Oppanakara Street is a street in

Coimbatore Coimbatore, also spelt as Koyamputhur (), sometimes shortened as Kovai (), is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbato ...

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. It is located close to the Town Hall area and Coimbatore Corporation building. Many commercial establishments can be found there, making it as one of the busiest commercial street in the city and in

General

The street lies between South

Ukkadam Ukkadam is a part of Townhall locality in the core part of the city of Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India. Ukkadam Bus Terminal, which is one of the seven major bus stands in the city, is located in this neighborhood. Ukkadam is famous for its Fish M ...

on one end and Mill Road on the other end. On the street many commercial establishments can be found ranging from street hawkers selling safety pins to big stores selling

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. Coimbatore is the textile hub of

and many textile showrooms occupy Oppanakara Street. Many of the city's oldest commercial establishments are on Oppanakara Street. Buses from Ukkadam use this road. The street is full of people during festival times, and heavy pedestrian traffic comes from shopping at the textile/garment stores.

Commercial shops

Commercial shops established on Oppanakara Street include: #

Pothys Pothys is a chain of textile showrooms in South India. Originally they exclusively sold silk sarees, but today all types of garments are sold. The flagship store in Chennai is called Pothys' Palace. History Pothys (stylised as POTHYS) was ...

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(2 showrooms) # Uday Textiles # Ganapathy Silks # Ramraj Cotton # Saravana Selvarathnam Stores # SPP Silks # Thangamayil Jewellery # Kumaran Thangamaligai (2 showrooms) # Joy Alukkas Jewellery # Malabar gold and Diamonds

References

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