Country India District Coimbatore PIN 641108 Local time Sunday 4:54 PM | State Tamil Nadu Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Telephone code +91-422 | |
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Weather 36°C, Wind E at 18 km/h, 20% Humidity | ||
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.
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Map of Somayanur, Tamil Nadu
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.
Government schools
Tourist Attraction
There are around ten temples in this village.
Some of the famous temples near this village:
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
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 30years. 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.