Semmedu

Semmedu
Small Town
Semmedu Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11°18′22″N78°21′26″E / 11.30611°N 78.35722°E / 11.30611; 78.35722
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Namakkal
Taluk	Kollimalai
Population  (2011)
• Total	9,303
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal Index Number	637411

Semmedu is a Human settlement in Kollimalai Taluk, Namakkal district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the headquarter of the Kollihils block.

History

Semmedu was founded in the early 1900s by Vellakinar Chinnappa Gounder, who purchased 500 acres of land from an Australian. He brought in settlers of different castes and creed to supplement the few people who were already living there. Later his sons Vellingiri, Palanisamy Kalisamy and Subbiah Gounder continued to develop the village.^{[ citation needed ]}

Geography

The river Noyyal, a tributary to Cauvery, originates from the Siruvani Hills and flows through this village. ^{[1] [2]} The Boluvampatti forest reserve is nearby. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "SemProposal submitted for restoration of Noyyal basin". V. S. Palaniappan, The Hindu
2. "Heavy rain lashes The Nilgiris, Coimbatore". The Hindu.
3. "Farmers hold the key". The Hindu
4. "Diversity of invasive plant species in Boluvampatti forest ...". Biodiversity Journal, 2014, 5 (3) 377-386.