Karanampettai is a town located in the

Tiruppur district Tiruppur District is one of the 38 districts of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, formed in 22 February 2009. Dharapuram was the largest taluk by area in the district. The district is well-developed and industrialized. The Tiruppur banian indu ...

of Tamil Nadu, India. It is a suburb of Coimbatore.It lies on the National Highway 81. It is a part of

Palladam Palladam () is a town and First Grade Municipality in Tirupur district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the headquarters of Palladam Taluk of Tirupur district. Palladam is located on National Highway NH 81. Palladam is a major Town wi ...

taluk and

Palladam (state assembly constituency) Palladam is a legislative assembly in Tiruppur district, which includes the town, Palladam. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 115. Palladam assembly constituency is a part of Tiruppur Lok Sabha constituency Tiruppur is a Lok Sabha ...

which comes under the Coimbatore Parliament Constituency.

Geography

Karanampettai is located at . It has an average elevation of 305 meters. It is located at about 30 km from Coimbatore and 29 km from

Tiruppur Tiruppur or Tirupur ( ) is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Tiruppur is the administrative headquarters of Tiruppur district and the fifth largest city as well as an urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu. Located on the banks of Noyyal Ri ...

.It lies on the

National Highway 81 (India) National Highway 81, commonly referred to as NH 81, is a highway connecting the city of Coimbatore to Chidambaram in South India. This highway was previously part of old national highways 67 and 227 but subsequent to rationalisation of national ...

Trichy Road connecting the city of Coimbatore with central and eastern parts of

Tamilnadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language— ...

Demographics

As per 2011 census,the population of the town is 6987. India

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ...

Transport

Karanampettai is well connected by Road and Rail. The nearest railway stations are at

Sulur Road railway station Sulur Road is a railway station in the Coimbatore suburb of Sulur, Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest ...

which is 7 km away and Somanur which is 8 km away from the town.The nearest airport is

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 ...

.The town is connected well with Coimbatore,

Madurai Madurai ( , also , ) is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District. As of the 2011 census, it was the third largest Urban agglomeration in ...

and

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 ...

. The town has frequent town buses to

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

Ukkadam Bus Terminus Ukkadam Bus Terminus, popularly known as Ukkadam Bus Stand, is one of the bus terminus of Coimbatore City. It was opened in 1991 to ease congestion in the central bus stand at Gandhipuram.The bus stand was planned to accommodate town buses and ...

in Coimbatore. The Eastern bypass for Coimbatore city is planned between Karanampettai and

Narasimhanaickenpalayam Narasimhanaickenpalayam is a part of Coimbatore city. It is about 14 km from Coimbatore city junction in the northern direction. Narasimhanaickenpalayam is on the stretch of National Highway NH 67 Extn (NH-181) Mettupalayam Road, one o ...

to avoid traffic congestion in the city.

Coimbatore metro

The Corridor-III is planned to connect Karanampettai in Trichy Road to Thaneerpandal in Thadagam Road covering a distance of 42 km,being the second longest corridor in

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 ...

Air Force Station Sulur

Sulur Air Force Base operated by the Indian Air Force is located at

Kangayampalayam Kangayampalayam is a town in Coimbatore district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Many large textile mills and industries are located in and around Kangayampalayam. It is located along National Highway NH 67, Trichy trunk road. Kangayampalayam ...

village near Sulur. It is located at a distance of 5 km. A defence corridor project has been proposed near to Karanampettai.

Education

The Educational Institutions in Karanampettai are: * Karanampettai High School *Adharsh Vidhyalaya Matric Hr. Sec. School

References

{{Reflist :Suburbs of Coimbatore Cities and towns in Tiruppur district