Thursday, February 26, 2009

Brief Information of Namakkal City

This information is taken from wikipedia

Namakkal is a city and a municipality in Namakkal district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of Namakkal district. It is the first ISO 14001-2004 certified municipality in Asia for environmental management, specifically the provision and maintenance of water supply, solid waste and sewage management, town planning, lighting and other social services.

It is a part of Kongu Nadu region of Tamil Nadu ruled by the ancient Western Ganga Dynasty. See also Gounder (caste) for history.

City Code of Namakkal is 4286

Population 105689

Area Elevation (AMSL)• 218 m (715 ft)

Popular facts about the City

Numerous lorry body building units spread around the city and biggest transport city in India.

About 2,000 poultry farms in Namakkal Zone, the second largest poultry industry area in India

With about 20,000 lorries, the largest road cargo transport industry in India is based in Namakkal

Rock Fort in the city centre is a popular tourist destination

The Famous Anjaneyar temple visited by millions of people in a year

The two cave temples (Narasimma Temple & Ranganatha Temple) are very popular

Numerous educational institutions - Namakkal consistently produces top ranking students in the Tamil Nadu State Board Higher Secondary (Class 12) examinations, and the State professional courses entrance examinations to medical, engineering and other professional colleges.
Sago factories are a predominant agriculture based industry around Namakkal.

Kolli Hills, situated in Namakkal district, is a popular hill station and a tourist destination.



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