Kolathupalayam

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Kolathupalayam
Town
Kolathupalayam Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 10°45′42″N 77°35′03″E / 10.7615783°N 77.584151°E / 10.7615783; 77.584151
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruppur
Taluk	Dharapuram
Population  (2001)
• Total	17,321
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	638661
Telephone code	04258
Vehicle registration	TN78 - DHARAPURAM

Kolathupalayam is a panchayat town in Dharapuram taluk of Tirupur District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Kolathupalayam Located 5km From Dharapuram.

Kolathupalayam is located at 10°45′42″N 77°35′03″E / 10.7615783°N 77.584151°E / 10.7615783; 77.584151.

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Kolathupalayam had a population of 17,321. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Kolathupalayam has an average literacy rate of 75.05%, higher than the national average literacy rates (73.8%) (age 7 and above) in 2011 were 82.14% for men and 65.46% for women.

KoluthuPalayam is part of Dharapuram taluk in Tiruppur district of Tamil Nadu. It belongs to Dharapuram State Assembly Constituency(SC) and Erode Lok Sabha constituency.

AIADMK, DMK,Indian National Congress (INC) BJP, Tamil Nadu Kongu Ilaingar Peravai and other Kongu parties are the major political parties in this area.

Agriculture, Big Paddy Seeds farms are main source of Economy. Commercial Banks and Agriculture Co-Operative banks operate in the village.

The Village houses a Government high school at Kolathupalayam. Private schools include Sakthi Nursery And Primary School, Kolathupalayam.