Komarapalayam
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Komarapalayam குமாரபாளையம் |
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| textile town | |
 Komarapalayam
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| Coordinates: 11°26′36″N 77°42′41″E / 11.4433333°N 77.7113889°ECoordinates: 11°26′36″N 77°42′41″E / 11.4433333°N 77.7113889°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Namakkal |
| Taluk | Kumarapalayam |
| Government | |
| • Type | First Grade Municipality |
| • Body | Nagar Palika |
| • MLA | P. Thangamani (AIADMK) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 171,594 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 638183/637303 |
| Telephone code | 04288 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-34 |
| Website | www |
Komarapalayam (குமாரபாளையம்)is a textile town situated on the bank of the Cauvery river, Bhavani River of South India, and is a taluk of Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu, India. Komarapalayam is also called as 'Kumarapalayam' . Komarapalayam and Bhavani are twin cities separated by the Cauvery river. However, Bhavani belongs to Erode district. Komarapalayam is famous for its textile industries.So that, it can also be called as Textile Town. As of 2011, the town had a population of 71,594.
In 1978 Komarapalayam town was upgraded from the status of town Panchayat to the Municipality and now taluk. And has a population of 65868 and an extent of 7.10 km2., as per Survey and Land records. The town is divided into 33 wards.
The Municipal Council, composed of 33 ward councillors, is headed by a chairperson who is elected by voters of the town. The councillors elect a Vice-Chairperson from among themselves. The executive wing is headed by a commissioner and he is assisted by a team of officials including a revenue inspector, sanitary officer, manager, municipal engineer, town planning inspector and other officers.
The annual anticipated income of the town is ₹24 million and the expenditure is ₹34 million annually.
Komarapalayam is famous for its textile industries and its related activities. There are many spinning mills, yarn dyeing processing units, manual dyeing units, weaving units, calendering mills, export oriented units, and related ancillary units in and around Komarapalayam.
The state government, in assistance with the central government, is setting up a high-tech park for shuttle-less 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 (252 mi) from Chennai, about 98 km (61 mi) from Coimbatore, and about 14 km (8.7 mi) from Erode Central Bus Terminus 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 March 1978 and subsequently upgraded as Second grade Municipality from 17 April 1984. Now it is functioning as First grade Municipality as per G.O.M.S.No.634, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department dated 5 July 1990. It has a population of 65,868 (2001 census) and an extent of 7.10 km2 (2.74 sq mi)., as per Survey and Land records. The town is divided into 33 wards.
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