Bhavani, Tamil Nadu

Bhavani Thirunanaa
Town
Confluence of Bhavani and Kaveri rivers
Nickname:  Kooduthurai
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Coordinates: 11°26′50″N 77°41′02″E / 11.447100°N 77.684000°E / 11.447100; 77.684000
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Region	West
District	Erode
Metropolitan	Erode
Government
• Type	Second Grade Municipality
• Body	Bhavani Municipality
Area
• Total	2.17 km2 (0.84 sq mi)
Elevation	193 m (633 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	39,225
• Density	18,000/km2 (47,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	638 301
Telephone code	04256
Vehicle registration	TN 36

Bhavani is a Municipality in Erode District, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located at the northern periphery of Erode City Municipal Corporation and is around 105 km (65 mi) from Coimbatore and 60 km (37 mi) from Tiruppur and Salem. Bhavani is also known as "Carpet City" as it is known for its carpet industry; blankets and carpets manufactured in the town are known as Bhavani Jamakkalam. As of 2011, the town covers an area of 2.17 square kilometres (0.84 sq mi) and has a population of 39,225. It is a grade II municipality.^[1]

Bhavani is located 12 km from Erode Central and 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) north of Erode Junction. The Mettur Dam, which creates the Stanley Reservoir, is 41 kilometres (25 mi) from Bhavani. Sangameswarar Temple, one of the seven holy Shiva shrines of the Kongu Nadu, is located in Bhavani near the confluence of the rivers. The temple serves 18 villages surrounding the town. The Kooduthurai is the confluence of rivers Cauvery, Bhavani and invisible divine Amudha. And near urachikottai, Jeeva samadhi of vallalar follower "Arul annai" is present.