Coimbatore is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated in the western corner of Tamil Nadu, a short distance from the border with the neighbouring state of Kerala, and is surrounded by the Western Ghats on all sides. Contents 1Location 2Physical features 3Coimbatore Forest Division 4Fauna 5Flora 6References Location Coimbatore is located at 11.0161°N 76.971°E. The city
Gobichettipalayam taluk is a taluk of Erode district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Gobichettipalayam. Recently, this taluk together with Sathyamangalam Taluk was reorganised to form Nambiyur Taluk. Contents 1Demographics 2Constituents 2.1Municipality 2.2Panchayat towns 2.3Panchayat villages 3References Demographics According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Gobichettipalayam had a population of 376,209 with 186,702 males and 189,507
Ettimadai is a suburb of Coimbatore in the state of Tamilnadu, India. Ettimadai is located between Palakkad and Coimbatore along the Salem – Kochi Highway (NH544) (old NH 47) close to Tamil Nadu – Kerala border. Ettimadai Town panjayat is one of the fast-growing south-western suburbs of Coimbatore. The renowned Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, along with its schools are situated here. It is 20 km (12 mi) from Gandhipuram, heart of coimbatore
Dheeran Chinnamalai (17 April 1756 – 31 July 1805) was a Palayakkarar and Pattakarar who fought against the British East India Company. Contents 1Early life 2Polygar wars 3Death 4Legacy 5References Early life Dheeran Chinnamalai was born on April 17, 1756 in present-day Kangeyam, to a noble family. His birth name was Theerthagiri. Polygar wars Chinnamalai is one of the commanders
Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, and the fallow deer; and the Capreolinae, including the reindeer (caribou), white-tailed deer, the roe deer, and the moose. Male deer of all species (except the water deer), as well as female reindeer, grow and shed new antlers each year. In this they differ from permanently horned antelope, which are part
Commissioners of Police (also known as Police Commissioners) in India are IPS officers who head the police force in a police commissionerate. A police commissionerate can combine several adjoining districts under it. A Police Commissioner holds higher executive powers than those available to a Superintendent of Police (SP) or Senior SP (SSP) as in-charge of the police force of a district. Commissioner of
Chinnakallar Falls is a waterfall in the Valparai taluk, Coimbatore district, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. A narrow trail among rugged bushes leads us to the waterfalls .The area where this waterfall located is the third-most wettest area or third-highest rainfall receiving place in India after Mawsynram and Cherrapunji. A song in the Tamil film “Suryavamsam” of Sarath Kumar was filmed here to commemorate this waterfall. Coordinates:10°18’11″N 77•°1’47″E.
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is a federal police organisation in India under the authority of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) of the Government of India. It is one among the Central Armed Police Forces. The CRPF’s primary role lies in assisting the State/Union Territories in police operations to maintain law and order and counter-insurgency. It is composed of Central Reserve Police Force (Regular)
Bhavani is an Indian river which flows through Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, India. It originates from the Western Ghats of Kerala and is one among the 3 rivers of Kerala which flows in eastward direction. Contents 1Hydrography 2Tributaries 3Dams 4Pollution 5References Hydrography Bhavani river originates from Nilgiri hills of the Western Ghats, enters the Silent Valley National Park in Kerala and flows
Arikamedu is an archaeological site in Southern India, in Kakkayanthope, Ariyankuppam Commune, Puducherry. Sir Mortimer Wheeler 1945, and Jean-Marie Casal conducted archaeological excavations there in 1947–1950. The site was identified as the port of Podouke, known as an “emporium” in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea and Ptolemy.Arikamedu was a Greek (Yavana) trading post that traded with Rome, starting during the reign of Augustus Caesar, and lasted about two