Iduvoi

Iduvai Iduvoi
village
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirupur
Government
• Body	Gram Panchayat
Elevation	335 m (1,099 ft)
Population  (November 2012)
• Total	3,000–4,000
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Nearest city	Tiruppur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Tirupur
Civic agency	Gram Panchayat

Iduvai is a village near Tiruppur in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Iduvai is about 48 kilometres (30 mi) from Coimbatore, 9 km (6 mi) from Tirupur, and 12 km (7 mi) from Palladam. It is located on Tirupur-Palladam State Highway 19.

Demographics

The total population of this village is about 4,000–5,000. There are about 900–1000 families. The male to female ratio is 51:49. The literacy rate is 68.2%.

Employment

The main occupation is weaving and farming. The majority of the people earn a living by going to Tiruppur to work. The main occupation of weaving is on the decline in the village. As of November 2012, there are only a handful of weavers weaving in the traditional way. The growth of power looms has still kept the weaving tradition alive in the village. Nowadays, few garment factories and sizing mills have started.

Schools

Iduvai has six government schools and two matriculation schools:

• Wisdom Matriculation Hr sec school
• Govt High School, Iduvai
• Govt Elementary School, Iduvai
• Govt Elementary School, Attayampalayam
• Govt Elementary School, Chinnakalipalayam
• Govt Elementary School, Seeranampalayam
• Govt Elementary School, Bharathipuram
• Kamachiamman Matriculation school

Connectivity

The nearest railway station is Tirupur which is 9  km away. The nearest airport is Coimbatore (CJB). Bus transport from Tirupur is serviced via Route numbers 2, 2B, 5D, 33 and P4.