Gangaikondan
| Gangaikondan கங்கைகொண்டான் | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Gangaikondan Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 8°51′N 77°47′E / 8.85°N 77.78°ECoordinates: 8°51′N 77°47′E / 8.85°N 77.78°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tirunelveli |
| Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 9,999 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Gangaikondan is a panchayat town in Tirunelveli district and suburb of Tirunelveli city in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located about 20 km north of Tirunelveli on the way to Madurai on NH 7.It is one the industrial hubs of Tirunelveli.
Geography
Gangaikondan is located at 8°51′N 77°47′E / 8.85°N 77.78°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 47 metres (154 feet).
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[2] Gangaikondan had a population of 10,254. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gangaikondan has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 65%. In Gangaikondan, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Industrial Development
The ELCOT IT Park located here houses one of the GDCs (Global Development Center) of major IT Outsourcing, IT Consulting and BPO firm "Syntel"
A 400 million Rupee (95 million US dollar) Tyre manufacturing facility is run by Israel based Alliance Tire Company Tires Private Limited at the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT) industrial park having a capacity to make 54,000 tonnes a year with an direct and indirect workforce of around 1800. [3]
Bosch India Limted is operating a 5800Sq.m. plant for manufacturing gasoline systems division products by which Bosch is working to reducing its imports significantly.[4] [5] A huge Indane LPG bottling plant, which is the largest in the state, is being constructed here and is expected to have a capacity to fill 36000 cylinders everyday.[6]
This town is home to one of Kovilpatti Lakshmi Roller Flour Mills' Flour and Textile divisions, and is were the company, was established in 1964, with a 46,800 MT of flour mill.[7] It also provides employment specifically for the region.
References
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Gangaikondan
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ↑ Tyre manufacturing facility coming at Gangaikondan
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- ↑ https://www.indianoiltenders.com/Tendering/UploadedNITs/LPGENGPT29512/HTMLNIT/NIT.pdf
- ↑ http://klrf.in/index.php