Kalapatti
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Kalapatti is a suburb
of Coimbatore city
in Tamil Nadu
, India
. It is located 17 km North-East direction, within the city limits. Now Kalapatti is merged with Corporation of Coimbatore. Because of invasion of IT companies surrounding in and around Kalapatti like Peelamedu
, HopeCollege, Saravanampatti
there is a fast rapid improvement in this place. The Coimbatore International Airport is just about 7 km from Kalapatti.
, Kalapatti had a population of 22,089. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kalapatti has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 65%. In Kalapatti, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Kalapatti was the head place for the surrounding villages namely Valiyampalayam, Vilankurichi, Veeriyampalayam, Kaikolapalayam and Mylampatti.
Today some of the world class motor pumpset brands Sharp, Ventura, Fisher and Point http://www.pointpumps.com/ originate from Kalapatti .
The Solar Water factory of Hykon Group companies, Hykon Solar Energy (P) Ltd is loacted at Kalapatti. Kalapatti has the geographical advantage of in midway between two National highways, Avinashi road NH-47 and Sathy road NH-209.
The southern part of the suburb, which is closer to NH-47, had better development when compared to the other parts of the suburbs. The southern part of the suburb known as Nehru nagar is well known for the rapid growth in recent years (1998–2009).
Kalappatti is famous for its international school ANAN KIDS ACADEMY http://www.anankidsacademy.com, Spread over 6 Acres, Anan Kids Academy is an initiative of Sharp Pumps, one of the leading pump manufacturers in India for the last four decades.
Kalappatti has one elementary and One Higher Secondary School run by the government. There are several private high schools Suguna Vidya Niketan(CBSE) SARAN,Suguna Padmalaya International School (PIPS) both run by the Suguna Group manufacturing Pumps, Dharmasastha to name a few.
Higher education
Recently higher educational institutions are coming up in this region.
Sharp Industrial training institute http://www.sharpindia.com/sharpiti/index.html
Dr.N.G.P.Arts and Science college, Dr.N.G.P.Institute of Technology are run by the Kovai Medical Center Research and Educational Trust - KMCRET, KMCH group http://www.kmch.ac.in http://www.drngpasc.ac.in http://www.drngpit.ac.in
Suguna Polytechnic college run by the Suguna Pumps group
In the southern part of the village two eye hospitals are located
Aravind Eye Hospital http://www.aravind.org/
Lotus Eye Care Centre http://www.lotuseye.org
In the western part there is one another eye hospital
Sankara Eye Centre http://www.sankaraeye.com/
Kovai Medical Center and Hospital - KMCH is located on the southern part http://www.kmchhospitals.com
The listed are hospitals with very good medical facilities. Apart from these there are a number of small clinics scattered throughout the village.
Also Midnight Clubs unofficially run in Kalapatti which is attacted by College students and IT Professionals.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Coimbatore city
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"....
in 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
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...
. It is located 17 km North-East direction, within the city limits. Now Kalapatti is merged with Corporation of Coimbatore. Because of invasion of IT companies surrounding in and around Kalapatti like Peelamedu
Peelamedu
Peelamedu is a part of the city of Coimbatore. It lies on the Avinashi road, is the most important arterial road in Coimbatore, India. It starts near Anna Flyover, and ends at L&T bypass junction at Nillambur...
, HopeCollege, Saravanampatti
Saravanampatti
Saravanampatti is a part of the Coimbatore city. It lies on the Sathyamangalam road of NH 209 is the most important arterial road in Coimbatore, India. Saravanampatti is one of the fast growing neighbourhoods of Coimbatore, because of invasion of IT companies surrounding Saravanampatti like...
there is a fast rapid improvement in this place. The Coimbatore International Airport is just about 7 km from Kalapatti.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Kalapatti had a population of 22,089. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kalapatti has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 65%. In Kalapatti, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Agriculture
Kalapatti had agriculture as its key business till late 80s. Cotton industry was also famous. The key crop was corn and vegetables like tomato, bringal and ladies finger.Kalapatti was the head place for the surrounding villages namely Valiyampalayam, Vilankurichi, Veeriyampalayam, Kaikolapalayam and Mylampatti.
Commerce
At present Kalappatti is on high thrust of development. The start of Sharp industries [9Today some of the world class motor pumpset brands Sharp, Ventura, Fisher and Point http://www.pointpumps.com/ originate from Kalapatti .
The Solar Water factory of Hykon Group companies, Hykon Solar Energy (P) Ltd is loacted at Kalapatti. Kalapatti has the geographical advantage of in midway between two National highways, Avinashi road NH-47 and Sathy road NH-209.
The southern part of the suburb, which is closer to NH-47, had better development when compared to the other parts of the suburbs. The southern part of the suburb known as Nehru nagar is well known for the rapid growth in recent years (1998–2009).
Educational facilities
SchoolsKalappatti is famous for its international school ANAN KIDS ACADEMY http://www.anankidsacademy.com, Spread over 6 Acres, Anan Kids Academy is an initiative of Sharp Pumps, one of the leading pump manufacturers in India for the last four decades.
Kalappatti has one elementary and One Higher Secondary School run by the government. There are several private high schools Suguna Vidya Niketan(CBSE) SARAN,Suguna Padmalaya International School (PIPS) both run by the Suguna Group manufacturing Pumps, Dharmasastha to name a few.
Higher education
Recently higher educational institutions are coming up in this region.
Sharp Industrial training institute http://www.sharpindia.com/sharpiti/index.html
Dr.N.G.P.Arts and Science college, Dr.N.G.P.Institute of Technology are run by the Kovai Medical Center Research and Educational Trust - KMCRET, KMCH group http://www.kmch.ac.in http://www.drngpasc.ac.in http://www.drngpit.ac.in
Suguna Polytechnic college run by the Suguna Pumps group
Medical facilities
Kalapatti has world class medical facilities in the close proximity.In the southern part of the village two eye hospitals are located
Aravind Eye Hospital http://www.aravind.org/
Lotus Eye Care Centre http://www.lotuseye.org
In the western part there is one another eye hospital
Sankara Eye Centre http://www.sankaraeye.com/
Kovai Medical Center and Hospital - KMCH is located on the southern part http://www.kmchhospitals.com
The listed are hospitals with very good medical facilities. Apart from these there are a number of small clinics scattered throughout the village.
Recent Days
In the recent days many Restaurants, Coffee Shops have opened changing Kalapatti's rustic Culture. The IT boom has caused land rates torise,so many farmers who had land sold to real estate companies at very high rates and settled in other outer areas. Lot of New Apartments are coming up in these Farm lands.Also Midnight Clubs unofficially run in Kalapatti which is attacted by College students and IT Professionals.