Alagappa Nagar
Alagappa Nagar is situated at Amballur Village in Mukundapuram Taluk in Thrissur District in Kerala State.[1] Alagappa Nagar is 12.7 km far from its District Main City Thrissur. It is 221 km far from the capital city of Thiruvananthapuram. There is a Textile Mill factory in this town named Alagappanagar Textile Mill Factory Originally build by Dr Alagappa Chettiar,
AlagappaNagar | |
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  AlagappaNagar Location in Kerala, India | |
| Coordinates: 10°26′N 76°16′E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thrissur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | KL- |
In 1937 Dr. Alagappa Chettiar started Cochin Textiles, later Alagappa Textiles at Amballur near Thrissur in Kerala. The township for Cochin textile staff was named "Alagappa Nagar".
There is also a Polytechnic called Thiagarajar Polytechnic College having engineering departments of Electrical & Electronics, Mechanical and Civil Engineering.
References
- "Alagappa Nagar Post Office | District Thrissur, Government Of Kerala | India". Retrieved 22 April 2021.
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