Moolapalayam is a neighborhood located in the southern side of Erode, Tamil Nadu. It is one of the major residential locality in the city.

Moolapalayam
neighborhood
Coordinates: 11°18′55″N 77°43′36″E / 11.31528°N 77.72667°E / 11.31528; 77.72667
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictErode
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
638 002
Telephone code0424
Vehicle registrationTN-33
Nearest cityErode
Lok Sabha constituencyErode
Vidhan Sabha constituencyErode East

Kasipalayam(E) Zonal(IV) office of Erode Municipal Corporation is located in Moolapalayam.[1]


Location edit

The locality being mostly residential with areas like Shanthi Nagar, NGGO Nagar, LIC Nagar, Bharathi Nagar and Vaigai Nagar;[2] it also houses a number of educational institutions and commercial places like supermarkets and two-wheeler showrooms. Due to the unavailability of space and increasing residential area, the small lands in this locality were turning into Parking places.[3] It is located along the Avalpoondurai Road, about 5 km from Erode Central Bus Terminus and 2 km from Erode Junction railway station. Karur bypass road branches off from Palani road here. The Central Warehousing Corporation has a warehouse in this locality.[4]

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References edit

  1. ^ "CPI(M) assails delay in road works". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. ^ "CPI(M) assails delay in road works". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Vacant plots become car parking shed in Erode city". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  4. ^ List of Central Warehouses, page 3 (PDF). Central Warehousing Corporation (Govt. of India undertaking). Retrieved 21 December 2016.