Somayanur

Somayanur
Village Skyline
Somayanur
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Somayanur
Somayanur (India)
Coordinates: 11°04′11″N 76°52′56″E / 11.069723°N 76.882185°E / 11.069723; 76.882185Coordinates: 11°04′11″N 76°52′56″E / 11.069723°N 76.882185°E / 11.069723; 76.882185
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Coimbatore
Population (2011)
 • Total 2,500 (Approximately)
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 641108
Telephone code +91-422
Vehicle registration TN 38
Literacy 76% (Approximately)%
Lok Sabha constituency Nilgiris
Vidhan Sabha constituency Kavundapalayam(Since 2011) Thondamuthur
Climate Cool during winter and hot during summer (Köppen)
Website http://somayanur.blogspot.com/

Somayanur (சோமையனூர்) Village is part of 22 Nanjundapuram Panchayat (Village Panchayat) located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Somayanur village lies in the outskirts of Coimbatore City. Somayanur village will come under the Coimbatore Corporation, 22 Nanjundapuram panchayat. People in this village are engaged in agriculture business and cultivation of vegetables and coconuts. The brick business is the primary source of income around Chinnathdagam (Brick city of Coimbatore) and surrounding areas. There are more than 1000 brick factories running in this area.

Geography

Somayanur is a part of 22 Nanjundapuram Panchayat (Village Panchayat) located near Chinnathadagam. This village is surrounded by Western Ghats. It is close to the Kerala border and enjoys a pleasant climate throughout the year. More than 1000 families live in this village.

Climate

Somayanur has a pleasant, salubrious climate due to its proximity to thickly forested mountain ranges and the cool breeze blowing through the Palghat gap during the monsoon seasons. This village has mild winters and moderate summers. The mean maximum and minimum temperatures during summer and winter varies between 35 °C to 18 °C.

Due to the presence of the mountain pass, major parts of the coimbatore district benefit from the south-west monsoon in the months from June to August. After a warm, humid September, the regular monsoon starts from October lasting till early November. These monsoons are brought about by the retreating North-eastern monsoon. The average annual rainfall is around 700 mm with the North East and the South West monsoons contributing to 47% and 28% respectively to the total rainfall.

Education institutions

Government schools

  • Panchayat Union middle school, Somayanur,Chinnathadagam(Via),Coimbatore

Tourist Attraction

  • Mariamman Temple
  • Vinayagar temple
  • Shridi Saibaba Temple

There are around ten temples in this village.

Some of the famous temples near this village:

  • Anuvavi Subramniam Kovil Temple, Periyathadagam 3 km
  • Maruthamalai Temple - 8 km
  • Perur Kovil- 20 km
  • Ponnuthu Temple - 4 km
  • Sri Dayananda Saraswathi swamiji's Arsha Vidya Gurukulam Ashram in Anaikatti - 10 km

Ponnuthu Temple - 8 km ( 3–4 km trekking ) Thambitta Parai - 2 km ( 2 km trekking ) Melmudi Temple - 7 km ( 3–4 km trekking ) Anaikatty- Bhavani river - 18 km from this place. Anuvavi subramaniam kovil - 3 km from this place Ooty - 60 km from this place Kovai Kutralam - 20 km from this place Silent Valley - 50 km from this place Water falls, Mangarai - 6 km

Festivals

  • Mariamman temple festival
  • Pongal festival

Pongal is one of the main festival of South Indians. Which is celebrated well in Somayanur. On very pongal day people of somayanoor use to celebrate pongal with lot of love and enjoyment. The main thing is that people all together used to conduct the sports on pongal day which has a history of more than 30 years. These sports are mainly conducted to encourage the children as well as the youngsters of Somayanur. The participants for this sports event will come from all the nearest villages. Kabadi is one of the main sports which has lot of fans.

References

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