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{{Short description|Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India}}{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2014}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2014}}
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'''Kalapatti''' is a neighborhood of [[Coimbatore|Coimbatore city]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It is located 17 km North-East direction, within the city limits. Now Kalapatti is merged with Corporation of Coimbatore. Because of an increase of [[information technology]] (IT) companies surrounding in and around Kalapatti like [[Peelamedu]], HopeCollege, [[Saravanampatti]] there is a fast rapid improvement in this place. The [[Coimbatore International Airport]] is just about 7 km from Kalapatti.

==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> Kalapatti had a population of 22,089. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Kalapatti has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 65%. In Kalapatti, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

== Agriculture ==
Kalapatti had agriculture as its key business until the late 1980s. The cotton industry was also famous. The key crop was corn and vegetables like tomato, bringal and okra.

Kalapatti was the head place for the surrounding suburbs of Valiyampalayam, Vilankurichi, Veeriyampalayam, Kaikolapalayam and Mylampatti.

== Commerce ==
At present Kalappatti is on high thrust of development. The start of Sharp industries in 1976 turned the key for its developments. Later a lot of machining industries (lathes) and motor industries grew up.
Today some of the world class motor pumpset brands Sharp, Ventura, Fisher and Point originate from Kalapatti . Pioneers in electronics Indus Electronics India (P) Ltd is also from Kalappati.
The Solar Water factory of Hykon Group companies, Hykon India Limited is located at Kalapatti. Kalapatti has the geographical advantage of in midway between two National highways, Avinashi road [[NH-47]] and Sathy road [[NH-209]].

The southern part of the suburb, which is closer to NH-47, had better development when compared to the other parts of the suburbs. The southern part of the suburb known as Nehru nagar is well known for the rapid growth in recent years (1998–2009).

== IT Parks==
* Global Tech Park
* SVB Tech Park - '''Under Construction'''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Coimbatore]]

Kalapatti - Revision history

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