Nambiyur

Nambiyur
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Nambiyur Location of Nambiyur in Tamil Nadu and India
Coordinates	11°22′N 77°20′E / 11.37°N 77.33°E / 11.37; 77.33Coordinates: 11°22′N 77°20′E / 11.37°N 77.33°E / 11.37; 77.33
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District(s)	Erode
Population	15,651 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 301 metres (988 ft)

Nambiyur is a panchayat town and Panchayat Union in Gobichettipalayam Taluk, Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

The town named after a small ruler "Nambi", who is mentioned in one of the Eswaran Kovil stone carvings.

Geography

Nambiyur is located at 11°22′N 77°20′E / 11.37°N 77.33°E / 11.37; 77.33^[1]. It has an average elevation of 301 metres (987 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census^[2], Nambiyur had a population of 15,651. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Nambiyur has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 50%. In Nambiyur, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

The chief mode of livelihood here is Agriculture. Apart from Agriculture, there are many spinning mills around the town. Many people travel everyday to Tiruppur to work in Textile Industries. There are 5 HDFC hose making units.

There are 4 banks & one co-operative society serving the people in & around Nambiyur.

• Bank of Baroda, Nambiyur Branch.
• State Bank of India(with ATM), Nambiyur Branch
• Erode District Central Cooperative Bank, Nambiyur Branch
• Gobichettipalayam Co-op.Urban Bank, Nambiyur Branch.

Educational institutions

• Govt Boys Higher Secondary School.Nambiyur.(Oldest)
• Govt Girls Higher Secondary School.Nambiyur.
• Punchayat Union Elementary School, Nambiyur.
• Kumutha Matriculation Higher Secondary school.Nambiyur.
• Kamaraj Matriculation Higher Secondary School.Nambiyur.
• Punchayat Union Middle School, Gandhipuram, Nambiyur
• Kumutha teacher training institute,Nambiyur.

There are 2 Assistant Educational officers serving for Nambiyur Union elementary & middle schools.

Transport

Nambiyur is equipped with good bus service. It is well connected to Gobichettipalayam (18 km-frequency:15 Mins), Coimbatore (60 km-freq:20 mins), Sathyamangalam (20 km-freq: 30 mins), Kunnathur (20 km-freq: 25 mins), Tiruppur (30 km-freq:20 mins) and Punjai Puliampatti (18 km-freq:30 mins) by road.

Communication services

Cable TV serves the people in and around Nambiyur. Television reception in far-away villages from town is thru' DTH.

Having good communication infrastructure with all major Telecom network providers present in Nambiyur - BSNL (Fixed line and Mobile), Airtel, Aircel, Vodafone(BPL), Tata and Reliance,Bismi Communications.

Health services

There is a State Government Run - Primary Health Center (Allopathy and Homeopathy). Apart from this, there are 10 private clinics and hospitals available.

Temples

• Periya vinayagar temple, Nambiyur.
• Santhanakkarupparayan Temple
• Maha kaali Amman Kovil Kedarai Nambiyur
• Thanthonri Eswarar Kovil , Nambiyur.
• Thiru Vikaraman Narayana Perumal Kovil,Nambiyur.
• Sedru (Mud)Mariamman Kovil, Nambiyur.
• Kamatchi Amman Kovil,Nambiyur.
• Sunath Jaamath Pallivasal (MASQ ALL HETHAYA)
• Sitthi Vinayagar Kovil (Gandhipuram North),Nambiyur.
• Aathi Aanjaneyar temple (Polavapalayam)
• Kulandhai Kumarasamy temple (Thittamalai)
• Ayyan kovil suripalayam,Nambiyur
• Arulmigu Pongkathaiyan Kovil, Irrugalur, Nambiyur.

Sports

Cricket is one of the Favorite sports event in Nambiyur. Each and every year they are carry out the cricket tournament on summer session. Cricket Team FCC(Friends Cricket Club) group take the responsibility to conduct the various sports event in North Nambiyur during the every may.It is the biggest sports event conducted in the western Tamil Nadu (Erode dt,salam dt,coimbatore dt)

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nambiyur
2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.