Coimbatore (District)

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Coimbatore
District கோயம்புத்தூர் மாவட்டம்
District map
State Tamil Nadu
Administrative headquarters : Coimbatore
Area : 4,732 km²
Residents : 3,458,045 (2011)
Population density : 731 inhabitants / km²
Website : coimbatore.tn.nic.in

The district of Coimbatore ( Tamil : கோயம்புத்தூர் மாவட்டம் ) is a district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . The administrative center is the eponymous Coimbatore , the second largest city in Tamil Nadu. The Coimbatore district has an area of ​​4,732 square kilometers and around 3.5 million inhabitants (2011 census).

geography

Mountain landscape near Pollachi in the Coimbatore district

The Coimbatore district is located in western Tamil Nadu on the border with the state of Kerala . Historically, the area is part of the Kongu Nadu region . Neighboring districts are Nilgiris in the north, Erode in the northeast, Tiruppur in the east (all Tamil Nadu) as well as in Kerala Idukki in the south, Thrissur in the southwest and Palakkad in the west.

The area of ​​the district of Coimbatore is 4,732 square kilometers. The district area represents a largely flat plateau. In the north the district area extends to the foot of the Nilgiri Mountains , in the west and south the Western Ghats represent the natural border with Kerala. Part of the mountains in the south of the Coimbatore district are located of the Indira Gandhi National Park . Between Coimbatore and the city of Palakkad (Palghat) in Kerala, the mountain range of the Western Ghats is interrupted over a length of 25 kilometers. This so-called "Palakkad Gap" (Palghat Gap) is the only corridor between Tamil Nadu and Kerala and therefore represents an important connection between the two states.

The district of Coimbatore has a hot, semi-arid climate . The annual mean temperature in Coimbatore is 26.3 ° C, the annual mean precipitation is 618 mm. Due to its location in inland Tamil Nadu, the Coimbatore district receives relatively little rainfall during the northeast monsoon ; at the same time, the Western Ghats scold him against the southwest monsoon. Hence, the climate is drier than most other parts of Tamil Nadu. Most of the rainfall occurs during the northeast monsoon in October and November.

Administrative division

Taluks

The Coimbatore district is divided into six taluks :

Municipal Corporations and Municipalities

There is one municipal corporation in the district : Coimbatore .

There are also three municipalities in the district:

history

In the course of its early history, the area of ​​today's district was under the rule of changing dynasties: in the 9th century the area of ​​Coimbatore was conquered by the Cholas before it came to the Hoysala Empire in the 11th century . In the 14th century the Hoysalas were ousted by the Vijayanagar Empire , which in turn perished in 1565 and was split up into numerous successor states (see Nayak dynasties ). Coimbatore came briefly under the rule of the Nayaks of Seringapatam and a little later those of Madurai . In the 17th century, the kingdom of Mysore gradually conquered the area of ​​Coimbatore in numerous battles with the nayaks. After the Mysore Wars ended , the district came under British rule.

After the area was incorporated into British India , the Coimbatore district was founded in 1804 and subordinated to the province of Madras . Originally, the district comprised a much larger area than today, which has been reduced several times by splitting off from new districts. In 1868, the Nilgiris district was founded from parts of the Coimbatore district. When the boundaries of the Indian states were redrawn according to the language borders by the States Reorganization Act in 1956 , the Taluk Kollegal , which previously belonged to the Coimbatore district and in which Kannada is the predominant language, was added to the state of Mysore (now Karnataka ). The remaining district came into the newly formed state of Madras, which now included the Tamil-speaking areas and was renamed Tamil Nadu in 1969 . In 1979, the Erode District was formed from the northeastern parts of the Coimbatore district . Finally, in 2009, the Tiruppur district emerged from parts of the Coimbatore and Erode districts.

population

Children in a school near Coimbatore

According to the 2011 Indian census, the Coimbatore district has 3,458,045 inhabitants. The population density of 731 people per square kilometer is above the state average (555 people per square kilometer). With the metropolis of Coimbatore , the second largest city in Tamil Nadu belongs to the Coimbatore district. This is why the degree of urbanization is among the highest in the state: 76 percent of the district's residents live in cities (the mean value in Tamil Nadu is 48 percent). At 84 percent, the literacy rate is above the Tamil Nadu average (80 percent).

The majority of the residents of the Coimbatore district are Hindus . According to the 2011 census, 88.0 percent of the population of the Coimbatore district are Hindus . There are also minorities of Muslims (6.1 percent) and Christians (5.5 percent).

The main language in the district of Coimbatore is like all over Tamil Nadu, the Tamil . According to the 2001 census, 76.9 percent of the district's residents speak it as their first language. There is also a larger minority of Telugu speakers (13.1 percent). 5.5 percent speak Kannada and 3.2 percent speak Malayalam , the language of the neighboring state of Kerala.

According to the 2011 census, 15.5 percent of the district's residents are scheduled castes and 0.8 percent are scheduled tribes .

Cities

There are 255 villages and the following 51 cities in the Coimbatore district:

city Population
(2011)
Alanthurai 7,221
Anaimalai 17.208
Annur 20,079
Chettipalayam 10,366
Chinnavedampatti 20,122
Coimbatore 1,050,721
Dhaliyur 11,500
Ettimadai 9,352
Goundampalayam 83.908
Gudalur 38,859
Idikarai 8,686
Irugur 25,691
Kalapatti 39,586
Kannampalayam 15,868
Karamadai 35.166
Karumathampatti 35,062
Kinathukadavu 8,653
Kottur 26,627
Kuniyamuthur 95,924
Kurichi 123,667
Madukkarai 30,357
Mettupalayam 69,213
Mopperipalayam 10,923
Narasimhanaickenpalayam 17,858
Odaiyakulam 13,370
Othakalmandapam 12.207
Pallapalayam 11,910
Periyanaickenpalayam 25,930
Periya Negamam 7,098
Perur 8.004
Pollachi 90.180
Pooluvapatti 12,853
Samathur 5,762
Saravanampatti 32,920
Sarcarsamakulam 10,289
Sirumugai 18,223
Suleeswaranpatti 20,104
Sulur 27,909
Thenkarai 7,349
Thirumalayampalayam 12.164
Thondamuthur 11,492
Thudiyalur 33,924
Vadavalli 39,873
Valparai 70,859
Vedapatti 11,658
Veerakeralam 23,841
Veerapandi 16,953
Vellakinar 15,998
Vellalur 24,872
Vettaikaranpudur 17,392
Zamin Uthukuli 16,354

literature

  • The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Volume 10: Central Provinces to Coompta. New edition. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1908, pp. 356–371, keyword: Coimbatore District .

Web links

Commons : Coimbatore District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Census of India 2011: Primary Census Abstract - Tamil Nadu. (PDF; 873 kB)
  2. ↑ Climate data from climate-data.org .
  3. ↑ tnmaps.tn.nic.in
  4. ^ Census of India 2011: Primary Census Data Highlights - Tamil Nadu. Chapter - I Population, Size and Decadal Change.
  5. ^ Census of India 2011: Primary Census Data Highlights - Tamil Nadu. Chapter - III Literates and Literacy Rate.
  6. ^ Census of India 2011: C-1 Population By Religious Community. Tamil Nadu.
  7. ↑ Extrapolation for the taluks of today's Coimbatore district according to Census of India 2001: C-15: Population by Mother Tongue (Tamil Nadu), accessed under Tabulations Plan of Census Year - 2001 .
  8. ^ Census of India 2011: Primary Census Data Highlights - Tamil Nadu. Chapter - II Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Population.
  9. ↑ Query under Census of India 2011: Villages / Towns Directory - 2011.
  10. ↑ Query under Census of India 2011: Search PCA Data by District / SubDistrict / Town / Village Name .