Komarapalayam
Sign in to saveKomarapalayam is a municipality and textile town situated on the banks of the Kaveri and Bhavani rivers, in Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu, India. Komarapalayam is also called Kumarapalayam. Komarapalayam and Bhavani are twin cities separated by the Cauvery river. However, Bhavani belongs to Erode district. Komarapalayam is famous for its textile industries. As of 2011, the town had a population of 71,594
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Komarapalayam
- Settlement.other_name
- Kumarapalayam
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.nickname
- KPM
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- India Tamil Nadu
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- Komarapalayam, Tamil Nadu
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
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- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Namakkal
- Settlement.parts_type
- Taluk
- Settlement.parts
- Kumarapalayam
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality Grade I
- Settlement.governing_body
- Nagar Palika
- Settlement.leader_title
- MLA
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- P. Thangamani (AIADMK)
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- Metric
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Namakkal district
- Area
- 15
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
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- Komarapalayam
- postal code
- 637209
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Komarapalayam is a municipality and textile town situated on the banks of the Kaveri and Bhavani rivers, in Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu, India. Komarapalayam is also called Kumarapalayam. Komarapalayam and Bhavani are twin cities separated by the Cauvery river. However, Bhavani belongs to Erode district. Komarapalayam is famous for its textile industries. As of 2011, the town had a population of 71,594
== History == Komarapalayam has a long history as a trading and weaving centre in the Kongu Nadu region. The town grew as a commercial hub due to its strategic location on the Salem–Coimbatore trade route. In 1978, Komarapalayam was upgraded from a Town Panchayat to a Municipality. The town has since developed as an important industrial centre in Namakkal district.
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