Udumalaipettai

Also known as Udumalai, Udumalaippettai

Udumalaipettai also known as Udumalai, is a town in Tiruppur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located 535 km (332 mi) south west from the state capital, Chennai and 72 km (45 mi) from Coimbatore.It is the headquarters of Udumalaipettai taluk and had a population of 61,133 as per 2011 Census of India. The town comes under the Udumalaipettai Assembly constituency.

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Settlement.name: Udumalaipettai
Settlement.other_name: Udumalpet
Settlement.nicknames: Windmill Town, Sugarcane Town
Settlement.website: https://www.udumalaipettai.in/
Settlement.settlement_type: town
Settlement.image_skyline: Tirumurthy.jpg
Settlement.image_alt: Thirumoothy Hills.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Thirumoorthy Hills
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Tamil Nadu
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Udumalaipettai, Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Tiruppur
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Tamil
Settlement.established_date: 1918

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Country: India
Located in: Tamil Nadu
Continent: Asia
Area: 7.41
Elevation: 400
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Official website: udtrockers.in
Image: Thirumoorthi reservoir 01.jpg
Dialing code: 4252

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postal code: 642126
Commons category: Udumalaipettai

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==History== The municipality was established in 1918 and upgraded to second grade municipality in 1970. It was declared as a first grade municipality in 1979 and further upgrades to selection grade municipality in 1984. The extent of the municipality is 7.41 km2 of which 6.582 km2 is urban and 0.828 km2 is rural. It was part of Coimbatore district until 2008 when it became part of the newly formed Tiruppur district, a change which was opposed by the residents.

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