Kangeyam

Kangeyam
Town
Kangeyam

Location in Tamil Nadu, India

Coordinates: 11°00′19″N 77°33′43″E / 11.0054°N 77.5620°E / 11.0054; 77.5620Coordinates: 11°00′19″N 77°33′43″E / 11.0054°N 77.5620°E / 11.0054; 77.5620
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirupur
Taluk Kangayam
Government[1]
 • Type Municipality
 • Body Kangeyam Municipality
 • Chairman Manimaran
 • Municipality Commissioner Mr. M.Tamilarasu[2]
 • MLA N. S. N. Nataraj[3][4]
Area[5]
 • Total 22.17 km2 (8.56 sq mi)
Elevation 310 m (1,020 ft)
Population (2011)[6]
 • Total 32,147
 • Density 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 638701
Telephone code 04257
Vehicle registration TN-42
Website municipality.tn.gov.in/kangeyam/

Kangeyam or Kangayam is a second grade municipality in Kangeyam taluk of Tirupur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1] It is situated on National Highway 67.[7][8] Kangeyam is a commercial center in Tamil Nadu with the main commercial interests being rice hulling, coconut oil extraction, Ghee production and groundnut cultivation.[9][5]

The Kangayam bull, known for its superior draught strength and adaptability to poor nutritional conditions is indigenous to the area around Kangayam and is named after the town.[10][11][12][13][13] As of 2011, the town had a population of 32,147.

History

An ancient beryl mine near Kangayam produced Indian beryl which was exported to Roman empire, which is the reason for numerous Roman coins found in the nearby areas.[14]

Demographics

Religion[15]
Religion Percent(%)
Hindu
  
 88.86%
Muslim
  
 6.22%
Christian
  
 3.91%
Other
  
 1.01%

According to 2011 census, Kangeyam had a population of 32,147 with a sex-ratio of 987 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.[16] A total of 2,811 were under the age of six, constituting 1,485 males and 1,326 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 9.33% and .07% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 77.7%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[16] The town had a total of : 9449 households. There were a total of 15,720 workers, comprising 392 cultivators, 603 main agricultural laborers, 1,610 in house hold industries, 11,503 other workers, 1,612 marginal workers, 63 marginal cultivators, 155 marginal agricultural laborers, 225 marginal workers in household industries and 1,169 other marginal workers.[17]

Around 3% of the people are below poverty line which is much lower than the national average of 29.8% and the state average of 17.1%.[7][18][19] Kangeyam has 88.86% Hindus, 6.22% Muslims, 3.91% Christians, 0.02% Sikhs, 0.02% Buddhists, 0.01% Jains and 0.01% Others. 0.95% of the respondents follow no religion or did not state their religion. [15]

Economy

The major business interests in Kangeyam are rice mills, coconut copra making which is used in coconut oil production, ghee production and groundnut cultivation. The region, despite being semi arid and rain fed, produces rice throughout the year. Rice is processed to hull it and then marketed.[9] Paddy procured from Thanjavur and Cauvery delta regions in Tamil Nadu and from other states like Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh are also brought here for processing and there are more than 500 rice mills in Kangayam Taluk.[20]

Coconut oil production in Kangayam began in the 1980s when coconut cultivation started spreading in Tamil Nadu. Kangayam is often named among the major coconut oil producing regions of India and the coconut oil that is produced here is marketed all over Tamil Nadu, and also in other states like Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh,[21] and is also exported.[5] Coconut kernel is first allowed to dry on large fields made for this purpose, and then processed in oil mills to produce coconut oil. [22][23][24][25] There are about 150 coconut oil manufacturing units in and around Kangayam, and about 500 kopra processing and drying units in Kangayam Taluk.[20] The town is a very important rice and oil market in Tamil Nadu, and is called the "Rice and Oil Town".[5] Ghee and Ornamental stone production is a major business in Kangayam.[9] The stone that is produced is known as "Moon Stone", and is exported to other countries.[5]

The Kangeyam bull is a cattle breed that is indigenous to the area around Kangeyam.[5] There are two varieties of Kangeyam cattle. The smaller variety is prevalent in Kangeyam, Dharapuram, Udumalpet, Pollachi, Palladam and Erode, while the larger one is prevalent in Karur, Aravakurchi and Dindigul.[26] The Kangeyam bull is known around the world[10][11][13] for its superior draught strength and adaptability to poor nutritional conditions.[13] They have a compact body with short, stout legs, strong hooves, a short neck and a firm hump, and are usually grey or white in colour. They are highly valued draught animals.[26] These animals are now at the brink of extinction.[12]

Administration and Politics

Kangayam comes under Dharapuram revenue division of Tirupur District.[27] Kangayam assembly constituency is part of Erode (Lok Sabha constituency).[28] Selvakumara Chinnayan is the current Member of Parliament.[29] NSN Nataraj (AIADMK) represents Kangayam Constituency in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.[30] Manimaran (AIADMK) is the Chairman of Kangayam municipality.

Transport

Because of its strategic location, Kangayam is well connected by roads to many major towns in the district.[31][8] Kangayam is located on National Highway 67.[8] A State Highway running through Kangayam connects Erode and Palani. There are two bus stands in Kangayam abutting each other- one for mofussil buses which connect the surrounding villages with Kangayam, and the other for service buses which connect Kangayam with other parts of Tamil Nadu. The roads around Kangayam are one of the busiest in Tamil Nadu. Other state highways that run through Kangeyam are SH 96 (Erode - Kangayam), SH 172 (Tiruppur - Kangayam) and SH 189 (Kangayam - Kodumudi).[32] Kangayam is about 46 km from Erode, 68 km from Coimbatore and 28 km from Tirupur.[33][34] [35][36][37][36][38][39]

Places of interest

Sivanmalai is a Hindu temple located on the State Highway 172 and it is about 5 km from Kangeyam.[40] The temple is located atop a small hill.[41][42] Chennimalai is a town located on SH 96 with a Hindu temple dedicated to Murugan located atop a hill.[43][32][44] Orathuppalayam Dam, built across the Noyyal River, is about 17 km from Kangayam.[45] The dam is a major concern for environmentalists because of its polluted waters.[46][47] Vattamalai is a small hill, with a Hindu temple atop it.[48] It is located at about 8 km from Kangayam.[49] Many Indian movies have been shot at Vattamalai.[50][51]

Utilities

There is a 54-bedded Government Hospital in Kangeyam.[52] Two Primary Health Centres at Chavadipalayam and Pachapalayam, and a Community Health Centre at Nathakadaiyur are under the administration of Kangeyam Health Block, which comes under Dharapuram Health Unit District (HUD).[53] Besides these, there are a number of private hospitals.[54] A number of schools and colleges are situated in and around Kangayam.[55]

External links

References

  1. 1 2 "General Administration / Personnel Department". Department Of Municipal Administration And Water Supply. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Who's who?-The office head". Department Of Municipal Administration And Water Supply. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "NSN. Nataraj". Tamil Nadu Government.
  4. ↑ "Government- MLAs". The Official Portal of the Tamil Nadu State Government,. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "About Municipality". Department Of Municipal Administration And Water Supply. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Population". Department Of Municipal Administration And Water Supply. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  7. 1 2 "About City". Department Of Municipal Administration And Water Supply. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  8. 1 2 3 "Highways" (PDF). National Highways Authority of India. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  9. 1 2 3 "General Information". Department Of Municipal Administration And Water Supply. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  10. 1 2 "Kangayam bull fetches Rs. 1.18 lakh". The Hindu.
  11. 1 2 "A show to showcase Kangayam breed". The Hindu.
  12. 1 2 "Efforts to prevent Kangayam bull becoming extinct". The Hindu.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Animal Husbandry". Tirupur District official website. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  14. ↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 10. p. 365.
  15. 1 2 "Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  16. 1 2 "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  17. ↑ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Kangeyam". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  18. ↑ "About 30% people were below poverty line in 2009-10: Govt". www.indianexpress.com.
  19. ↑ "State Specific Poverty Lines, Number and Percentage of Population below Poverty Line by States - 2004-05 & 2009-10" (PDF). Planning Commission.
  20. 1 2 "Existing Industrial Scenario". The office of Development Commissioner (MSME), Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Government of India. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  21. ↑ "Coconut oil production". www.rediff.com.
  22. ↑ "Coconut oil prices rise 3.4% on low supplies". www.business-standard.com.
  23. ↑ "Kochi, Kangayam (TN), Bombay vie for coconut futures centre". www.rediff.com/.
  24. ↑ "Robust output in South India to boost coconut oil production". www.indianexpress.com.
  25. ↑ "Branded players to cash in on low coconut oil prices". economictimes.indiatimes.com.
  26. 1 2 "Kangeyam bull". www.sripudhuvangalamman.net. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
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  28. ↑ "Delimination of Lok Sabha constituencies, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  29. ↑ "Erode Parliamentary constituency a difficult terrain to predict- After delimitation, it has parts of now-scrapped Tiruchengode, Palani LS constituencies". The Hindu.
  30. ↑ "Members of constituency Namewise". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  31. ↑ "Bus Stand". Department Of Municipal Administration And Water Supply. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  32. 1 2 "State Highways" (PDF). The office of the Director General, Highways Department, Chennai-5. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  33. ↑ "Erode Kangayam Distance". www.distancesbetween.com.
  34. ↑ "Erode District Official Website". Erode District Official Website. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  35. ↑ "Kangayam Coimbatore Distance". www.distancesbetween.com.
  36. 1 2 "Google maps". Google.
  37. ↑ "District at a glance". The District Administration, Coimbatore.
  38. ↑ "Tirupur Kangayam Distance". www.distancesbetween.com.
  39. ↑ "Tiruppur cluster". Official website of Tirupur district.
  40. ↑ "Contact Us". Arulmigu Subramanyaswamy Temple, Sivanmalai, Kangayam, Tirupur.
  41. ↑ "TEMPLES". Official website of Tirupur district.
  42. ↑ "Arulmigu Subramanyaswamy Temple - Festivals". Arulmigu Subramanyaswamy Temple, Sivanmalai, Kangayam, Tirupur.
  43. ↑ "Chennimalai Murugan Temple". murugan.org.
  44. ↑ "Festivals". Arulmigu Subramanya Swamy Temple - Chennimalai.
  45. ↑ "Kangeyam Orathupalayam Dam Distance". www.distancesbetween.com.
  46. ↑ "Cleanse Orathupalayam dam: farmers". The Hindu.
  47. ↑ "Orathupalayam dam to be drained". The Hindu.
  48. ↑ "Vattamalai Temple". www.hindubooks.org.
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  50. ↑ "SRK’s quick visit to TN". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  51. ↑ "Temple authorities anathema sharpened of Shahrukh Starrer in Kangeyam Temple". www.chennai420.net.
  52. ↑ "Public Health". Official website of Tirupur district.
  53. ↑ "Dharapuram HUD" (PDF). State Health Society,Tamil Nadu.
  54. ↑ "Hospitals". Department Of Municipal Administration And Water Supply. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  55. ↑ "Colleges In and around Kangeyam". Department Of Municipal Administration And Water Supply. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
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