Bommidi
| Bommidi B. Mallapuram | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Bommidi Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 11°59′0″N 78°14′0″E / 11.98333°N 78.23333°ECoordinates: 11°59′0″N 78°14′0″E / 11.98333°N 78.23333°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Dharmapuri |
| Population | |
| • Total | 11,474 (2,001) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 635301 |
| Telephone code | 91-4346 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 29 |
| Coastline | 320 kilometres (200 mi) |
| Nearest city | Salem |
| Sex ratio | 1.062 ♂/♀ |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dharmapuri |
| Climate | Tropical (Köppen) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 35 °C (95 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 26 °C (79 °F) |
Bommidi is a town in Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, India.
Geography
Bommidi is situated 34 kilometres (21 mi) southeast of Dharmapuri. It is in the southern region of the district, close to the Salem District border. The town is surrounded by more than 150 villages in the Dharmapuri and Salem Districts. Bommidi is also known as B. Mallapuram. Bommidi's name is used for the railway station, the police station situated at Nadur, the post office and bus transportation, while the name "B. Mallapuram" is used for schools, hospitals, government officials, etc.
Yercaud is a hill station accessible from Bommidi. Adiyamankottai, which houses the ruins of an oval-shaped fort, is nearby. Mallapuram, Lokur and Nallampalli are places in the neighborhood.
Bommidi can be reached from Salem and Dharmapuri. Bommidi Railway Station is on the Coimbatore-Chennai railway line.
Transport
Bommidi has good rail and bus connectivity with Chennai, Salem, Coimbatore, Mangalore, Allepy, Dhanbad, etc. Bommidi is situated 58 kilometres (36 mi) from the Salem bus stand, en route to Chennai via Jolarpet Junction.
- Train timings[1]
- 22649 YERCAUD EXPRESS 03:50
- 56845 JOLARPET - ERODE PASSENGER 06:56
- 13351 DHANBAD - ALAPPUZHA EXPRESS 08:25
- 18189 TATA ALLP EXPRESS 08:25
- 12680 CHENNAI EXPRESS 09:14
- 66019 KATPADI - SALEM MEMU 09:29 (Except Saturday)
- 22638 WEST COAST EXPRESS 09:54
- 13352 DHANBAD EXPRESS 15:40
- 22637 WEST COAST EXPRESS 15:55
- 66019 SALEM - KATPADI MEMU 16:17 (Except Saturday)
- 12679 COIMBATORE EXPRESS 18:35
- 56846 ERODE - JOLARPET PASSENGER 18:57
- 22650 YERCAUD EXPRESS 22:39
Trains from Kerala to New Delhi, Chennai, Tirupati, etc. pass through Bommidi.
Nearest airport: Salem Airport, Coimbatore Airport
Nearest city: Salem
- Bus service
- TNSTC operates daily straight buses to Chennai, Bangalore, Trichy, Coimbatore, Palani, Madurai and very frequent bus services to Salem, Dharmapuri, Omalur, Harur, etc.
- Bus from bommidi to chennai at 6.30, 11.30, 20.30 & 21.15
- Frequent private bus services are available to Salem and Dharmapuri.
Educational institutions
Primary schools
- Panchayat Union Primary School
Higher secondary schools
- Government Boys Higher Secondary School, B Mallapuram
- Government Girls Higher Secondary School, B Mallapuarm
- Alamelu Mangammal Govindan Matriculation Higher Secondary School
- Annai India Matriculation Higher Secondary School
- New India Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Ramamoorthy Nagar
- Government Higher Secondary School, B.Thurinjipatti
Colleges
- Annai India Teacher Training Institute
- Sri Meenakshi Polytechnic College
- Shreenivasa Engineering College
- Shreenivasa Polytechnic College
Computer Centers
- Sri Sabari Browsing Centre
- SREE RAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- SREE RAM INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER EDUCATION
Hospitals
- Government Hospital (GH)
- Raja Hospital, Dr,R.Elango M.S.,
- Raja Dental Care Clinic, Dr.MuraliMohan BDS
- Raja Physiotherapy Center, M.Savitha BPT
- Amirtham Hospital
- Shanthi Nursing Home
- GRS Hospital
- Kandasamy Memorial Hospital
- CRV Clinic B.Thurinjipatti Dr. C.Venkatasalam MBBS
Nearest Place
- Surakaipatti
- New Oddupatti
- Old Oddupatti
- Vedivelli Nagar
- Pilpparuthi
- Ketthureddipatti
- Thurinjippatti
- Kottavur
- Bandarasettipatti
- Nadur
- Ramamoorthy Nagar
- Thippireddihalli
- Basuvapuram
- Sembiyanoor
- B.pallipatti
Banks
- Indian Bank[2]
- Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited[3]
- Canara Bank[4]
- Muthoot Finance ltd
Marriage Hall
- Star Kalyana Mandapam
- Jayalakshmi Kalyana Mandapam
- Ranganayagi Thirumana Mandapam
Industries
- Thangavelu Spinning Mill
- Railway Sleeper Factory
- R N Saw Mill - Dharmapuri Main Road
- Solai Saw Mill - Dharmapuri Main Road
- VNP PVC Pipe Company
- Mariswaran Metal Mart-(old scrap merchant & new household articles )
- Palanimurugan Auto Agency - Hero Sales & Service Showroom
- Shree Balamurugan Coir Industries - Nadur, (Coir Yarn Twisting)
Places of interest
- Yercaud is a hill station in the Servarayan range of hills only 39 km from Bommidi, at an altitude of 1515 metres (4969 feet) above mean sea level. Lying at a higher altitude, Servarayan temple has a cool climate. It is also known as the Nilgiris of Gujarat.
- Hogenakal Falls is located at the border of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, around 90 km from Bommidi. It is sometimes referred to as the "Niagara of India". With its fame for medicinal baths and hide boat rides, it is a major tourist attraction. Carbonatite rocks in this site are considered to be the oldest of their kind in South Asia and among the oldest in the world.
- Aanchinayar Temple is located 15 km from Bommidi.
- Anamaduv Hills is located 5 km from Ramamoorthi Nagar.
- Vaaniyar Dam which is located 10 km far.
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Location
Bommidi is close to the Salem district {Ramamoorthi Nagar} border. It is connected by rail.[5] It is also nearer to its district capital Dharmapuri. Many number of buses running from Dharmapuri to Salem via Bommidi.
References
- ↑ http://www.railwayreservation.net/station/bommidi.html Bommidi Train Timings
- ↑ http://www.banklocations.in/bankdetails.jsp?bank_id=114006 Indian Bank
- ↑ http://www.tmb.in/n_branchinfo.htm?code-41-Tamilnadu Mercantile Bank Ltd
- ↑ http://www.canarabank.com/English/Scripts/Locators.aspx
- ↑ http://www.india9.com/i9show/Bommidi-Railway-Station-60408.htm Abput Bommidi railway station