521:. It is also well cultivated agriculturally, thanks to the Aliyar-Paramikulam multiproject scheme done by the Congress Government under the rule of Mr. K. Kamaraj in the sixties. It has 3 secondary schools, one for boys, one for girls and the other co-educational. There are many primary and middle schools. There is also one Madrasa for Muslims in Kottur area. A Christian school run by TELC is located in the busy market street of Malayandipattinam. There is one big Government Hospital and there are many private clinics for primary health care. There is however only one hospital with a bit of modern health care, namely Kalaivani Hospital. One has to go to Coimbatore for multi specialty hospital which is 58 km away.
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yearly festivals. In
Mahaliamman temples, people offer fire-works. Filmy music and filmstyle dances dominate the events. The temples have stages for staging plays and dances, but the theatre died due to films. There are no promoters for theatre and traditional dances. Film Music and dance have influenced the traditional music and dance. Folk songs were once popular in the region, but today it is also extinct. There are a few movie halls, but due to cable TV, the movie halls are not very often visited by people. The buildings are wearing out. Two or three halls were already closed. Valliammal was one of the movie halls which is still operating in the village.
404:, about 54 km. From airport prepaid taxis are available. You can choose a car of your choice and pay. Normal prepaid charge from airport to Kottur-Malayandipattinam is Rs.1000/. The nearest railway station is at Pollachi, about 14 km. As the conversion of tracks from meter gauge to broad gauge is going on since three years. There is a computer reservation system at the Pollachi Railway station which is becoming very active. For Tatkal reservation which normally starts at 8:00 a.m. Coimbatore Railway station is about 57 km away. All connections are available.
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everyone for the temples once or twice in a year. It is an unwritten law that the yearly temple festival of Kottur
Mahaliamman Kovil is celebrated first and then a week later in Malayandipattinam.The black Mariamman Temple, which the Sri Lankan Tamils made popular, is taken care of them. All temples in KM Pattinam are managed by the communities. They are not taken over by the Government. A big mosque is there in Kottur for the Muslims who live around the area. Christians have built a small church at the outskirts of Kottur recently.
396:. The local bus numbers from Pollachi to K.M Pattinam are 2, 9, 9A, 9B, 9C, 10, 10a, 10b, 17, 29, 29 a/c, 29B, 29C, 37, 37a, 37a/b, murugan9b, RNS, and 37B, 57a. Buses to Navamalai, Kadamparai and certain buses going to Valparai hill counties go via KM Pattinam, bus from Udumalpet & Palani to Annamalai will also crosses through KM Pattinum All the villages and small towns near Kottur-Malayandipattinam are well connected by proper roads and bus services run by the Coimbatore branch of State Transport Corporation of Tamil Nadu (
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the foot hill for the deity samukthiambigal. Valparai Hills (40 km) are now developed as tourist centres on the pattern of Ootty and
Kodaikanal Hills. However the tea estate owners, it is told, were resisting the development. Parai bagavathi amman temple, a famous temple located in this area, also attracts many visitors. There are two ashram like units near aliyar foothills. One belongs to the
368:, Kottur had a population of 25,261. Males constitute about 50% of the population (12,616) and females a little above 50% (12,645). For every 1000 men, there are 1002 women. Kottur has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 56%. In Kottur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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419:, Kottur had a population of 24,999. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Literacy rates average 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 56%. In Kottur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. Now population of kottur is above 35000
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Road, Karupparayan and
Kannimar Temples in Navamalai at the river bank of Aliyar in the forests. Aliyar-Parambikulam contour canal running through the mountains is worth to watch for the engineering skills. Another beautiful trek is the way to Thadaganatchi hills, an artistic temple is being built in
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KM Pattinam has many temples, one church and one mosque. The famous temples are
Mahaliamman Temple, Kamakshiamman Temple, Bala Murugan Temple and Black Mariamman Temple. There are two Mahaliamman temples, one in Kottur and the other is in Malayandipattinam run by the public, as tax is collected from
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The surroundings of KM Pattinam are very beautiful. Paddy fields and coconut grooves cover vast stretches of land. Aatthu parai anai kattu and other scenery form the backdrop of many south Indian and
Bollywood films. Earlier shooting was free of charge, but today the land/ site owners and the local
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KM Pattinam was very rich culturally. The different communities celebrate their festivals in a sober way. Festivals means for many new clothes, sight seeing tours and new films. The traditional
Harvest festival Pongal has also become more like a family festival like Diwali. Temples celebrate their
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There is a very old volleyball club named Sakthi volleyball club. Some players played for the district and state level teams. They had a ground for volleyball and cricket, every year cricket tournament is held here in (kottur G.H.S.school ground) which teams from different areas of
Coimbatore
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Kottur-Malayandipattinam has proper bus-stand and has many bus-stops. The buses stop at different points. There are many taxis near the stand near the Police station. They charge arbitrary fees and charges. There is no meter. A limited range of auto-rickshaws are available.
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Kottur-Malayandipattinam is an urban name of two villages, namely Kottur and
Malayandipattinam, which grew together during the British Colonial period to form the biggest Town Panchayat of AnamalaiTaluka of Coimbatore District. The word
602:'s Temple of Consciousness and the other to the Maithreyi centre. Many people visit these two places for natural cure and meditation. Anjaneyar temple (5 km) River temple n.m.sungam next bus stop all weekly open the temple
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There is a weekly market for vegetables and grains, on
Wednesdays. There are many shops on the main road connecting Kottur and Malayandipattinam which stock things needed for the population. There are two supermarkets.
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factories run around the town panjayat. The most of the employment was created by coir industries. Coir products were exported directly to China, Europe, United States and Middle East countries.
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There is a Tamil Nadu Mercantile bank and there are branches of other small cooperative banks which cater to very few. There are many shops give loans against gold and jewellery.
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The Police station of Kottur-Malayandipattinam has jurisdiction over many neighbouring villages covering almost 13 km in north, south and east.
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For many skilled works, there is a shortage of persons. There is a heavy demand for electricians, welders, plumbers, masons and other workers.
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589:(7 km), Navamalai (13 km), Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary (6 km), and Aatthu parai anai kattu (4 km) and known as
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There is one LD bank in Kottur-Malayandipattinam, namely the Anaimalai Cooperative Primary Agriculture and Rural Development Bank ltd.
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