Kinathukadavu (also spelt as Kinathukkadavu), meaning Pass of the Well, is a town panchayat suburb of Coimbatore city and taluk in Coimbatore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is along the National Highway 209 and is 23 kilometres (14 mi) from Gandhipuram heart of Coimbatore city and 20.5 kilometres (13 mi) from Pollachi town.
Kinathukadavu | |
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suburb | |
  Kinathukadavu Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 10°49′N 77°01′E / 10.82°N 77.02°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Region | Kongu Nadu |
| District | Coimbatore |
| Government | |
| • Body | Town Panchayat |
| Elevation | 308 m (1,010 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 8,653 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | +91-4259 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-41 |
| Website | http://kinathukadavu.in |
Geography
editKinathukadavu is located at 10°49′N 77°01′E / 10.82°N 77.02°E.[2]
Demographics
editAs of 2011 Indian Census, Kinathukadavu had a total population of 8,653, of which 4,271 were males and 4,382 were females. The population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 737. The total number of literates in Kinathukadavu was 6,565, which constituted 75.9% of the population with male literacy of 81.3% and female literacy of 70.5%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Kinathukadavu was 82.9%, of which the male literacy rate was 89.3% and the female literacy rate was 76.8%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 1,263 and 4 respectively. Kinathukadavu had 2,469 households in the year 2011.[1]
Notable people
editLokesh Kanagaraj, film director
Sathish Selvakumar, film director
Places of interest
edit- Eachanari Vinayagar Temple
- Kinathukadavu Masjid
Politics
editKinathukadavu assembly constituency is a part of Pollachi (Lok Sabha constituency).[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Census of India: Kinathukadavu". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kinathukadavu
- ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.