Pollachi
town is about 40 Kms from Coimbatore on the way to Parambikulam
- Aliyar Project. Next to Coimbatore it is the leading town of the
district and an important commercial centre. Pollachi is a town
and a municipality in the Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu, India.
Pollachi is the nearest town to Indira Gandhi National Park and
it exports coconuts and tender coconuts to all over India.There
are several coconut groves and hence it is called as ‘Coconut
City’.
Since
Pollachi is near to Western Ghats, it has a pleasant climate throughout
the year. Pollachi is also termed as a trendy film location for
Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi film industry. Therefore, it is also
called as “Mini Kodambakkam”. It has a big market
for agricultural products which is the main occupation of India.
Jaggery Market in Pollachi is Asia’s largest jaggery market.There
are several notorious tourist spots in and around Pollachi.