Peelamedu

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PSG tech overbridge

Peelamedu is a suburb of the city of Coimbatore. IT is a major commercial center, and one of the oldest residential parts of the city. The growth of Pellamedu during the last decade can be cited due to the growth of the IT sector in Coimbatore. The more mature and well connected Avinashi road and the Central Business Districts of the city, Pellamedu as a whole draws a perfect balance between Old and New Coimbatore and is a phenomenon in terms of growth. The infrastructure of Pellamedu is a reflection of the lessons learnt from old chennai and a glimpse of new Coimbatore. The rapid growth of Pellamedu as a commercial and residential hub, could be attributed to its geographical advantage in terms of the connectivity to other parts of the city. It acts as an important hub connecting the rapidly growing business class Information Technology corridor The Peelamedu area stretches from Nava India to the Coimbatore International Airport near SITRA, encompassing major educational institutions, hospitals and industries.

Major textile and wetgrinder industries and a considerable number of foundries and motor / pump industries of the district are also located here. It is the educational hub of Coimbatore, with renowned Medical, Paramedical, Engineering, Arts & Science colleges and many famous schools situated here.

Peelamedu is also home to many major hospitals like PSG hospitals, Medical College Hospital, Aravind Eye hospital and the Kovai Medical Center and Hospital. It also houses the Coimbatore Tidel Park and the CODISSIA trade fair complex. The area also has many malls with the largest being the Fun Republic.

Avinashi road is maintained by the Highways and Minor Ports Department.. This 17-km stretch of road running diagonally across the city has become the hub of business for the city. Today, this road has turned out to be the most important arterial road in the city.

On November 11, 2011, People of Peelamedu celebrated the locality's 300th anniversary with special arrangement in schools and colleges and poojas in temples.

Temples

In the area, there is a Mariamman temple, Karivaradharaja Perumal temple, Anjeneya temple and Akilaedeshwari temple.those temples have a fesitivals and functions.

Educational institutions

Pellamedu is a center of education in Coimbatore

Colleges

• Coimbatore Medical College
• PSG Institutions
• PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research
• PSG College of Technology
• Coimbatore Institute of Technology
• Government Polytechnic
• PSG College of Arts and Science
• Dr.GRD Science of College
• PSGR Krishnammal College for Women
• PGP Arts College
• Coimbatore Heart Foundation

Schools

• PSG Sarvajana Higher Secondary School
• Sri Gopal Naidu Higher Secondary School
• PSG CBSE School
• GRG Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• National Model Schools

Others(outskirts of Pellamedu)

• Tidel Park
• South India Textile Research Association (SITRA).
• Suguna Kalyana Mandapam
• Kasthuri Srinivasan Art Gallery
• CODISSIA Trade Fair Complex(Coimbatore Trade Center)

Movie Theaters

Fun Cinemas in Fun Republic mall, one of the biggest movie complex in Coimbatore, is present in this locality. There are also several other movie theaters located in the region.

Shopping

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The view of the Fun Republic Mall one of the biggest malls in Coimbatore.

Pellamedu offers shopping facilities for people of all classes. Peelamedu has two more malls under construction - The Grand mall and the XO(tristar) (Tristar). There is a huge shopping mall - Fun Republic at the intersection of GV Residency Road and Avinashi Road. The mall has 5 screen Multiplex from Fun Cinemas, Spacious Hypermarket, Food court, Restaurants and branded retail outlets.

Restaurants and Hotels

The proximity to colleges and the TIDEL park has made Hope College area a busy shopping destination. With the opening of branded retail outlets (Nike, Crocodile, etc), Peelamedu residents now have better options against traveling to the city's traditionally strong shopping destinations like the Oppanakara Street, Cross Cut Road or Divan Bahadur Road in RS.Puram. Food and non-food retail outlets in the area include KFC, McDonalds, More, Reliance Fresh.

Peelamedu also houses popular restaurants and coffee joints including Cafe Coffee Day,Cascade, Hari Bhavanam, Arunachala, Chanthini, Cascurd, alongside restaurants at the Jenny's, Le Meridien and Park Plaza.

Peelamedu is fast becoming hoteliers' most attractive region with three high-end hotels - Le Meridien (5 star), Park Plaza (4 star) opened their facilities over the last three years. Jenny's club-cum-hotel has long been a landmark for the city with its fancy architecture. The Residency and Vivanta by Taj(Surya) in Race Course are about 25 mins drive from the place.