Municipality Home Page
- Gobichettipalayam City Data Base | City Information
- Coimbatore-Gobi
- Gobi-Official-Site
- Gobichettipalayam
- Video "Gobichettipalayam - A Beautiful Place"
- Gobi Arts & Science College
- Pachaimalai Unofficial Site
- http://indianrailways.informe.com/forum/possibilities-of-new-railway-line-through-gobichettipalayam-dt521.html
See also
- Gobichettipalayam (Lok Sabha constituency)Gobichettipalayam (Lok Sabha constituency)Gobichettipalayam was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. It has been removed by Election commission after rearrangement of constituencies in 2008.-Assembly segments:Gobichettipalayam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments :...
- Pariyur Kondathu KaliammanPariyur Kondathu KaliammanArulmigu Kondathu Kaliamman Temple is one of the famous Amman temples located in Pariyur near Gobichettipalayam in Erode District of Tamil Nadu state, India. There are also other temples namely Sri Amarapaneeswarar Temple, Sri Adinarayana Perumal Temple and Sri Angalamman Temple nearby. Pariyur is...
- Kongu NaduKongu NaduKongu Nadu is a region comprising the western part of the Tamil Nadu India. The region is bounded on the west and north-west by the Karnataka state, on the west by the Kerala state, on the east by Tondai Nadu, on the south-east by Chola Nadu and on the south by Madurai regions of...