Komarapalayam
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Komarapalayam is a textile town situated on the bank of Cauvery river (Ganga of South India) in Namakkal District, Tamilnadu, India. Komarapalayam is also called as Kumarapalayam or B.Komarapalayam, here 'B' indicates Bhavani which is very famous city under Erode District. Komarapalayam and Bhavani are twin city separated by Cauvery river.
Komarapalayam is very famous for textile industries/products and Education Institutions. There are many spinning mills, yarn dyeing processing units, manual dyeing units, thousands of weaving units, Calendering mills, Export oriented units and related ancillary units in and around Komarapalayam.
The state government in assistance with central government is setting up a high-tech park for shuttleless looms in Komarapalayam called Cauvery High Tech Park.
Komarapalayam lies between 11 20 and 11 30 northern latitude and between 77 40 and 77 50 eastern longitude It is located about 405 km away from Madras about 58km from Salem ,about 16km from Erode and is on the Eastern bank of river Cauvery.
Komarapalayam town was upgraded as third grade Municipality from the status of town Panchayat on 30.03.1978 and subsequently upgraded as Second grade Municipality from 17.04.1984. Now it is functioning as First grade Municipality as per G.O.M.S.No.634, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department dated 05.07.1990. It has a population of 65868 (2001 census) and an extent of 7.10 Sq. Km., as per Survey and Land records. The town is divided into 33 wards.
The Municipal Council comprising of 33 ward councillors is headed by Chairperson, who is elected by voters of the town. The councillors elect a Vice-Chairperson among them.
Pincode no:638183 STD Code:04288
