Anthiyur

Anthiyur
Anthiyur
Panchayat Town
	Anthiyur Anthiyur, Tamil Nadu
	Coordinates: 11°34′38″N 77°35′16″E / 11.577100°N 77.587700°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Region	Kongu nadu
District	Erode
Metropolitan	Coimbatore
Area
• Total	3.24 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Elevation	247 m (810 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	23,697
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	638501,638314
Telephone code	04256
Vehicle registration	TN-36
Lok Sabha constituency	Tirupur
State Assembly constituency	Anthiyur

Anthiyur is a taluk (Anthiyur taluk)^[1] and panchayat town in the Erode district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

Geography

Anthiyur is located at 11°34′38″N 77°35′16″E / 11.577100°N 77.587700°E / 11.577100; 77.587700.^[2] It has an average elevation of 247 m (810 ft). It is located at about 18 km from Bhavani, 30 km from Erode, 65 km from Tiruppur and 93.7 km from Coimbatore.

Climate

The temperature is moderate throughout the year except during summer. Rainfall is moderate to high, uncertain and not well distributed. It is warm for most of the year. The city is not windy but the abundance of trees and vegetation surrounding the city makes its climate pleasant.

Economy

Anthiyur is known for betel leaves, agriculture products including cotton, ground nut known as kadalai, sugarcane, cassava (known as kuchikilangu), corn (makkacholam), and textile garments. It has a large weekly markets in Tamil Nadu which assembles every Monday.

Horse fair

A horse fair (Kuthirai Santhai) is organized at the time of Sri Gurunatha Swamy temple festival in the Tamil month Aadi. Hundreds of horses of various breeds are exhibited in this fair. Other than horses, other domestic animals like cows, buffaloes, dogs and birds are also exhibited during the fair. The fair takes place for 5 to 6 days and it is witnessed by lakhs of people including farmers, pet enthusiasts and common people.^[3] Anthiyur horse fair is said to be organized right from the time of rule of Tipu Sultan.

Transport

Anthiyur is well connected by roads with Gobichettipalayam and Sathyamangalam via Athani (Tamil Nadu), Erode via Bhavani. Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation has a depot apart from a central bus stand in Anthiyur. The nearest railway station is Erode Junction (32 km), a major railway station from where trains ply to all over the country. The nearest airport is Coimbatore International Airport (100 km).