Vellakovil City Development Plan - Municipal

City Development Plan for Vellakoil Municipality SMEC India Pvt Ltd
Final Report TNUDP III
2.1 REGIONAL SETTING
TOWN PROFILE, PHYSICAL PLANNING AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT
Vellakoil, a Grade III Municipality in Tiruppur district is located at a distance of 48 km, east of
Coimbatore and 60km, south of Erode town. The area of the town is 64.75 sq.km and the
population is 34,438 as per census 2001. The latitude and longitude of this town are 8º36’’41’’N
and 78º3 ‘’30’’E respectively. It is well connected by road to the surrounding urban centres.
Vellakoil municipality is a prominent commercial center for oil and vanaspathy. The regional
setting of the town and the town map is shown in Map 2.1 and 2.2.
2.2 PHYSICAL FEATURES
Vellakoil is situated on Coimbatore – Thiruchirapalli NH-67. The major arterials from the town are
the Thiruchirapalli – Coimbatore road running west to east, Erode – Tharapuram road & Moolanur
road. The general gradient of the town slopes from North to South. The major soil found in this
region is Black soil. The ground water table varies from 50m to 200m.
2.3 CLIMATE AND RAINFALL
The town and the surrounding region have a sub- tropical climate with temperatures varying from
28 to 36ºC. Rainfall is intermittent, irregular and usually heavy during the southwest monsoon. The
average annual rainfall ranges between 700-800 mm.
2.4 HISTORY OF THE MUNICIPALITY
Vellakoil was constituted as village panchayat during 1938 , upgraded to town panchayat in 1977
and as Third Grade municipality in 2004. There are 21 wards in the Municipality.
2.5 DEMOGRAPHIC FEATURES
2.5.1 Population and its Growth
Vellakoil population has grown in the past decade. As per the 2001 census, the town registered a
population of 34438. The population growth rate of the town is19.3% during the period 1991-
2001.
Table 2.1 Population and growth.
Year Population of Vellakoil Growth rate
1991 28,878 -
2001 34,438 19.3
Source: Census of India.
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