Kovaipudur
Kovaipudur is a large township at the foothills of the Western Ghats, located in the City of
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. The Regional Transport Office (RTO) of Coimbatore West (TN 99) is
located at Kovaipudur. People represent this city as Little Ooty due to its cool climate and serene
environment, and was set up sometime in late seventies. Today this township has about 7500
families, three arts colleges, one engineering college, a polytechnic and a handful of schools.
Kovaipudur has come under the Corporation of Coimbatore and became one of the average
localities in Coimbatore.
Pasture land near the Kovaipudur
stream
Location
Semmozhi Poonga (Park)
Kovaipudur lies at the mouth of the Palghat Pass and at the south western fringe of the Coimbatore
city, bordering the Western Ghats at the foothills of the Madukkarai range in Coimbatore and the
Walayar ranges in Kerala. Kovaipudur has mainly scrub vegetation as these hills make it a
rainshadow area. The mean temperature is significantly lower than Coimbatore city.
There is a police training academy, along with numerous schools and colleges. Shanti Ashram, a
renowned social organization of the region. Kovaipudur has a huge playground where sports like
Cricket, Football, Volleyball and lots of other sports are played everyday by school and college
students and even middle aged people. There is also an integrated township with a golf course.
A small park by the name 'Semmozhi Poonga' was opened for the general public. Many people
come to the park for walking.
Kovaipudur
Business Establishments Neighbourhood
Semmozhi Poonga (Park) Skyline of Kovaipudur
Kovaipudur is also base for several famous
business establishments.
Religious places
As the large majority of the population is Hindu,
there are many Hindu temples like Sri.Rukmini
Satyabhama Samedha Sri.Venugopala Perumal Wikimedia | © OpenStreetMap
and Sridevi Boodevi Samedha Kalyana Venkatesa Coordinates: 10°56′12″N 76°57′4″E (https://ge
Perumal temple, Nagapillayar, Kasi Visalakshi, ohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=
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Sundara Vinayagar, Sri Gopalaswamy, Sri type:city_region:IN-TN)
Ragavendraswamy and Lord Ayyapa. In addition,
Country India
there are Infant Jesus Church,[1] IPA Faith City
State Tamil Nadu
Church, CSI Christ Church, few other protestant
churches and a masjid. District Coimbatore District
Metro Coimbatore
Time zone +5.30GMT
PIN 641042
Telephone code +91-422
Vehicle registration TN-99
Entrance of Infant Jesus Church
Vimhana of Venugopal Swami temple
Nagapillayar Kovil
Environment
Temperatures are cooler than Coimbatore city on an average. From April to May, the SW monsoon
winds pass over Malampuzha dam waters in Kerala. From June to September, the winds pass
through the rain drops and over the dam waters, cooling the air like in an evaporating air cooler.
From October to March, the NW monsoon winds bring rain to Kovaipudur. The breeze velocity is high
due to the venturi effect of the Palghat pass.
References
1. "Infant Jesus Church" (https://web.archive.org/web/20110918071316/http://coimbatore.infant
jesuschurch.net/) . Archived from the original (http://coimbatore.infantjesuschurch.net/) on
18 September 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
