Ganapathy is a residential neighbourhood in the city of

Coimbatore Coimbatore (Tamil: kōyamputtūr, ), also known as Kovai (), is one of the major Metropolitan cities of India, metropolitan cities in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyy ...

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, India. It is located in the north-eastern part of the city. This is the most densely populated area within Coimbatore Corporation limits.

Geography

Ganapathy is situated 3.5 km away from

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

, 6.5 km away from

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, 7 km away from

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 ...

, 8 km from

Singanallur Singanallur is a major residential locality of the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India. It is located on the banks of Noyyal river, which runs to the southern boundary of the locality. It is situated in the eastern part of the city, and is ...

, 8.5 km from

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, and 16 km from

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. The nerve centre of the locality is

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. Ganapathy shares border with Chinnavedampatti,

, Poosaripalayam, Rathinapuri, Maniyakarampalayam,

Peelamedu Peelamedu is a major commercial centre and residential locality in the Eastern part of the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India. It is governed by Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation since 1981. The growth of Peelamedu during the last de ...

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 ...

, Vilankurichi and Avarampalayam.

Infrastructure

Ganapathy is one of the well-connected localities in the city and has many roads linking to various parts of the

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.The various arterial roads in the area are

, Avarampalayam Road, FCI Road, Athipalayam Road a Rathinapuri Road. The stretch between Textool Railway flyover to Ganapathy Signal of the

is the most congested road in

. To decongest the Sathy Road especially in Ganapathy area, the State Highways Department has proposed to develop

–

Kalapatti Kalapatti is a neighborhood of Coimbatore city in Tamil Nadu, India. It is located 17 km North-East direction, within the city limits. Now Kalapatti is merged with Corporation of Coimbatore. Because of an increase of information technolo ...

- Saravanampatty and Kurumbapalayam Road into a

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along the banks of Sanganoor stream. According to the

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sources, the 12-km stretch from SITRA Junction in

would run through

and join Sathyamangalam Road at

and then it would join Mettuppalayam Road at Thudiyalur. On completion of this stretch, the Ganapathy section of the

would have options of diverting through either sides bypassing

Transport

The nearest railway station to Ganapathy is the

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where most trains terminating at the Coimbatore Junction has stop to serve the northern localities of the city. All the town buses from Gandhipuram and

to the northern suburbs along the

pass through Ganapathy. Ganapathy easy access to : *

: Via

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Road *

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: Via FCI Road *

Goundampalayam Kavundampalayam (also spelled as Goundampalayam) is a locality in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. It is part of the Coimbatore Corporation and is situated approximately about 6 km north of the city centre. The area lies along Mettupalayam Road, ...

: Via Maniyakarampalayam Road *

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: Via MG Road Avarampalayam

Entertainment

The various parks in Ganapathy are: *Sri Thiruvengadam Nagar Park *EB Colony Children's Park

Healthcare

There are a number of hospitals operating from Ganapathy: *VEEYES Dental Care *Indian Ayurvedic Hospital at Vilankurichi Road

Real Estate

Though Ganapathy area is already densely and over-populated locality with a large number of residential as well as commercial complexes.

AFNHB (Air Force Naval Housing Board) Project

Surprisingly, AFNHB, a

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Organisation for the welfare of Defence Personnel, has also launched their project for constructing apartments for Air Force and Navy personnels, in Ganapathy. First of its kind in Coimbatore, the foundation for the ₹88-crore project to come up on 13-odd acres, was laid by Rear Admiral R. Gaikwad, Director General, AFNHB. The contract for execution of the project has been given to Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Limited. While launching the project, Rear Admiral Gaikwad said it would have 372 dwelling units besides a swimming pool, community centre, and jogging path.

Industrial Sector

Large number of such industries in BPO sector are operating their offices from Ganapathy, due to easy availability of trained manpower in this area.

Education

Major Schools

* Corporation High School * Apex Primary & Nursery School * United Nursery & Primary School * Grace Joseph Amala English Medium School * CMS Matriculation Higher Secondary School * Kovai Kalaimagal Matriculation Higher Secondary School

Important Colleges

* J.A.S College * DA College * SNR Sons College * Dr SNS Rajalakshmi College Of Arts And Science * Sri Siva Nursing College

Coimbatore Metro

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feasibility study is completed and one of the metro corridors is being proposed from Ganeshapuram to Karunya Nagar via Ganapathy covering 44 km.

Worshipping

Venugopalaswamy Temple, Ganapathy, is a Vaishnavite temple found on the road that leads to Sanganoor.

References

{{Coimbatore Neighbourhoods in Coimbatore