?Salem Tamil Nadu • India
Salem
Coordinates: 11°37′30″N 78°09′54″E / 11.625, 78.165
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	102 km² (39 sq mi) • 278 m (912 ft)
District(s)	Salem
Population • Density	12,36,701 (2007) • 9,060 /km² (23,465 /sq mi)
Mayor	J. Rekha Priyadharshini
Codes • Pincode • Telephone • Vehicle	• 636xxx • +91-427 • TN 27,Tn 28,TN 29,TN 30 and TN 54

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Salem pronunciation (help· info) (Tamil: சேலம்) is a city and a corporation in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located in the north central part of the southernmost state of India, it is the fifth largest city of Tamil Nadu, after Chennai,Coimbatore,Madurai and Trichy. Almost completely surrounded by hills, it is also a part of the Kongu Nadu (Tirupur and Coimbatore) region. Image File history File links Salem. ... Tamil ( ; IPA ) is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamils in India and Sri Lanka, with smaller communities of speakers in many other countries. ... For other uses, see Corporation (disambiguation). ... Salem District Salem District is a district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. ... India is a federal republic comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... Madras redirects here. ... , Coimbatore (Tamil: ), also known as Kovai (Tamil: ), is a major industrial city in India and the second largest city in the state of Tamil Nadu. ... , Madurai   (Tamil: , IPA: ) is a city and a municipal corporation with a city population of 922,913 according to 2001 census. ... Tiruchirapalli (also spelled Tiruchchirappalli, commonly known as Tiruchi or Trichy, formerly known as Trichinopoly under British rule) is a city situated on the banks of the Kaveri river, centrally located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... Kongu Nadu is the north western region of the state of Tamil Nadu in Southern India. ...

Salem is at the base of the renowned tourist destination of Yercaud hills, which offers breathtaking views both along the ride up the hill and from the peak. There are also remote sites of beauty such as Kiliyur Falls.^[1] Yercaud is at an altitude of 1600 m above mean sea level. , A wooded path among the original forests of Yercaud. ... Kiliyur Falls is a waterfall in the Servarayan hill range in the Eastern Ghats, Tamil nadu, India. ...

The city is surrounded by a natural amphitheatre of hills formed by the Nagaramalai to the north, the Jeragamalai to the south, the Kanjanamalai to the west, and Godumalai to the east. It is divided by the Thirumanimuthar in the main division. The fort is the oldest building in town.

History

The name Salem appears to have been derived from Sela or Shalya or Sayilam which are found in inscriptions referring to the country around the hills. Local folklore believes Salem to be the birthplace of the Tamil poetess Avvaiyar^{[citation needed]}. Inscriptions from the Ganga dynasty have been recovered from parts of the district. Languages Tamil Religions Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism Related ethnic groups Dravidian people Brahui people Kannadigas Malayalis Tamils Telugus Tuluvas Gonds The Tamil people are a multi-ethnic group from the Indian subcontinent with a recorded history going back more than two millennia. ... Avvaiyar (also Auvayar) was the name of more than one poet who was active during different periods of Tamil literature. ... The Ganga Dynasty is one of two unrelated dynasties who ruled parts of India: The Western Ganga Dynasty ruled a kingdom in southern India, based in southern Karnataka. ...

Salem along with Coimbatore remained under the Madurai Nayaks. Later, in the early 18th century, it came under Hyder Ali after a long feud know as the Mysore-Madurai war. Salem was then taken from Hyder Ali by Colonel Wood in the beginning of 1768. It was recaptured by Hyder towards the end of the year 1772. Under Lord Clive in 1799, it was again occupied by a detachment of the regiment stationed at Sankari Drug (pronounced as droog) and remained a military station until 1861 when the troops were altogether withdrawn. , Coimbatore (Tamil: ), also known as Kovai (Tamil: ), is a major industrial city in India and the second largest city in the state of Tamil Nadu. ... The Madurai Nayaks or Nayak Dynasty of Madurai were rulers of Tamil Nadu with Madurai as their capital, in India, from 1559 until 1736. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Hyder Ali or Haidar Ali (c. ... , For other uses, see Mysore (disambiguation). ... , Madurai   (Tamil: , IPA: ) is a city and a municipal corporation with a city population of 922,913 according to 2001 census. ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1772 (MDCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1861 (MDCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Many great personalities including Salem Ramasamy Mudaliar, C. Vijayaraghavachariar, Pagadala Narasimhalu Naidu, C. Rajagopalachari (Rajaji) and Dr. P. Subbarayan started their political careers in Salem. Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari (Tamil: சக்ரவர்தி ராஜகோபாலாச்சாரி) (b. ... Rajaji Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari (December 1878 - December 25, 1972), known as or Rajaji or C.R., was an Indian lawyer, writer, statesman and a Hindu spiritualist. ...

Geography

Salem is located at 11.669437° N 78.140865° E.^[2] It has an average elevation of 278 metres (912 feet). This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[3] Salem had a population of 12,36,701. In 2007, the population of the city is estimated to have over 13 lakhs. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Salem has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 72%. In Salem, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ...

It stands in fourth place in the state of Tamil Nadu next to Coimbatore in land area (Salem=102 km² ). The total city population of Salem is about 13,00,000(1.3 million)^{[citation needed]}. The population figures shown in the census for Salem are given excluding many important suburbs like Kondalampatti, Kannankurichi, Malla Moopanpatti etc. which have been included within the Salem City Municipal Corporation limits^{[citation needed]}.

Economy

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Salem is one of the largest producers of traditional silver anklets, which are popular among women.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links Question_book-3. ...

Salem boasts large textile, automotive, poultry and sago industries. For other uses, see Sago (disambiguation). ...

Salem has one of the largest magnesite deposits in India. Companies like Dalmia and TANMAG have mines here. ^[4] Magnesite is magnesium carbonate, MgCO3. ... The Dalmia Companies came into existence in India in the early 1930s as the Dalmia-Jain Group. ...

The Leigh Bazaar market is one of the largest regional markets for agro products.^{[citation needed]}

Salem had an active film production with former Modern Theatres Studios being the hub of Tamil film production^{[citation needed]}. Now defunct, Modern Theatres produced some of the most successful Tamil films, in which many veteran actors appeared, including former Chief Minister M.G. Ramachandran. However, there are presently no studios in Salem. Modern Theaters Studio was a Motion Picture Movie Studio in Salem,Tamil Nadu, India started by T.R.S.Sundaram in 1935. ... ...

Salem was famous for hosting a huge number of cinema theatres in Tamilnadu. Movie halls like Central, Oriental, Gowri, Sangeeth Complex, A.R.K Theatre,ARRS multiplex,ADLABS and Alankar Theatre are some of the famous movie houses in Salem. But due to the decline of the movie industry due to pirated CDs and TV serials, many of the theatres closed down.^{[citation needed]} Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ...

Major industrial units in and around Salem

• Salem Steel Plant
• SISCOL
• MALCO
• Chemplast SANMAR
• Burn Standard & Co
• Tata Refractories
• Dalmia Magnesite
• TANMAG
• SAGOSERVE
• Indian-Oil Bottling Plant
• POWERGRID
• Kumar Industrial Works

Export commodities

• Textiles, yarn, granite, readymade garments, mangoes, coir products and stainless steel

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Special Economic Zones (SEZ)

Being one of the fastest growing tier II cities, the Tamil Nadu government and ELCOT are planning an IT park in Salem covering about 160 acres.^{[citation needed]} It comes under SEZ. ^[5]

SAIL is planning a Steel SEZ inside the Salem Steel plant covering about 250 acres.^{[citation needed]}

There is an exclusive Electrical and Electronics Industrial Estate in the Suramangalam area of Salem city. ^[6]

Religious sites

There are several Mariamman temples in Salem. Mariamman is a Hindu goddess, an incarnation of Shakti. Every year around July the city celebrates Mariamman festival for a fortnight. During this festival, Goddess Mariamman is decorated with jewellery and flower chariots and taken around the city at midnight. On the first important day of the festival, people walk on fire (note: devotees call fire as flower) with their prayers. The second day is colourful with parades of fancy dress. This is one of the best times to visit Salem. This festival is celebrated at temples at Fort, Shevapet, Ammapet, Gugai, Andheripati etc. Shevapet Mariamman temple car is the biggest one among the cars of Amman temples across the state. This festival is celebrated for a week. The Kottai Marriamman temple is very famous not only in Salem but throughout Tamil Nadu. Mariamman This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Temple of Hephaestus, an Doric Greek temple in Athens with the original entrance facing east, 449 BC (western face depicted) For other uses, see Temple (disambiguation). ... Hinduism is a religious tradition[1] that originated in the Indian subcontinent. ... Lakshmi is a common aspect of Shakti Shakti meaning force, power or energy is the Hindu concept or personification of Gods female aspect, sometimes referred to as The Divine Mother. Shakti represents the active, dynamic principles of feminine power. ... Temple Cars are like Charriot that carries Hindu gods. ...

There is an Alagirnathar Thirukoil popularly known as "Kottai Perumal Koil", located at the heart of the city. The temple has been built centuries ago and has some beautiful sculptures. "Vaikunta Ekadasi" is the most famous festival in the temple, and on that day, lakhs of devotees visit the temple.In this temple, other festivals such as Brahmotsavam, Pavithrotsavam, Navarathri, and Puratasi are celebrated at good spirit. Thousands of devotees throng the temple during these days. "Aandaal Thirukalyanam" is a famous utsavam in the temple for which a special garland is brought from Sri Villi Puttur ("Soodi kodutha sudar malai") Vaikunta Ekadasi is the Ekadasi that occurs in the Hindu calendar month of Marghazhi (corresponding to late December - January in English calendar. ...

The Sugavaneshwarar temple is also a very important shrine of Salem. Mythology records that sage Sugha Brahmarishi worshiped the lord here. Arunagirinadhar has sung a song on Lord Muruga in Sugavaneshwarar temple.

Kandashramam is a small hill temple for Lord Muruga. It is situated 10 km from Salem City towards Chennai highway. Kandashramam houses statues of unique and vital gods. It has the statues of Panchamukha Anjaneya, Panchamukha Vinayagar, Swarna Bhairavar, Dhanvanthri, and others. In Salem City, at Seelanaickenpatty there is another hill for Lord Murugan, named Oothumalai. This article is about the Hindu deity Skanda; for the Buddhist bodhisattva Skanda, see Skanda (Bodhisattva). ... Madras redirects here. ...

Kumaragiri is a small temple for Lord Muruga. It is situated 5 km from Salem city. This article is about the Hindu deity Skanda; for the Buddhist bodhisattva Skanda, see Skanda (Bodhisattva). ...

Two more mountain temples are in Salem for Lord Vishnu.

Salem also has a Heritage Temple called Sitthar Koil, which is located about 10 km from Salem. This is a Shiva temple, which is located in the foothills of Kanja Malai. Some believers say that this temple was built by Sitthar's which is believed that they still survive in the Mount of Kanja Malai. The famous Tamil poetess Avvayar is believed to be living in this hills. For other uses, see Shiva (disambiguation). ...

Aragalur is located approximately 21 km from Attur, boasting two old temples and a large Buddha statue. The one day Temple car festival in summer invites many people in the region. The Kailasanatha Temple situated at Tharamangalam is very famous for its architectural beauty. The Tharamangalam temple has many beautiful sculptures. Noteworthy amongst them are the sculptures of Arjuna's penace, Shiva-parvathi & Manmadha, Rama killing Vaali, etc. There are ancient shiva temples at Belur (Thanthondreeshwarar) and Uttamacholapuram (Karaburanathar). Ayothiappattanam, located 7 km away from the city, houses a beautiful Kothandaramar temple. Aragalur(six trenches village) is a village in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. ... Temple of Hephaestus, an Doric Greek temple in Athens with the original entrance facing east, 449 BC (western face depicted) For other uses, see Temple (disambiguation). ... Siddhartha and Gautama redirect here. ... Temple Cars are like Charriot that carries Hindu gods. ... Belur (Kannada:ಬೇಲೂರು) was the early capital of the Hoysala Empire. ...

A Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama is located in Salem. It was started in 1928 and made a branch of the mission in 1941.

Also, Eden Gardens School near Gandhi Road area has an attached prayer hall which functions as LEF. Laymens Evangelical Fellowship International is a Christian organisation founded in 1935 in Chennai, India by N. Daniel (1897-1963), a former mathematics professor from Kakinada, and currently headed by his son Joshua Daniel (born February 1928). ...

All parts of Salem are covered by mosques. Jamia masjid in Bazaar St, Meltheru and Keeltheru Mosques in Fort, mosques near railway junction and New integrated bus terminal, mosques in Ammapet, 5 Roads and Gugai are the famous one. Moreover there is a famous Arabic college located near Tamilnadu Magnesite, Salem, offering world-class Arabic studies to the students. Meltheru and keeltheru Mosques Located in Kottai (Fort), a famous locality in Salem which is ruled by Hyderali and Tipu sultan in earlier centuries. ... Arabic can mean: From or related to Arabia From or related to the Arabs The Arabic language; see also Arabic grammar The Arabic alphabet, used for expressing the languages of Arabic, Persian, Malay ( Jawi), Kurdish, Panjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and Urdu, among others. ...

A Angala Paramashwari temple is situvated in near kottagoundapatti near the Sellapilikuttai

A relatively new ISKCON ashram has been started, home to a very enthusiastic group of ISKCON devotees, mostly young brahmacharis, who have recently relocated to a new property, a three-acre plot of land, just a half kilometer from Periyaar University and the Government Engineering college. The new land is located just three kilometers outside Salem, off the main highway to Bangalore, well known as the Bangalore-Madurai highway, which is in the process of being upgraded to a four-lane highway. Gokul Chandra Prabhu, a towering six-foot, five-inch tall Croatian brahmachari, who’s been residing in India for the past thirteen years, is the temple manager. One of the most interesting aspects of this new construction is that Gokul Chandra Prabhu has been inspired to use "traditional" building materials — for the most part, but with a few exceptions — to construct the "ashram" buildings, including a few residential huts, a temporary temple, a library and a kitchen.

Education

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Salem, which was once considered the most educationally backward district in Tamil Nadu, now has a few good educational institutions. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ...

Periyar University is located in Karuppur, Salem. Government Medical College and Government Nursing College are located in Salem.

Engineering colleges in Salem

• Government College of Engineering was started during the Third Five Year plan in 1966 and is located on a beautiful 162-hectare site surrounded by hills. This was at the time the third government engineering institution in Tamil Nadu. The first batch of students was selected for the academic year 1966-67 for courses in Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering. In the 1973-74 school year, the Metallurgical Engineering branch was started. The Electronics and Communication branch was introduced in 1985-86. The Computer Science engineering course was introduced in 2001.
• Sona College of Technology, established in the year 1997. This college is situated in the heart of city.
• Vinayaka Mission's University was established in the year 2001 as a 48th University in India.
• SSM College of Engineering was established in 1998 under private management.

Arts and science colleges in Salem

• AVS college of arts and Science
• Sri Shakthi kailassh college for Women
• Government Arts college for Men
• Government Arts college for Women
• Sarada College (Arts and Science) for Women (autonomous)
• Sarada College of Education
• Vysya College

Schools in Salem

Government Higher Secondary School, Mettupatty.

Government-aided schools (state board syllabus)

• Little Flower Higher Secondary School, Four Roads, Peramanoor post, Salem
• Sri Ramakrishna Saradha Higher Secondary School, Subramania Nagar,Salem
• Bharathi Vidyalaya Higher Secondary School, Maraveneri, Salem
• St. Marys Girls Higher Secondary School, Arisipalayam, Salem-9
• Sri Sarada Vidyalaya Girls Higher Secondary School, Fairlands, Salem
• St. Pauls Higher Secondary School
• CSI Higher Secondary School
• Neelambal Subramanium Higher Secontary School,Salem,OldSuramangalem

Private schools: Matriculation higher secondary schools

• St.John's Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Fairlands, Salem-636016. Ph:(0091) 0427- 2447767
• Holy Angels Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Fairlands, Salem-636016. Ph:(0091) 0427- 2446969
• Sri Vidya Mandir Higher Secondary School,(Ammapet,Shevapet,Kondalampatti,Anandashram,Ayodhiyapattinam)
• AGN Matric Higher Secondary School, Konganapuram, Salem
• AndersonMatric Higher Secondary School, Yercaud road, Salem- 636 007
• Bala Bharathi Matric Higher Secondary School, Salem

• Glazebrook Matric Higher Secondary School, Salem- 636 004
• Golden Gate Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Yercaud Foothills, Salem-ph- 2412848
• Golden Spark Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Bangalore Main Road, Salem-636 012. ph- 2345112
• Chinmaya Vidyalaya Matric School, Chinmaya Nagar, Sollampalllam, Steel Plant Road, Salem- 636 005
• C.S.I Good Shepherd Matric Higher Secondary School, Fort, Salem-2211944
• Holy Angels Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Alagapuram pudur post, Salem-ph-2446969
• Holy Flower Matriculation Higher Secondary School, ph2448426
• Holy Cross Matriculation Higher Secondary School, K.N Colony,Ammapet, Salem- 636014,ph-2240888, 2242526, Fax, 2240567, Primary School: 2240179
• Hindu Don Bosco Matric Higher Secondary School, Karungalpalayam, Salem -636006
• Jayarani Matric Higher Secondary School, Nethimedu, Salem- 636 002
• Jothi Matric Higher Secondary School, Ammapet, Salem
• Malco Vidyalayam Matric Higher Secondary School, Mettur dam, Salem-
• PSG Matric Higher Secondary School, Sankagiri, Salem
• Sri Jothi Vidyalaya Matric Higher Secondary School, Kandampatty, Salem- 636005
• Sri Sarada BalaMandhir Boys Matriculation Higher Secondary School, 19, Rajaji Road, Salem-7,Ph 2412160
• Sri Sarada Matric Higher Secondary School for Girls, Fairlands, Salem- 636016
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• St. Josephs Matric Higher Secondary School, Pension Line, Salem -636 006
• Sri Vasavi Matric Higher Secondary School, Shevapet, Salem
• Sri Vidya Mandhir Matric Higher Secondary School, Salem Steel plant, Mohan Nagar, Salem- 636 030
• Tagore Matric Higher Secondary School

Private schools: CBSE schools (Central Board of Secondary Education Syllabus)

• Notre Dame of Holy Cross School ( CBSE ), Gundukallur, Udayapatti Area, Salem. Ph: 2240844
• Sri Vidya Mandir Secondary School (CBSE), Shivaji Nagar, Salem, 636003, ph--263617, 261949
• Sri Vidya Mandir Secondary School (CBSE), Annadasramam, Meyanur Road, Salem - 636004, Phone: 448105, - 277105
• Sri Vidya Mandir Secondary School and Junior College (CBSE), Salem- 636002, phone- 212125, 212135
• Sri Vidya Mandir Secondary School (CBSE), Attur Main Road, Ayodhiya Pattanam, Salem - 636103, ph- 812333, 240288
• Sri Vidya Mandir Secondary School (CBSE), Kondalampatty, Salem- 636010, phone- 270637

Residential schools in Yercaud Hills, Salem

• Montfort School, Yercaud [1]
• Sacred Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Yercaud

These schools have produced celebrities like cricketer Roger Binny, actor Vikram, Hindi legend actress Rekha, Union Cabinet minister Dr. Anbumani Ramadass and many IITans, etc.

Alumni associations

• Government College of Engineering, Salem

Transport and traffic

Salem is a transit point for travel between Chennai, Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram, Coimbatore, Madurai, Ernakulam/Cochin, Pondicherry, Trichy, Kanniyakumari and other places. Madras redirects here. ... , For other uses, see Bangalore (disambiguation). ... , Thiruvananthapuram   (Malayalam: തിരുവനന്തപുരം Tiruvanantapuraṁ), also known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. ... , Coimbatore (Tamil: ), also known as Kovai (Tamil: ), is a major industrial city in India and the second largest city in the state of Tamil Nadu. ... , Madurai   (Tamil: , IPA: ) is a city and a municipal corporation with a city population of 922,913 according to 2001 census. ... The skyline of Ernakaulam Ernakulam (Malayalam : എറണാകുളം ) refers to the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. ... Cochin may refer to: Cochin China Kingdom of Kochi, a former princely state of India, merged with Travancore to form the State of Kerala Cochin city, the former name of the city of Kochi, in Kerala Hôpital Cochin, a famous hospital in Paris, France Cochin font, from the Adobe... Map of Pondicherry Region, Union Territory of Pondicherry, India Pondicherry (Tamil:புதுவை,Hindi: पॉण्डिचेरी) is a Union Territory of India. ... Tiruchirapalli (also spelled Tiruchchirappalli, commonly known as Tiruchi or Trichy, formerly known as Trichinopoly under British rule) is a city situated on the banks of the Kaveri river, centrally located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... The District Map of Kanya kumari Swamithoppe pathi Padmanabhapuram Palace Thiruchendur Temple The Tiruvalluvar statue The Vivekananda memorial Sun Rise at Kanyakumari The Gandhi Mandepam Kanyakumari is a town and a cape at the southernmost tip of the Indian peninsula. ...

Road

Three important National Highways NH7, NH47 and NH68 intersect each other at Salem. The Network of National Highways in India National Highways in India is the class of roads maintained by the Central Government and is the main long-distance roadways. ... National Highway 47, commonly referred to as NH 47, is a busy highway that runs through some parts of Tamil Nadu and the south-west coast of Kerala state in India. ... NH68 National Highway 68 or NH 68 runs between Ulundurpettai and Salem for a total of 134 km. ...

Rail

Salem is an important rail junction in South India, because of its location almost midway between Chennai, Bangalore and Coimbatore. In 2007, Salem became a rail-division^[8] (including the high revenue-yielding Coimbatore District and Erode District). This was formally inaugurated on 1 November 2007 by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and Indian Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav.^[9] The Salem rail-division was carved out of the Palakkad rail-division in Kerala, which had created dissension between the two states.^[10] Madras redirects here. ... , For other uses, see Bangalore (disambiguation). ... , Coimbatore (Tamil: ), also known as Kovai (Tamil: ), is a major industrial city in India and the second largest city in the state of Tamil Nadu. ... Coimbatore District A typical farm in Coimbatore District in Tamil Nadu Coimbatore District is one of the most affluent and industrially advanced districts of Tamil Nadu. ... Erode district in Tamil Nadu, India Turmeric powder, used extensively in Indian cuisine, finds an important market centre in Erode District Erode District (Tamil: ஈரோடு மாவட்டம்) is a northern district of the state of Tamil Nadu, South India, with Erode as its headquarters. ... is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... List of All Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu Footnote On September 21, 2002[1], a five-judge constitutional bench of the Supreme Court of India ruled in a unanimous verdict that a person who is convicted for a criminal offence and sentenced to imprisonment for a period of not less... M. Karunanidhi (Tamil: ) or Karunanidhi Muthuvel generally referred to as M.K (Tamil: )and Dr. Kalaingar (கலைஞர்), is the present Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. ... Lalu Prasad Yadav, sometimes spelt as Laloo Prasad[1] or Lalloo Prasad, (Devanāgarī: लालू प्रसाद यादव) (born June 11, 1948 Goplaganj, Bihar[2]) is an Indian politician from the state of Bihar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... , Kerala ( ; Malayalam: കേരളം; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ...

At Salem junction, most express trains pass through at night. Initiatives have been taken for a bullet train from Chennai to Coimbatore via Salem.

Air

Salem has a domestic airport with international standards (code FR3241) at Kamalapuram near Omalur on NH7 towards Dharmapuri, but currently (2008) it is being used for charter flights. An aviation school is also utilizing the facilities.^{[citation needed]}. The nearest airports are at Trichy (135km) and Coimbatore (159km). Tiruchirapalli (also spelled Tiruchchirappalli, commonly known as Tiruchi or Trichy, formerly known as Trichinopoly under British rule) is a city situated on the banks of the Kaveri river, centrally located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... , Coimbatore (Tamil: ), also known as Kovai (Tamil: ), is a major industrial city in India and the second largest city in the state of Tamil Nadu. ...

Salem Airport

No.of Runways : 1 Runway Direction : 04-22 Runway lenght :8000 ft (paved) Taxiways : Halfway Backtracking and continue Taxiway A

References

1. ^ Jungle Look. The Hindu. Retrieved on 2006-12-09.
2. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Salem
3. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
4. ^ Dept.Geology and mining, TN.
5. ^ Site for IT Park ideally situated. The Hindu. Retrieved on 2006-01-09.
6. ^ Electrical and electronics industries. Government of Tamil Nadu.
7. ^ St. John Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Salem- 636 016
8. ^ Murthi, P.V.V. (27 August 2007) "No need for agitation over Salem rail division" The Hindu
9. ^ Special Correspondent (12 October 2007) "Salem railway division to be fully operational from November 1" The Hindu
10. ^ Staff (14 October 2007) "Salem railway division formed" The Hindu

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External links

• Official Website of Salem City Municipal Corporation
• Salem, Tamil Nadu at the Open Directory Project
• NIC website for Salem, Tamil Nadu
• History of Salem, Tamil Nadu
• Police and prisons
• Department of Geology & Mining, Govt. of Tamilnadu
• Salemjilla.com Fun based community site for Salem, Tamil Nadu