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{{Infobox settlement
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Tirunelveli district|Tirunelveli]]
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'''Gangaikondan''' is a [[panchayat town]] in [[Tirunelveli district]] and a suburb of Tirunelveli city in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It is located about 20 km north of [[Tirunelveli]] on the way to [[Madurai]] on [[National Highway 44 (India)|NH 44]]. It is one of the industrial hubs of Tirunelveli. Gangaikondan is well known for its Arulmigu Anandavalli Udan Kailasnathar Kovil.

==Geography==
Gangaikondan is located at {{Coord|8.85|N|77.78|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Gangaikondan.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Gangaikondan, India|work=fallingrain.com|accessdate=31 May 2015}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 47 metres (154 feet).

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Gangaikondan had a population of 10,254. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gangaikondan has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 65%. In Gangaikondan, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

== Industrial development ==
The ELCOT IT Park located there houses one of the global development centers (GDCs) of major IT outsourcing, IT consulting and BPO firm [[Syntel]].

A 400-million-[[rupee]] (95 million US dollar) [[Tire|tyre]] manufacturing facility is run by Yokohama Rubber Company owned Alliance Tire Company Tires Private Limited at the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu ([[SIPCOT]]) [[industrial park]] having a capacity to make 54,000 tonnes a year with a direct and indirect workforce of around 1800.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/01/stories/2008070154590800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703225015/http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/01/stories/2008070154590800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 July 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Tyre manufacturing facility coming at Gangaikondan|date=2008-07-01|accessdate=31 May 2015}}</ref>

[[Robert Bosch GmbH|Bosch]] India Limited operates a 5800 m<sup>2</sup> plant for manufacturing gasoline systems division products by which Bosch is working to reducing its imports significantly.<ref>[http://www.boschindia.com%2Fmedia%2Fin%2Fdocuments%2Four_company_1%2Fshareholder_information_1%2F2013%2FBosch-2QCY13_concall_transcript_Aug08-2013.pdf]</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fabs.co.in/index.php?q=node/193|title=BOSCH-GANGAIKONDAN-TAMILNADU|work=fabs.co.in|accessdate=31 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/auto/news/auto-components/bosch-opens-sixth-manufacturing-plant-in-india/articleshow/45979581.cms|title = Bosch opens sixth manufacturing plant in India|newspaper = The Economic Times}}</ref> An [[Indane]] LPG bottling plant, which is the largest in the state, is being constructed there and is expected to have a capacity to fill 36,000 cylinders every day.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indianoiltenders.com/Tendering/UploadedNITs/LPGENGPT29512/HTMLNIT/NIT.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=13 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018180204/https://www.indianoiltenders.com/Tendering/UploadedNITs/LPGENGPT29512/HTMLNIT/NIT.pdf |archive-date=18 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The town is home to one of Kovilpatti Lakshmi Roller Flour Mills' flour and textile divisions, and is where the company was established in 1964, with a 46,800 MT flour mill.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://klrf.in/index.php|title=KLRF Group of Companies - Flour Mills, Textiles & Engineering Divisions - An ISO 9001:2000 Company|work=klrf.in|accessdate=31 May 2015}}</ref> It also provides employment specifically for the region.

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Tirunelveli district]]

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