Oppanakara Street

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Oppanakara Street at Coimbatore
Oppanakara Street in November 2022
Maintained byCoimbatore City Municipal Corporation
From endSouth Ukkadam, Coimbatore
Major
junctions

Vysial street
Raja Street
Thomas Street
Big Bazaar Street
Edayar Street/Varity Hall Road
To endMill Road junction, Coimbatore

Oppanakara Street is a street in Coimbatore, India. It is located close to the Town Hall area and Coimbatore Corporation building. Many commercial establishments can be found there, making it as one of the busiest commercial street in the city and in India.

General[edit]

The street lies between South Ukkadam on one end and Mill Road on the other end. On the street many commercial establishments can be found ranging from street hawkers selling safety pins to big stores selling gold jewellery. Coimbatore is the textile hub of India[citation needed] and many textile showrooms occupy Oppanakara Street. Many of the city's oldest commercial establishments are on Oppanakara Street. Buses from Ukkadam use this road.

The street is full of people during festival times, and heavy pedestrian traffic comes from shopping at the textile/garment stores.[1]

Commercial shops[edit]

Commercial shops established on Oppanakara Street include:

  1. Pothys
  2. The Chennai Silks (2 showrooms)
  3. Uday Textiles
  4. Ganapathy Silks
  5. Ramraj Cotton
  6. Saravana Selvarathnam Stores
  7. SPP Silks
  8. Thangamayil Jewellery
  9. Kumaran Thangamaligai (2 showrooms)
  10. Joy Alukkas Jewellery
  11. Malabar gold and Diamonds

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Coimbatore News : Oppanakara Street in Coimbatore to have new pavements". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2022.