Kangeyam

Historical Town in India

Kangeyam is a historical town and municipality in Kangeyam Taluk of Tiruppur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Kangeyam is an economic center in Tamil Nadu. The main commercial interests of the municipality are rice hulling, coconut oil extraction, ghee production, and groundnut cultivation. The town is located 28 km from the district headquarters at Tiruppur, 45 km from the city of Erode, 70 km from the industrial town of Coimbatore,30 km from the town of Dharapuram, 55 km from the city of Karur, 140 km from the Ancient city of Trichy and 441 km from the state capital Chennai.

Kangeyam was the capital of KonguNadu in ancient times. all the clan gods of different peoples have built around the city of Kangeyam. An ancient beryl mine near Kangeyam produced Indian beryl for export to the Roman Empire, which is why numerous Roman coins have been found near the town.

The economy of Kangeyam is mostly based in rice hulling, the manufacture of coconut copra (dried kernel used in coconut oil production), ghee production and groundnut cultivation. The region, despite being semi arid and rain fed, produces rice throughout the year. Coconut oil production in Kangeyam began in the 1980s, when farmers in Tamil Nadu first began cultivating coconuts commercially. Nowadays, Kangeyam is among the major coconut oil producing regions of India; coconut oil produced here is marketed across Tamil Nadu and other states such as Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh. Kangeyam coconut oil is also exported internationally. There are about 150 coconut oil manufacturing units in and around Kangeyam and about 500 kopra processing and drying units in Kangeyam Taluk. They have a compact body with short, stout legs, strong hooves, a short neck and a firm hump, and are usually grey or white in colour.

bar box|title=Religion 2,811 residents were under the age of six, with 1,485 under six males and 1,326 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 9.33% and 0.07% of the population, respectively. The average literacy of the town was 77.7%, higher than the national average of 72.99%. Around 3% of the people were below the poverty line, much lower than the national average of 29.8% and the state average of 17.1%. The population is 88.86% Hindu, 6.22% Muslim, 3.91% Christian, 0.02% Sikh, 0.02% Buddhist, 0.01% Jain and 0.01% Other. 0.95% of the respondents followed no religion or did not state their religion.

Kangeyam comes under the Tiruppur district. Kangeyam assembly constituency is part of Erode (Lok Sabha constituency). A. Ganesha Murthi is the current Member of Parliament representing Kangeyam. M. P. Saminathan (DMK) represents Kangeyam Constituency in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

Because of its strategic location, Kangeyam is well connected by roads to many major towns in the district. Kangeyam is located on National Highway 81. Kangeyam is around 28 km from Tirupur, 46 km from Erode, 68 km from Coimbatore,18 km from Vellakovil, 23 km from Uthukuli and 32 km from Dharapuram.

There is a 54 bed government hospital in Kangeyam which has been upgraded into a district headquarters government hospital. Four Primary Health Centres are under the administration of the Kangeyam Health Block, which is itself administrated by the Tiruppur Health Unit District (HUD). Besides these, there are a number of private hospitals in the town. A number of schools and colleges are situated in and around Kangeyam.

Kangeyam South is one of the driest parts of Tamil Nadu. Kangeyam average rainfall around 600mm. It is highly dependent on the rainfall during the months of October and November. About 250 300 mm of rainfall is available during this time. During the southwest monsoon, there is a high level of wind(wind gust around 70kmhr), which results in less rainfall. January to March is mostly without rain. April and May are the hottest months of the year with thundershowers during the day.