Ettimadai

Ettimadai is a suburb of Coimbatore in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Ettimadai is located between Coimbatore city and Palakkad on the NH47 at the Tamil Nadu - Kerala border. Ettimadai is one of the fast growing western suburb. It comes under the Coimbatore Corporation. There is Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, along with its schools of engineering, mass communication, social work and business are situated here. There are other colleges such as Venkateshwara College of Business and Computer Applications. Amrita Vidyalayam, a chain of schools run by Mata Amritanandamayi Math has setup a school near the campus of the university.

Location

This place is approximately 21 km from coimbatore city centre and 34 km from Palakkad. Ettimadai as a suburb encloses other small villages, namely K.G. Chavadi, ChinnayaGounden Pudhur, Muruganpatti, Solakkarai and Modamaatti. Ettimadai is well known for its natural scenic beauty of mountain ranges since it is located along the foot hills of the western Ghats.

Transport

It has a railway station. All passenger trains running between Coimbatore Junction and Palakkad stop here.

Ettimadai is connected to other places of the city by the following bus routes:

S2- Ettimadai to Ukkadam(via Townhall) S48- Gandhipuram bus terminal to Velanthaavalam(via Ettimadai) S96- connects this place with Gandhipuram bus terminal to Waalayar(via Ettimadai)

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Ettimadai had a population of 7887. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Ettimadai has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 65%, and female literacy is 46%. In Ettimadai, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. A significant number of people migrated to southern Erode in the late 18th century.

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