Singanallur is a major residential locality of the city of Coimbatore in

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, India. It is located on the banks of Noyyal river, which runs to the southern boundary of the locality. It is situated in the eastern part of the city, and is a major hub for the inter-city bus services towards Southern and Central districts of Tamilnadu from the city. It is one of the well developed neighborhoods in the city and has been part of

Coimbatore Corporation The Coimbatore Municipal Corporation is the civic body that governs the city of Coimbatore in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the second largest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu only after the Greater Chennai Corporation with an area ...

since 1981. The East Zone Office of

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is located at Singanallur.

Etymology

According to the Chola poorva pattayam, the name "Singanallur" is derived from the name of a Chola queen "Singarammal", mother of

Karikala Chola Karikala ( ta, கரிகால சோழன்) was a Tamil Chola Emperor who ruled southern India. He is credited with the construction of the flood banks of the river Kaveri. He is recognised as the greatest of the Early Cholas. Source ...

in 2nd century AD and the village being donated as "Chadurvedi Mangalam" by the emperor to the priestly class.

History

Singanallur Municipality was merged with Coimbatore Municipality to form the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation in 1982. Singanallur Municipality covered the localities such as Singanallur, SIHS Colony, Neelikonampalayam, Peelamedu, Uppilipalayam, Kallimadai and

Ondipudur Ondipudur is a major residential neighbourhood of the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India. It is situated in the south-eastern part of the city. It is one of the well developed neighborhoods in the city and has been part of Coimbatore Corpor ...

until the merger with Coimbatore Municipality in 1982 with a population of over 2.75 lakhs (as per 1981 census).Singanallur is one of the main happening hubs in Coimbatore.

Geography

Singanallur is located at a distance of 9 km from the centre of the city,

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.The nerve centre of Singanallur is Trichy Road. This road passes through the centre point of Singanallur. Other major roads include Kamarajar Road, Neelikonampalayam Road, Vellalore Road and Masakalipalayam Road. It is located about 9.5 km from

, the centre of the city, 7 km from the

Coimbatore International Airport Coimbatore International Airport is the primary airport serving the industrial cities of Coimbatore and Tiruppur in Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in the neighbourhood of Peelamedu, about from the center of Coimbatore. It is the 18th-bus ...

and about 8 km from City railway station, 9 km from

Gandhipuram Central Bus Terminus The Gandhipuram Central Bus Terminus, commonly known as the Gandhipuram Bus Terminus, is a bus terminus in Coimbatore that serves intercity buses. History In Coimbatore, town buses started operating in 1921 to serve most parts of the city, as ...

and 10 km from Podanur railway station and is well connected to local bus services to various parts of the city. Singanallur shares its border with

Ramanathapuram Ramanathapuram (), also known as Ramnad, is a town and a municipality in Ramanathapuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Ramanathapuram district and the second largest town (by population) in ...

Vellalore Vellalore is a panchayat town in Coimbatore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a southern suburb of the city. It is at 12 km east of Townhall, the centre of the city Coimbatore. It is situated on the southern bank of Noyy ...

, Uppilipalayam, Masakalipalayam,

Neelikonampalayam Coimbatore, also spelt as Koyamputhur (), sometimes shortened as Kovai (), is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbat ...

, Kallimadai ,

Nanjundapuram ''Nanjundapuram'' is a residential neighbourhood of the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the well developed neighborhoods in the city and has been part of Coimbatore Corporation since 1981. The name "Nanjundapuram" is derive ...

and SIHS Colony.

Infrastructure

Trichy Road Flyover

The

Trichy Road Flyover Trichy road Flyover also known as Ramanathapuram-Sungam flyover is a 3.15 km long flyover in the city of Coimbatore . It is designed for vehicles to bypass the Sungam and Ramanathapuram Junctions to move towards Ukkadam, Townhall in the ...

is under construction.

Singanallur Flyover

A four-lane flyover is proposed in Singanallur to avoid traffic congestion.

Singanallur-Vellalore Road Flyover

A two-lane flyover was opened in 2015 to avoid traffic congestion, caused by railway line between Irugur Junction and Podanur Junction.

Locality

Singanallur is one of the well connected and well developed localities in Coimbatore.

Major Religious Spots

*Ulagalanda Perumal Temple, a 2000 year old temple *Pudu Raja Temple *Singanallur Masjid *Mariamman Temple *Aravan Temple *Plague Mariamman Temple *Csi Immanuel Church Singanallur *Old ERS Church *Muthumariamman Temple *Badrakaliamman Temple *Bhajanai temple

Landmarks

* Singanallur Bus Terminus *

ESIC Medical College, Coimbatore Government Medical College & ESI Hospital, Coimbatore, is a Government co-educational Medical College located at Varadharajapuram, Singanallur, Coimbatore. It was established in 2016 under the aegis of the ESI Corporation, a central autonomous ...

*Farmers Market *

East Zone Office *Coimbatore City Boat House *

Singanallur Railway Station Singanallur is a railway station in the city of coimbatore. This railway station is located between and . Coimbatore Suburban Railway Coimbatore Suburban Railway is a circular suburban railway planned for coimbatore city. The circular railwa ...

*Shanthi Social Services *Singanallur Urban Health Care Centre

Commercial Sector

Commercial shops established on Singanallur include: # Sathya Agencies # D Mart # Shree Kannan Departmental Stores # Max # Trends # Indian Antique Quest # Peter England # Indian Terrain # Ramraj Cotton # Chennai Mobiles # Poorvika # Bharath Electronics # MI Exclusive Store

Schools

*Perks Matriculation School *Venkatalaxmi Matriculation School *SSVM World School * St Joseph's School *Annai Velankanni Matriculation Higher Secondary School

Restaurants

*Aloft International *Thalappakati Biriyani *Aditi Restaurant *Absolute Biriyani *Kovai Chilli Chicken Centre *Nalans Kitchen "Thattu Kadai" *Hotel Chola *Hotel Lakshmi Narayana

Banks

# City Union Bank # Axis Bank # Union Bank Singanallur-1 # Union Bank Singanallur-2 # HDFC Bank # ICICI Bank # Canara Bank # Indian Bank # State Bank of India # Karur Vysya Bank # Bank of Baroda # Central Bank of India # Catholic Syrian Bank # CDCC Bank # Vijaya Bank # Indian Overseas Bank

Hospitals

*NG Hospital *Muthus Hospital *Child Care Hospital *Coimbatore Corporation Homeopathy Hospital *VGM Hospital *Ortho One Hospital

Singanallur Lake

Singanallur Lake is a

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in Singanallur, Coimbatore,

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and is recognised as a biodiversity conservation zone in 2013 by the city corporation. It is spread over an area of and has an average depth of . It is one of the 9 large lakes in the city. A new variety of butterfly was named after Singanallur as Singanallurensis.

Transport

Singanallur Mofussil Bus Terminus

Singanallur Bus Terminus, one of the major bus terminus in the city is located here. It handles buses towards: * Moffussil buses towards

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Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli () ( formerly Trichinopoly in English), also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with bei ...

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, Kumbakonam, and

Rameswaram Rameswaram (; also transliterated as Ramesvaram, Rameshwaram) is a municipality in the Ramanathapuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is on Pamban Island separated from mainland India by the Pamban channel and is about 40 kil ...

. Singanallur has easy access to : *

Gandhipuram Gandhipuram is a major place of the Coimbatore city in Tamil Nadu, India. It is presently named after Mahatma Gandhi. It was previously known as "Katoor". Gandhipuram evolved as the major public transportation hub after the construction of the ...

: Via Kamarajar Road and

Avinashi Road Avinashi Road, is an arterial road in Coimbatore, India. Running from east to west, the road starts at Uppilipalayam flyover and ends at Neelambur by-pass junction where it joins NH 544, Beyond Neelambur Junction, the road branches into two, w ...

Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus The Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus, commonly known as the CIBT, is the integrated bus terminus under construction in Podanur on Chettipalayam Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, to serve both intercity and intracity buses. Upon complet ...

: Via Vellalore Road *

Ukkadam Ukkadam is a part of Townhall locality in the core part of the city of Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India. Ukkadam Bus Terminal, which is one of the seven major bus stands in the city, is located in this neighborhood. Ukkadam is famous for its Fish M ...

: Via Western Trichy Road and Sungam Bypass Road *

Railway Station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

: Via Western Trichy Road *

: Via Singanallur - Aerodrome Road

Coimbatore Metro

Coimbatore Metro Coimbatore Metro, also known as Kovai Metro, is a proposed rapid transit system for Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. History The Central Government proposed a metro rail system for 16 tier-2 cities in India including Coimbatore in 2010. While the Gove ...

feasibility study is completed and one of the route planned from Karanampettai to Thaneerpandal via Singanallur covering 42 km.

Politics

The locality of Singanallur is a part of

Singanallur Assembly constituency Singanallur Assembly Constituency is a legislative Constituency of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 121. It contains 18 wards of the Coimbatore which include the neighborhood of Singanallur . The impo ...

and Coimbatore (Lok Sabha constituency).

References

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