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Pollachi
Tamil Nadu • India |
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| District(s) | Coimbatore |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 293 m (961 ft) |
| Population | 88,293 (2001) |
| Codes • Postal • Telephone • Vehicle |
• 6420xx • +91-4259 • TN41 |
Pollachi (Tamil: பொள்ளாச்சி) is a town and a municipality in the Coimbatore district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located 42 km south of Coimbatore. It is an important commercial area in the region and has a big market for agricultural products. Coconuts and tender-coconuts are exported from here to all over India. Pollachi is the nearest town to the Indira Gandhi National Park.
Due to its proximity to the Western Ghats, Pollachi has a pleasant climate throughout the year. Pollachi is also famed for its market (சந்ைத), especially for cattle (மாட்டுச்சந்ைத).
Pollachi is a hot shooting spot in Tamil film making due to the numerous scenic locations around it.[1]
[edit] Geography
Pollachi is located at .[2] It has an average elevation of 293 metres (961 feet).
[edit] Origin of Name
Pollachi is called "Porul Atchi" in ancient times which means "The land which gives lot of wealth and prosperity".The name Porul Atchi had changed into pollachi by time.The historic town of Pollachi was once known as Mudi Konda Chola Nallur during the period of Kulottunga Chola III. The Subramanyar temple here is an ancient one, with a history that goes back for about 8 centuries. It is believed that the Subramanyar temple here was once a Shiva temple, enshrining Agastheeswaram Udaiyaar, with the festival deity being Subramanyar. Much of the construction in the temple now belongs to the 20th century.
About 12 km from Pollachi is Masani Amman Kovil in Annamalai. It is believed that the Amman god is almighty powerful. There is a belief that if some theft happens in a house and if the house owner crushes the red chilli and spreads over the face of the Amman the thief gets Blood Vomit and dies.
[edit] Administration
Pollachi North Block Map
Pollachi South Block Map
[edit] Member of Parliament
Pollachi, Valparai, Dharampuram, Kinathukidavu, and Udamalpet forms the Pollachi parliament constituency, for which the MP is C. Krishnan.
[edit] Members of Legislature Assembly (MLA)
Pollachi Jayaraman .V
[edit] Municipality-statistics
- Population 88303
- Area (km²) 13
- No.of Schools 26
- No.of Maternity Hospitals 1
- No.of Other Hospitals/Dispensaries 2
[edit] Infrastructure
[edit] Bus Stand
Pollachi has a central bus stand which is used by TNSTC, and the private operators.This is situated in the leg of the town.
[edit] Railway Station
Currently only metre gauge trains are operated in this section, the major routes being Coimbatore - Pollachi - Dindigul and Palghat - Pollachi - Madurai.Plans for broad gauge conversion of this segment have been approved by the government and are expected to be carried out shortly. BroadGauge Conversion
[edit] Telecomunications
Pollachi is well connected with all GSM & CDMA mobile phone operators. The major players Aircell, Airtel, BSNL, and Hutch in GSM segment and Reliance, Tata Indicom in CDMA segment cover Pollachi.
[edit] Places of attraction
[edit] Anamalai Wildlife Sanctuary
Anamalai wildlife sanctuary is about 90 km from Coimbatore and is situated at an altitude of 1,400 meters in the Western Ghats near Pollachi. The area of the sanctuary is 958 km². An ecological paradise, this sanctuary encompasses a National Park. It has recently been renamed as Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary.
[edit] Topslip
It is a picturesque location in the Anamalai Hills. It is about 37 km from Pollachi. This small town is an ideal picnic spot. Arrangements are available at Topslip to take tourists around the Sanctuary on elephant back or by van.
[edit] Chinnakallar
Chinnakalar is a geographically important place as it is the region that receives the second highest rain fall in India[citation needed]. There is a falls in Chinnakallar which sounds like a roaring lion.
[edit] Parambikulam National Park
The Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary is a reservoir of tranquil greenery ensconced in a valley between the Annamalai ranges of Tamil Nadu and the Nelliampathy ranges of Kerala. The areas hilly and rocky, drained by several rivers, including the Parambikulam, the Sholayar and the Thekkedy.
Thickly forested with stands of bamboo, sandalwood, rosewood and teak, the sanctuary has some marshy land and scattered patches of grassland. Parambikulam was once home to some of south India's finest stands of teak. Little remains of the original teak forests, other than the famous Kannimari teak tree, the largest in Asia as most of these have now been replaced by teak plantations. The tree is about 5 km from Thunakadavu, and is one of Parambikulam's prime attractions .The[3] one of the oldest and largest teak trees in the world is another attraction in the sanctuary.It has a girth of 6.52 metres, height of 48.25 metres when the measurement was taken in 2003.[4]
[edit] Kottampatti
This place is very near to Pollachi and is very scenic.
[edit] Valparai
Valparai is one of the famous Tourist Spots in Tamil Nadu. It is located above the 3,500 feet from the sea level on the Anamalai mountain range. It stands majestically with forest all around. Sholayar Dam in Valparai is a wonderful scenery to watch. Other Places to visit in Valparai are Puncha Mugha Vinayakar Koil, Balaji Temple, the spread across tea Estates etc.
[edit] Parambikulam - Aliyar Multipurpose Project
[edit] InterLinking of Rivers
This project consists of a series of dams interconnected by tunnels and canals at various elevations in order to harness the Parambikulam, Aliyar, Nirar, Sholiyar, Thunkadavu, Thenkkadi and Palar rivers, laid for irrigation and power generation. The scheme is an outstanding example of engineering skill. It is located in Anamalai range.
The Parambikulam-Aliyar Project is a complex multi-basin multipurpose project. Seven streams-five flowing westward and two towards the east- have been dammed and their reservoirs interlinked by tunnels. The water is ultimately delivered to the drought-prone areas in the Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu and the Chittur area of Kerala. The project has a command area of 1.62 lakh hectares with 185 MW of power generation capacity.
[edit] Siruvani Waterfalls
Siruvani Waterfalls and the dam are located at a distance of 37 km west of the city.This waterfall and the dam is located at a distance of 37 km west of the city. The water of Siruvani is known for its taste. The Panoramic View of the dam and the falls is enchanting with beauty.
[edit] Arulmigu SubramaniaSwamy Thirukoil
This temple is located at Pollachi. Konga Cholas built this temple of 'Lord Shiva' and named it as 'Thiruvahatheswaramudayar' temple, 700 years ago. This temple is a of high architectural value. In due course, it was called as 'Subramanyar Kovil' and 'Lord Subramanyar' is worshipped here.
[edit] Arulmigu Maasani Amman Thirukoil - Aanaimalai
Anaimalai, a place near Pollachi was earlier ruled by a king called Naanan. He had a very special mango tree in his farm on the riverside of Aaliyar, which he was so fond of. He was so particular that nobody was allowed to use neither the mangoes nor its leaves.
Once, a group of girls were having their bathe in the Aaliyar river and saw a mango floating on the river which belonged to nanans tree, on anxiety one of the girl picked the mango and ate it, even after several pleadings made by her father, the king sentenced her to death. After some time the villagers in that particular area formed a female figure in lying state in remembrance of the innocent girl on the graveyard sand and started worshipping her. In due course she was worshipped by the name "Maasani" Later Kozhinkhosargal defeated king Naanan and destroyed that particular mango tree. It is believed that Lord Rama on his way in search of Seetha, was absorbed by the power of this temple, stopped here and performed his meditation adding glory to this temple.
[edit] Arulmigu ThiruMoorthy Temple - ThiruMoorthy Hills
It is situated at the foot of Thirumoorthy Hills adjoining the Thirumoorthy Dam. This is about 20 km from Udumalpet on the Highway from Palani to Coimbatore. A perennial stream flows by the side of the Sri Amaralingeswarar temple and nearby there is Thirumoorthy Falls. It is believed that a few thousand years ago Athari Maharishi along with his wife Anushiya devi lived here. Moved by their prayer, Lord Shiva together with Brammah and Vishnu (Thiru Moorthigal) came in disguise to test their devotion. Overwhelmed by their appearance the couple offered them tribute. The Thiru Moorthigal refused to accept their offerings as such and demanded that the offering should be made by Anushiya devi in nudity. She accepted their demand and with her power of devotion she changed the Thiru Moorthi's into 3 years old babies and fed them. On seeing the power of devoting Anushiya devi, the Thiru Moorthi's blessed the couple and hence the place is known as Thiru Moorthi hills
[edit] Arulmigu Sulakkal Mariamman Thirukoil - Sulakkal
Three hundred years ago, Sulakal was amidst of dense forest nesting dangerous wild animals and poisonous reptiles. The nearby villagers used to feed their domestic animals in the forest. The owner of a particular cow, which was not giving milk followed it and found his cow shedding milk on a sandhill. On seeing this the cow started galloping. At that moment it's legs were hit by the sandhill. He was shocked to see blood oozing out of the sandhill. He dreamed about the Goddess that night and was dictated to raise a temple in the name of the goddess (Sulakkal Mariamman).
[edit] Arulmigu Shree Velayudhaswamy Thirukoil - Senjerimalai
The 'Thenserigiri Sthalapuranam' relates: As Lord Muruga set out with his battalion to subdue the demon Surapadma, Lord Shiva summoned him to the Thenserigiri hills and, initiating him to certain mantras, endowed him with invincible powers to route and destroy the demon and his retinue.
This is the legendary origin of this temple. Since then Lord Muruga came to be worshipped as Manthragiri and Sri Velayudhaswami. This temple was originally built by Karikala Chola and renovated by Veeraballalai III dates back to 13th century. A holy spring called 'Gnanatheertha Sunai' and a sacred tree known as 'Karunochi' can be seen
[edit] Arulmigu Echanari Vinayagar Thirukoil - Coimbatore
The temple is among the oldest one in Coimbatore and dates back to 1500A.D. The moolavar at this temple was actually meant for Perur Patteshwarar temple and since it got stuck on its way from Madurai, Eachnari became the blessed place. The deity's height is 6 feet and the width is 3 feet and is one of the biggest in South India. The last kumbabhishekam was performed in 1990.
[edit] Ambarampalayam Darga
This darga is situated on the banks of the river aliyar.
[edit] Arulmigu Maghudeeswaran Thirukovil - Pollachi
Temple for Lord Shiva raised before 1200 years (i.e. around 800 A.D). It is located 18 km away from Pollachi near Ramanamuthaliputhur village which is between Aanaimalai-Sungam road. Temple was almost ruined and all its pillars had collapsed previously. Currently, reconstruction is in progress. The temple is surrounded by green valleys and rivers that make it more beautiful.
[edit] Dams
- Azhiyar Dam
- Thriumurthu Dam
- Amaravathi Dam
- Parmbikulam Dam
- Thunakaduvu Dam
- Kadambarai Dam
- Nirar Dam
- Meenkarai Dam - This dam is built for multipurpose project such as irrigation, Hydro electricity production.
- Sholayar Dam - It is the second deepest dam of Asia[citation needed]. Situated at a distance of 20 km., from Valparai
- UpperAliyar Dam
[edit] Educational institutions
[edit] Schools
- Arokiamatha Hr.Sec.School,Mahalingapuram
- Arokiamatha Hr.Sec.School ,Chinnampalayam
- Bharathiya Vidhya Mandir,Mahalingapuram
- Bharathiar Matric School
- Central Higher Secondary School,A.Nagoor.
- Gandhi Kala Nilayam High School
- Good Shephered Matric School,Jothinagar
- Govt. Hr. Secondary School
- Govt. High School, Kanjampatti.
- Krishnasamy Matriculation School
- L.M.S. School,Kottampatti
- Mariammal High School,Jothinagar
- Municipal Boys Higher Secondary School
- Nachiarvidyalayam
- N.G.N.G. Higher Sec. School, Reddiarur
- Our Lady of Lords Higher Sec.School
- Oxford School
- Palaniammal Higher Sec.School, Kaliyapuram
- Palani Gounder High.Sec.School,Mackinampatti
- P.K.D. Matriculation School
- Rukmani Ammal Matric School,Jothinagar
- Senbagam Matriculation Hr. Sec.School
- Shaanthi Matriculation School
- Shree Vignesware Hr. Secondary School
- Siwalik Matriculation Hr.sec.School , A.Sangampalayam
- Sri Vagisvari Vidya Mandir
- Sri Lathangi Vidhya Mandir School
- Viswadeepthi Higher Secondary School,Unjavelampatti
[edit] Technical institutions
[edit] Arts and sciences colleges
[edit] Engineering college
Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering & Technology ,
[edit] ParaMedical college
- Siva Paramedical College
[edit] Industries
Polllachi has lot of textile and coir industries.
[edit] Agriculture
Coconut farms are the main source of agriculture. Pollachi.
[edit] Notable people born in Pollachi
- Bharat Ratna C. Subramaniam
- Dr.N.Mahalingam
- Sirpi Balasubramaniam
- Padma Shri Sudharani
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census,GRIndia Pollachi had a population of 88,293. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Pollachi has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 74%. In Pollachi, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
