Kangeyam
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Kangeyam () is a town and municipality in Kangeyam taluk of Tiruppur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Situated along the National Highway 81, it is around from the district headquarters Tiruppur. the economy of the town is dependent on agriculture and allied activities including rice hulling, coconut oil and ghee extraction. The Kangayam cattle is a breed of cattle that is indigenous to the area around Kangeyam.
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- Locality
- Kangeyam
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India
- Population
- 32,147
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kangeyam
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Tamil Nadu, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Tiruppur
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Taluk
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Kangeyam
- Settlement.government_type
- First Grade Municipality
- Settlement.governing_body
- Kangeyam Municipality
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Chairman
- Settlement.leader_title2
- Municipality Commissioner
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Area
- 22.17
- Elevation
- 310
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Official website
- municipality.tn.gov.in/kangeyam
- Dialing code
- 4257
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- postal code
- 638701
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Kangeyam bull
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Kangeyam () is a town and municipality in Kangeyam taluk of Tiruppur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Situated along the National Highway 81, it is around from the district headquarters Tiruppur. the economy of the town is dependent on agriculture and allied activities including rice hulling, coconut oil and ghee extraction. The Kangayam cattle is a breed of cattle that is indigenous to the area around Kangeyam.
==History== Kangeyam was the capital of the Kongu Nadu region in ancient times. An ancient beryl mine near Kangeyam produced Indian beryl for export to the Roman Empire, which is why numerous Roman coins have been found near the town.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kangeyam” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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