Chennimalai
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Place details
- Locality
- Chennimalai
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India
- Population
- 16,268
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Chennimalai
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Chennimalai, Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Erode
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.elevation_m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Erode district
- Area
- +4
- Elevation
- +330
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- Chennimalai temple.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
24 sectionsContents
- History
- The ancient city
- Roman trade route
- Megalithic tombs
- Iron and metal
- Collections
- Geography
- Chennimalai Hill
- Demographics
- Economy
- Textile industry
- Culture
- Chennimalai Subramanya Swamy Temple
- Valli Dheivaanai Temple
- Festival
- Transport
- Education
- Schools
- Polytechnic colleges
- Colleges
- Notable people
- Neighbouring towns
- See also
- References
Chennimalai is a town in Erode district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is situated away from Erode of about 28kms., Chenni which means Chief and Malai means Hill. It is popularly known as the 'Handloom Town'.
==History== Kodumanal is a village located near Chennimalai in the Erode district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was once a flourishing ancient trade city known as Kodumanam, as inscribed in Patittrupathu of Sangam literature. The place is an important archaeological site, under the control of State Archaeological Department of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the northern banks of Noyyal River, a tributary of the Cauvery.