Singanallur is a major residential locality of the city of

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, 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 a major hub for the inter-city bus services towards Southern and Central districts of

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from the city. It is one of the well developed neighborhoods in the city and has been part of

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since 1981. The East Zone Office of

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is located at Singanallur.

Etymology

According to the Chola poorva pattayam, the name "Singanallur" is derived from the name of a

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queen "Singarammal", mother of

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in 2nd century AD and the village being donated as "Chadurvedi Mangalam" by the emperor to the priestly class.

History

Singanallur Municipality was merged with Coimbatore Municipality to form the

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in 1982. Singanallur Municipality covered the localities such as Singanallur, SIHS Colony, Neelikonampalayam,

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, Uppilipalayam, Kallimadai and

Ondipudur Ondipudur is a major residential neighbourhood of the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India. It is situated in the south-eastern part of the city. It is one of the well developed neighborhoods in the city and has been part of Coimbatore Corpora ...

until the merger with Coimbatore Municipality in 1982 with a population of over 2.75 lakhs (as per 1981 census).Singanallur is one of the main happening hubs in Coimbatore.

Geography

Singanallur is located at a distance of 9 km from the centre of the city,

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.The nerve centre of Singanallur is Trichy Road. This road passes through the centre point of Singanallur. Other major roads include Kamarajar Road, Neelikonampalayam Road, Vellalore Road and Masakalipalayam Road. It is located about 9.5 km from

, the centre of the city, 7 km from the

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and about 8 km from City railway station, 9 km from

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and 10 km from Podanur railway station and is well connected to local bus services to various parts of the city. Singanallur shares its border with

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, Uppilipalayam, Masakalipalayam, Varadharajapuram,

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, Kallimadai ,

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and SIHS Colony.

Infrastructure

Trichy Road Flyover

The Trichy Road Flyover is opened in 2022 between Kallimadai to Sungam.

Singanallur Flyover

A four-lane flyover is proposed in Singanallur to avoid traffic congestion.

Singanallur-Vellalore Road Flyover

A two-lane flyover was opened in 2015 to avoid traffic congestion, caused by railway line between Irugur Junction and Podanur Junction.

Locality

Singanallur is one of the well connected and well developed localities in Coimbatore.

Major religious spots

* Ulagalandha Perumal Temple built by

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*Pudu Raja Temple *Singanallur Masjid *Mariamman Temple *Aravan Temple *Plague Mariamman Temple *Csi Immanuel Church Singanallur *Old ERS Church *Muthumariamman Temple *Badrakaliamman Temple *Bhajanai temple *Chellandi Amman Temple

Landmarks

* Singanallur Bus Terminus *

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*Farmers Market *

East Zone Office *Coimbatore City Boat House * Singanallur Railway Station *Shanthi Social Services *Singanallur Urban Health Care Centre

Schools

*Perks Matriculation School *Venkatalaxmi Matriculation School *SSVM World School * Sri Jayendra Saraswathy Vidyalaya Senior Secondary School * St Joseph's School *Annai Velankanni Matriculation Higher Secondary School *Thiyagi.N.G.Ramaswamy Memorial Higher Secondary School

Hospitals

*NG Hospital *Muthus Hospital *Child Care Hospital *Coimbatore Corporation Homeopathy Hospital *VGM Hospital *Ortho One Hospital

Singanallur Lake

Singanallur Lake is a lake in Singanallur,

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and is recognised as a biodiversity conservation zone in 2013 by the city corporation. It is spread over an area of and has an average depth of . It is one of the 9 large lakes in the city. A new variety of butterfly was named after Singanallur as Singanallurensis.

Transport

Singanallur Mofussil Bus Terminus

Singanallur Bus Terminus, one of the major bus terminus in the city is located here. It handles buses towards: * Moffussil buses towards

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, and

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. Singanallur has easy access to : *

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 ...

: Via Kamarajar Road and

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

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

: Via Vellalore Road *

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 ...

: Via Western Trichy Road and Sungam Bypass Road *

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: Via Western Trichy Road *

: Via Singanallur - Aerodrome Road

Coimbatore Metro

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feasibility study is completed and one of the route planned from

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to Thaneerpandal via Singanallur covering 42 km.

Politics

The locality of Singanallur is a part of Singanallur Assembly constituency and

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References

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