Thudiyalur

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  ?Thudiyalur
Tamil Nadu • India
Coordinates: 11°02′N 76°53′E / 11.03, 76.88
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s) Coimbatore
Population 30,344 (2007)
Codes
• Telephone
• Vehicle
• +0422
• TN 38

Coordinates: 11°02′N 76°53′E / 11.03, 76.88 Thudiyalur is a panchayat town in Coimbatore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is 12 km from Coimbatore City center.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census[1], Thudiyalur had a population of 20,897.

Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Thudiyalur has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 69%. In Thudiyalur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Thudiyalur is ideally located on the famous Mettupalayam Road on the way to Coimbatore to Ottacamund (The Queen of Hills)

There are 3 Engineering Colleges (DOTE 2) in the vicinity of Thudiyalur which are renown to offer of good educational value compared to other DOTE 1 institutes.

  • Kumaragu College of Technology (~6 km)
  • Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College (~5 km)
  • SNS Rajalakshmi Engineering College (~13 km)
  • SNS College of technology(~13 km)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.