Koothappar is a
panchayat town in
Tiruchirappalli district in the
Indian
state of
Tamil Nadu. It is located 16 km from
Tiruchirappalli.
Geography
Koothappar is located at . It lies close to
Kaveri River
The Kaveri (also known as Cauvery, the anglicized name) is one of the major Indian rivers flowing through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The Kaveri river rises at Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri range in the Western Ghats, Kodagu dist ...
and the famous
Kallanai Dam (also known as the Grand Anicut) is just 5 km from here.
Demographics
India
census,
Koothappar had a population of 17,061. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Koothappar has an average literacy rate of 87%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 91%, and female literacy is 84%. In Koothappar, 7% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Transportation
Regular bus service connects the town with the intra-city terminal
Chathiram Bus Station, Tiruchirappalli (also called as Main Guard Gate). The nearest railway station is
Thiruverumbur and the nearby airport is
Tiruchirapalli International Airport
Tiruchirappalli International Airport (IATA: TRZ, ICAO: VOTR) is an international airport serving Tiruchirappalli in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The airport spread over an area of is located on National Highway 336, about south of the ci ...
.
References
Cities and towns in Tiruchirappalli district
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