Kunnathur
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Kunnathur is a panchayat town in Erode district
Erode District
Erode District is a western district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India, with Erode as its headquarters. Until the year 1996, Erode district was called as Periyar District....

 in the India
India
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 of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
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Demographics

COUNTRY :INDIA
STATE :TAMILNADU
DISTRICT : TIRUPPUR
TALUK : AVINASHI


In the 2001 India census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Kunnathur had a population of 7031. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Kunnathur has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 64%. In Kunnathur, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age. Kunnathur is fame for Tractor Air Compressors,a historic Lakshmi Narayanan Temple built by Cheras during 12th century. And also Akilandeshwarar temple,Aranmanai mariamman temple and Amman temple where the Ther thiruvizha (Chariot Festival) has been celebrated every year.

Schools like kongu matriculation higher secondary school,karupana nadar school,saraswathi matriculation school and Government Higher Secondary school for girls are located in kunnathur.

Banking Facilities: State Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, Tamilnadu Mercantile Bank are located in Kunnathur.

The famous textile company Jayavarma (J.V.) Textiles is located near Amman Temple.

Majority of people lived in that place are Kongu vellala Gounder caste people and Nadars besides Brahmin and Pillai.

All the buses from Gobi to Coimbatore Pass via Kunnathur and have a 1 minute halt. Every 15-20 minutes there is a bus. Or one can come to Perumanallur and take the buses coming from Erode/Salem to Coimbatore.

Shri La Shri Jambukeswaran is Kunnathur Aatheenam who is controlling Anuvai Aatheen and Ilaya pattam Shankara is leading a devotional life in and around Tirupur. Sri La Sri is regularly visiting Sathuragiri and offer blessings in and around Erode. He is propagating Adhi Shankarar messages and advise people not borrow any thing from others. He has advised the people Don't beg, rather die.

Kunnathur Sivan Temple is a place to visit besides Perumal Temple.
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