Selvapuram is a major residential locality of the city of

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, India. It is located on the banks of

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river, which runs to the northwestern boundary of the locality. It is situated in the northwestern part of the city, and is a major resedenial and industrial locality in the city. It is one of the well developed neighborhoods in the city and has been part of Coimbatore Corporation since 1866.

History

The locality of "Selvapuram" was previously known as "Pallapalayam". Later it was changed as "Selvapuram" with the name inspired from the nearby "Selva Chinthamani Kulam". It is a part of

Coimbatore Municipal Corporation The Coimbatore Municipal Corporation is the civic body that governs the city of Coimbatore in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the second largest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu only after the Greater Chennai Corporation with an area ...

since 1866. It is now part of the south zone of the city.

Geography

Selvapuram is located at a distance of from the centre of the city,

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. The nerve centre of Selvapuram is Siruvani Road. The other major arterial roads are Ponnaiyarajapuram Road, Ukkadam Bypass Road connecting Selvapuram with

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, Sundakamuthur Bypass Road and Vadavlli Road. Selvapuram shares its border with

Perur Perur is a major residential neighbourhood and cultural hub of the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India. It is located on the banks of Noyyal River, which divides the settlement into equal halves. History Perur had been a prominent trading ...

to the west,

to the south,

to the east and Ponnaiyarajapuram to the north. It is located about from the

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and about from City railway station, from

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 ...

, 3.6km from

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, from

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and from Podanur railway station and is well connected to local bus services to various parts of the city. It shares its border with

, Chokkampudur,

, Ponnaiyarajapuram and Telugupalayam.

Locality

Restaurants

*Milan Hotel *Thirumalai tiffen *Hotel Chola *Maran's Homemade biriyani

Hospitals

*Snekaram Multi Speciality Hospital *R.R. Hospital *Rani hospital *Selvapuram Urban Primary Health Centre

Schools

*Shirushti Vidhyalaya Matric Hr.Sec.School *Balavikash School *Milton Matric School

Transport

Selvapuram has easy access to : *

Gandhipuram Gandhipuram is a major place of the Coimbatore city in Tamil Nadu, India. It is presently named after Mahatma Gandhi. It was previously known as "Katoor". Gandhipuram evolved as the major public transportation hub after the construction of the ...

: Via Raja Street, Oppanakkara Street, Mill Road and Nanjappa Road *

Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus The Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus, commonly known as the CIBT, is the integrated bus terminus under construction in Podanur on Chettipalayam Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, to serve both intercity and intracity buses. Upon comple ...

: Via Ukkadam Bypass Road, Podanur Road and Chettipalayam Road *

: Via Ukkadam Bypass Road *

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: Via Ukkadam Bypass Road and Kottaimedu Road *

: Via Ukkadam Bypass Road, Sungam Bypass Road, Redfilelds Road and Eastern

Avinashi Road Avinashi Road, is an arterial road in Coimbatore, India. Running from east to west, the road starts at Uppilipalayam flyover and ends at Neelambur by-pass junction where it joins NH 544, Beyond Neelambur Junction, the road branches into two, w ...

Coimbatore Metro

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 Gov ...

feasibility study is completed and one of the route planned from Karunya Nagar to Ganeshapuram via

Saravanampatti Saravanampatti is a neighborhood of the Coimbatore city. It lies on the north-eastern part of the city. Saravanampatti is one of the fast-growing neighbourhoods of Coimbatore, because of the proliferation of IT companies in areas such as Sara ...

covering .

TANGEDCO Sub-Power Station

The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) is enhancing energy infrastructure in the district by establishing new sub-stations and enhancing capacities at many of the existing one at Selvapuram.

Politics

Selvapuram is a part of

Thondamuthur Assembly constituency Thondamuthur is a legislative assembly in Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu, which includes the town, Thondamuthur. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 119. Thondamuthur assembly constituency is part of Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituenc ...

and

Pollachi (Lok Sabha constituency) Pollachi is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 21 of 39. Assembly segments 2009-present Before 2009 # Kinathukkadavu #Pollachi # Valparai (SC) #Udumalpet #Pongalur #Dharapuram (moved to ...

References

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