Coimbatore District (Madras Presidency)

Coimbatore District

கோயம்புத்தூர் மாவட்டம்

District of the Madras Presidency
1805–1947

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Coimbatore district in 1854
Capital| Coimbatore
Area|

• 1901

| 20,357 km2 (7,860 sq mi)
Population|

• 1901

| 2,201,752
History|

• Establishment of the district

| 1805

• Modern Coimbatore district

| 1947

Preceded by | Succeeded by

|

|  | Kingdom of Mysore

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| Coimbatore district |

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Aerial view of the Coimbatore Townhall zone in 1930 View of the Coimbatore Stanes Coffee Curing Works in 1911

Coimbatore District was one of the districts of the erstwhile Madras Presidency of British India. It covered the areas of the present-day districts of Coimbatore, Erode and Tirupur and the Kollegal taluk of present-day Karnataka. It covered a total area of 20,400 square kilometres (7,860 sq mi) and was sub-divided into 10 taluks. The administrative headquarters was Coimbatore city. Most of Coimbatore's inhabitants were Tamil-speaking but there were also large numbers of Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada speaking people.

## History

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Coimbatore was a part of the ancient Chera kingdom during the Sangam Age. After the Chera kingdom fell, the region was ruled by the Western Gangas and the Hoysalas. Coimbatore came under Muslim rule in the 13th century AD and was a province of the Vijayanagar Empire. After the fall of the Vijayanagar Empire, Coimbatore was ruled by the Madurai Nayaks till 17th century. A series of wars between the Kingdoms of Kingdom of Mysore of Madurai Nayak dynasty resulted in the region coming under the control of Mysore kings till the defeat of Tipu Sultan in the Third Mysore War in 1792, Coimbatore became a part of British India.[1]

The district was founded in 1805. In 1868 Nilgiri District was segregated. The Avinashi taluk was formed when Karur was separated from the district and merged with Trichinopoly District. In 1927 and 1929 other readjustments were made. In 1956 the Kollegal taluk was transferred to Mysore State. In 1975 and 1979 some sub-taluks were promoted to taluks, including Satyamangalam, Perundurai and Mettupalayam, so that Coimbatore district ended up with 12 taluks, but before the end of 1979 the six taluks of Bhavani, Gopichettipalaiyam, Satyamangalam, Erode, Perundurai and Dharapuram, were segregated to form Erode district. The remaining six taluks became nine after two new ones were established and a further one was bifurcated.[2]

## Taluks

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Coimbatore district was sub-divided into 10 taluks:

* Bhavani (Area: 1,850 square kilometres (715 sq mi); Headquarters: Bhavani)
* Coimbatore (Area: 2,100 square kilometres (812 sq mi); Headquarters: Coimbatore)
* Dharapuram (Area: 2,210 square kilometres (853 sq mi); Headquarters: Dharapuram)
* Erode (Area: 1,550 square kilometres (598 sq mi); Headquarters: Erode)
* Karur (Area: 1,590 square kilometres (612 sq mi); Headquarters: Karur)
* Kollegal (Area: 2,790 square kilometres (1,076 sq mi); Headquarters: Kollegal)
* Palladam (Area: 1,920 square kilometres (741 sq mi); Headquarters: Palladam)
* Pollachi (Area: 1,800 square kilometres (710 sq mi); Headquarters: Pollachi)
* Satyamangalam (Area: 3,050 square kilometres (1,177 sq mi); Headquarters: Gobichettipalayam)
* Udamalpet (Area: 1,470 square kilometres (566 sq mi); Headquarters: Udamalpet)

## Administration

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Coimbatore district was divided into 4 sub-divisions:

* Coimbatore sub-division: Coimbatore and Sathyamangalam taluks
* Erode sub-division: Bhavani, Dharapuram, Erode and Karur taluks
* Kollegal sub-division: Kollegal taluk
* Pollachi sub-division: Pollachi, Palladam and Udumalpet

## See also

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* History of Coimbatore

## References

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1. ^ The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 10. London: Clarendon Press. 1908.
2. ^ "Coimbatore district - History". Archived from the original on 6 April 2005. Retrieved 9 August 2014.

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Coimbatore district

District headquarters|

* Coimbatore

Country|

* India

State|

* Tamil Nadu

Region|

* Kongu Nadu

Taluks|

* Annur
* Anaimalai
* Coimbatore-North
* Coimbatore-South
* Kinathukadavu
* Madukkarai
* Mettupalayam
* Perur
* Pollachi
* Sulur
* Valparai

Municipal corporations|

* Coimbatore Municipal Corporation

Municipalities|

* Mettupalayam
* Pollachi
* Valparai
* Gudalur
* Karamadai
* Madukkarai
* Karumathampatti

Rivers|

* Noyyal
* Bhavani
* Amaravathi
* Aliyar
* Palar

History|

* Chera Dynasty
* Kalabhras
* Western Ganga Dynasty
* Medieval Cholas
* Later Cholas
* Pandyas
* Hoysalas
* Madurai Sultanate
* Vijayanagar Empire
* Mysore Kingdom
* British Raj

Places of interest|

* Aliyar Reservoir
* Amaravathi Dam
* Black Thunder theme park
* Eachanari Vinayagar Temple
* G. D. Naidu Industrial Exhibition
* Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park
* Isha Yoga Center
* Kovai Kondattam
* Masani Amman Temple
* Monkey Falls
* Patteeswarar Temple, Perur
* Sengupathi Falls
* Siruvani Waterfalls
* Subrahmanya Swamy Temple, Marudamalai
* Thirumurthyswami temple
* Valparai
* Vaideki Falls

Universities|

* Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
* Anna University
* Avinashilingam University
* Bharathiar University
* Karpagam University
* Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences
* Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

* Cities and towns
* People
* Villages

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Districts of British India

Districts in the
Madras Presidency|

* Ceded Districts
* Chingleput District
* Coimbatore District
* Godavari District
* Madura District
* Malabar District
* North Arcot
* South Arcot District
* South Canara
* Tanjore District
* Tinnevely District
* Trichinopoly District
* Vizagapatam District

Districts in the
Bengal Presidency|

* 24 Parganas
* Bardhaman district
* Backergunge District
* Bassein District
* Champaran District
* Garo Hills district
* Jungle Mahals
* Jungle Terry
* Khasi and Jaintia Hills
* Lushai Hills District
* Manbhum District
* Midnapore district
* Naga Hills District
* Santal Parganas district
* Shahabad district
* Singhbhum District
* Tipperah District

Districts in the
Bombay Presidency|

* East Khandesh
* Kaladgi District
* Khandesh District
* Upper Sind Frontier District
* West Khandesh

Other districts|

* Bhilsa District
* Chanderi District
* Delhi District
* Ellichpur District
* Garhwal District
* Hazara District (NW Frontier)
* Isagarh District
* Kumaon District
* Lyallpur District
* Merwara District
* Montgomery District
* Muhamdi District
* Nimar District
* North Bareilly District
* Quetta-Pishin District
* Shahpur District
* Sironj District
* Thal-Chotiali
* Wun District
* Peshawar District (NW Frontier)

Post independence
historical districts|

* Bangalore District
* Imphal District
* West Dinajpur district

* Subdivisions of British India
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* Presidencies and provinces of British India
* British Empire in India

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