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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Karumathampatti
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Coimbatore district|Coimbatore]]
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'''Karumathampatti''' is a [[municipality]] in [[Sulur taluk]] of [[Coimbatore district]] in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It was a [[panchayat town]] till 2021, when it was elevated to a [[municipality]]. Spread across an area of {{cvt|127|km2}}, it had a population of 35,062 individuals as per the [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]].

== Geography and administration ==
Karumathampatti is a [[municipality]] located in [[Sulur taluk]] of [[Coimbatore district]] in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="Census">{{cite report|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/api/tables/data/2011/PC11_PCA-TV/255?_source=dt&labels=indicator&state=33&district=632&subdistrict=5896&town_village=803964&geo_level=4&format=csv|title=Geo level data: Census of India 2011|access-date=1 June 2025|publisher=[[Census Commission of India]]}}</ref><ref name="Mun">{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/Oct/16/12-town-panchayats-in-tn-upgraded-as-municipalities-2372038.html|title=12 town panchayats in TN upgraded as municipalities|date=16 October 2021|access-date=1 June 2025|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> Spread across an area of {{cvt|27|km2}},<ref name="Pop">{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/india/tamilnadu/coimbatore/3341218000__karumathampatti/|title=Karumathampatti|work=Citypopulation.de|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> it is located in the [[Kongu Nadu|western part]] of the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dmfcoimbatore.in/geographical-setup|title=Coimbatore geographical setup|work=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref> It was a [[panchayat town]] till 2021, when it was upgraded to a municipality.<ref name="Mun"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tn.gov.in/dtp/townpanchayats.pdf|title=Town panchayats in Tamil Nadu|work=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> The region has a [[tropical climate]] with hot summers and mild winters. The highest temperatures are recorded in April and May, with lowest recordings in December-January.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/india/karumathampatti-climate|title=Climate, Karumathampatti|work=Weather atlas|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref>

The municipality is headed by a chairperson, who is elected by the members, who are chosen through direct elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://knowindia.india.gov.in/profile/local-government.php|title=Local Government|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=1 January 2023|page=1|archive-date=4 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004071216/https://knowindia.india.gov.in/profile/local-government.php|url-status=live}}</ref> The town forms part of the [[Sulur Assembly constituency]] that elects its member to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] and the [[Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency]] that elects its member to the [[Parliament of India]].<ref>{{cite report|url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/web/pslist/english/Coimbatore_eng.pdf|title=Polling stations in Coimbatore district|work=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=1 June 2025}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> is located off [[Avinashi Road]], a main arterial road connecting [[Coimbatore]], and is one of the termini of the planned first line of the [[Coimbatore metro]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://metrorailnews.in/coimbatore-metro-rail-project-works-on-the-mrts-expected-to-commence-soon/|title=Coimbatore Metro Rail Project: Works on the MRTS expected to commence soon|work=Metro rail news|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As per the [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]], Karumathampatti had a population of 35,062 individuals across 10,071 households.<ref name="Census"/> The population saw a marginal increase compared to the previous census in [[2001 Census of India|2001]] when 26,477 inhabitants were registered. The population consisted of 17,593
males and 17,469 females.<ref name="Pop"/><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|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 June 2008|publisher=[[Census Commission of India]]}}</ref> About 3,473 individuals were below the age of six years.<ref name="Census"/> The entire population is classified as urban. The town has an average literacy rate of 82.9%. About 9.8% of the population belonged to [[scheduled castes]].<ref name="Pop"/><ref name="Census"/> About 46.4% of the eligible population were employed full-time.<ref name="Pop"/><ref name="Census"/>

[[Hinduism]] was the majority religion which was followed by 84.2% of the population, with [[Christianity]] (14.2%) and [[Islam]] (1.4%) being minor religions.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11392/download/14505/DDW33C-01%20MDDS.XLS|title=Religion: Census of India 2011|access-date=1 June 2025|publisher=[[Census Commission of India]]}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Municipalities of Tamil Nadu}}
[[Category:Cities and towns in Coimbatore district]]

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