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Country
  
India

District
  
Dharmapuri

PIN
  
635301

Coastline
  
320,000 m

Nearest city
  
Salem

State
  
Tamil Nadu

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Telephone code
  
91-4346

Local time
  
Monday 8:08 PM

Bommidi

Weather
  
23°C, Wind SW at 6 km/h, 90% Humidity

Jaipur coimbatore express onslaughts bommidi


Bommidi is a town in Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, India.

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Map of Bommidi, Tamil Nadu

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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.

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.

    • Primary schools

  • Panchayat Union Primary School

    • Higher secondary schools

  • AMG Matric Higher Secondary school, B.Nadoor
  • 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
  • Government Girls High School, B.Thurinjipatti
  • Carmel higher secondary school, B. Pallipatti

    • 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.,
  • G.S Dental Clinic, Dr.Saravanan BDS
  • Raja Dental Care Clinic, Dr.MuraliMohan BDS
  • Raja Physiotherapy Center, M.Savitha BPT
  • Amirtham Hospital
  • Shanthi Nursing Home
  • GRS Hospital
  • Kandasamy Memorial Hospital
  • Ponni Clinic BOMMIDI Dr.Gowrishankar & Dr.Sudha Gowrishankar.
  • 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
  • Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited
  • Canara Bank
  • 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.
  • 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. It is also nearer to its district capital Dharmapuri. Many number of buses running from Dharmapuri to Salem via Bommidi. Bommidi is very close to Dharmapuri but due to lack of roads different route is used so the distance from Bommidi to Dharmapuri is 35 km, laying the roads for few km between Mittareddihalli and Kondagarahalli via Komberi Kanavaai will make Dharmapuri - Bommidi distance around 20 km. Which will boost the economy of Bommidi and also bommidi will be the nearby station to Dharmapuri town than Morappur station (30 km from Dharmapuri) .

    References

    Bommidi Wikipedia
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