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

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 that stop at Bommidi[1]
  • Yercaud Express (Chennai to Erode & Erode to Chennai)
  • Intercity Express (Chennai to Coimbatore & Coimbatore to Chennai)
  • WestCoast Express (Chennai to Mangalore & Mangalore to Chennai)
  • Bokaro Steel City Express (Alleppey to Bokaro/Dhandbad/Tatanagar via:Chennai & Tatanagar/Dhanbad/Bokaro to Allepey via:Chennai)
  • Erode<->Jollarpet Passenger
  • Salem passenger (Salem to Jollarpet)
  • 2680 Intercity Exp Chennai 09:15
  • 2679 Intercity Exp Coimbatore 18:35
  • 3352 Dhanbad Express Dhanbad/Tata Nagar 15:39
  • 3351/8189 Dhn Allp Express Alleppy 08:14
  • 6627 West Coast Exp Mangalore 16:00
  • 6628 West Coast Exp Chennai 10:14
  • 6670 Yercaud Exp Chennai 22:35
  • 6669 Yercaud Express Erode 04:08'

Trains from Kerala to New Delhi, Chennai, Tirupati, etc. pass through Bommidi.

Nearest railway stations: Salem Junction, tirupattur

Nearest airport: Salem Airport, Tiruchirapalli Airport

Nearest city: Salem

Bus service
  • TNSTC operates daily straight buses to Chennai, Bangalore and Trichy, and very frequent bus services to Salem, Dharmapuri, Omalur, Harur, etc.
  • Bus from bommidi to chennai at 21.15 & 20.30
  • Frequent private bus services are available to Salem and Dharmapuri.

Educational institutions

Primary schools

  • Panchayat Union Primary School

Higher secondary schools

  • 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
  • Government Higher Secondary School, B.Thurinjipatti

Colleges

  • Annai India Teacher Training Institute
  • Sri Meenakshi Polytechnic College
  • Shreevivasa Engineering College
  • Shreevivasa Polytechnic College

Hospitals

  • Government Hospital (GH)
  • Amirtham Hospital
  • Shanthi Nursing Home
  • Raja Hospital
  • Raja Dental Care Clinic, Dr.MuraliMohan BDS
  • GRS Hospital
  • Kandasamy Memorial Hospital

Bakery

  • Meenakshi Bakery

Banks

Marriage Hall

Industries

  • Thangavelu Spinning Mill
  • Railway sleeper factory
  • VNP PVC pipe company

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. It is also known as the Nilgiris of Gujarat.
  • 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.

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Location

Bommidi is close to the Salem district {Ramamoorthi Nagar} border. It is connected by rail.[4] It is also nearer to its district capital Dharmapuri. Many number of buses running from Dharmapuri to Salem via Bommidi.

References

  1. ^ http://www.railwayreservation.net/station/bommidi.html Bommidi Train Timings
  2. ^ http://www.banklocations.in/bankdetails.jsp?bank_id=114006 Indian Bank
  3. ^ http://www.tmb.in/n_branchinfo.htm?code-41-Tamilnadu Mercantile Bank Ltd
  4. ^ http://www.india9.com/i9show/Bommidi-Railway-Station-60408.htm Abput Bommidi railway station


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