Nambiyur is a panchayat town and Panchayat Union in Gobichettipalayam

Gobichettipalayam

Gobi or Gobichettipalayam is a Municipality in Erode District of Tamil Nadu state, India. A major part of present Gobichettipalayam was previously known as Veerapandi Gramam, and documents and records still use that name. Gobichettipalayam is an important city in the North- Western part of Erode...

 Taluk, Erode district

Erode District

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 in the India

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 of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

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The town named after a small ruler "Nambi", who is mentioned in one of the Eswaran Kovil stone carvings.

Geography

Nambiyur is located at 11.37°N 77.33°E. It has an average elevation of 301 metres (987 feet).

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Nambiyur had a population of 15,651. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Nambiyur has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 50%. In Nambiyur, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

The chief mode of livelihood here is Agriculture. Apart from Agriculture, there are many spinning mills around the town. Earlier Nambiyur was famous for Rice and oil mills. In and around the city about 20 rice mills have been operated . Now days those mills are become sick and changed their business . Many people travels everyday to Tiruppur to work in Textile Industries. There are 5 HDFC hose making units.

Recent years many small garments units have been started and working well.

There are 4 banks & one co-operative society serving the people in & around Nambiyur.

• Bank of Baroda, Nambiyur Branch.
• State Bank of India(with ATM), Nambiyur Branch
• Erode District Central Cooperative Bank, Nambiyur Branch
• Gobichettipalayam Co-op.Urban Bank, Nambiyur Branch.

Educational institutions

• Govt Boys Higher Secondary School.Nambiyur.(Oldest)
• Govt Girls Higher Secondary School.Nambiyur.
• Punchayat Union Elementary School, Nambiyur.
• Kumutha Matriculation Higher Secondary school.Nambiyur.
• Kamaraj Matriculation Higher Secondary School.Nambiyur.
• Punchayat Union Middle School, Gandhipuram, Nambiyur
• Kumutha teacher training institute,Nambiyur.

There are 2 Assistant Educational officers serving for Nambiyur Union elementary & middle schools.

Transport

Nambiyur is equipped with good bus service. It is well connected to Gobichettipalayam

Gobichettipalayam

Gobi or Gobichettipalayam is a Municipality in Erode District of Tamil Nadu state, India. A major part of present Gobichettipalayam was previously known as Veerapandi Gramam, and documents and records still use that name. Gobichettipalayam is an important city in the North- Western part of Erode...

 (18 km-frequency:15 Mins), Coimbatore

Coimbatore

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 (60 km-freq:20 mins), Sathyamangalam

Sathyamangalam

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 (20 km-freq: 30 mins), Kunnathur (20 km-freq: 25 mins), Tiruppur (30 km-freq:20 mins) and Punjai Puliampatti

Punjai Puliampatti

Punjai Puliampatti is a Municipality in Sathyamangalam Taluk, Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.-Geography:Punjai Puliampatti is located at . It has an average elevation of 312 metres .-Demographics:...

(18 km-freq:30 mins) by road.

Communication services

Cable TV serves the people in and around Nambiyur. Television reception in far-away villages from town is thru' DTH.

Having good communication infrastructure with all major Telecom network providers present in Nambiyur - BSNL (Fixed line and Mobile), Airtel, Aircel, Vodafone(BPL), Tata and Reliance,Bismi Communications.

Health services

There is a State Government Run - Primary Health Center (Allopathy and Homeopathy). Apart from this, there are 10 private clinics and hospitals available.

Temples

• Periya vinayagar temple, Nambiyur.
• Santhanakkarupparayan Temple
• Maha kaali Amman Kovil Kedarai Nambiyur
• Thanthonri Eswarar Kovil , Nambiyur.
• Thiru Vikaraman Narayana Perumal Kovil,Nambiyur.
• Sedru (Mud)Mariamman Kovil, Nambiyur.
• Kamatchi Amman Kovil,Nambiyur.
• Sunath Jaamath Pallivasal (MASQ ALL HETHAYA)
• Sitthi Vinayagar Kovil (Gandhipuram North),Nambiyur.
• Aathi Aanjaneyar temple (Polavapalayam)
• Kulandhai Kumarasamy temple (Thittamalai)
• Ayyan kovil suripalayam,Nambiyur
• Arulmigu Pongkathaiyan Kovil, Irrugalur, Nambiyur.

Sports

Cricket is one of the Favorite sports event in Nambiyur. Each and every year they are carry out the cricket tournament on summer session. Cricket Team FCC(Friends Cricket Club) group take the responsibility to conduct the various sports event in North Nambiyur during the every may.It is the biggest sports event conducted in the western Tamil Nadu (Erode dt,salam dt,coimbatore dt)