| Anikkadavu | |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates: | 10.7908°N 77.179°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tirupur |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 0 |
| Population Total: | 5000 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 642120 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 91-4252 |
| Registration Plate: | TN41 W,X,Y,Z,TN 42 and TN 78 Z |
Anikkadavu is a small village formerly a part of Coimbatore Rural District, India,[1] but now in Tiruppur District which belongs to Udumalpet taluk.[2] The name Anikkadavu derived from the ancient word Anai Kadavu which means that it was the path of elephants used to cross this region long long ago.
Anikkadavu is located 22 km North to Udumalpet and 26 km North East to Pollachi. Anikkadavu has the third biggest market in that area.
The villages affiliated to Anikkadavu are:
Anikkadavu has several Lord Vinayagar Temples including Karu Kaliyamman Temple, Perumal Temple and Mariyamman Temple.
Anikkadavu is well connected with other villages via road. Most of the streets of this village are built with concrete roads and tar roads.
Anikkadavu is well connected with GSM & CDMA mobile phone operators. The major players are BSNL, Airtel, Reliance and Vodafone in the GSM segment and Reliance in the CDMA segment covers Anikkadavu.
Recently the public sector operator BSNL – CellOne started its operations in Anikkadavu.
All the telephone numbers will start from the level of 271XXX and the WLL (Wireless in Local Loop) numbers will be starting from 29XXXX.
Anikkadavu has one Primary Health Center Hospital and a maternity ward which contains around 25 beds and serves about 15 villages around Anikkadavu. People even from long distances like Poolavadi and Ammapatti are using Ramachandrapuram PHC hospital.
Anikkadavu has a good veterinary hospital which is very useful for the villagers and neighbourhood villages.
Anikkadavu has two banks: Syndicate Bank and Co-operative Bank.
Many windmills have been installed in the village to produce electricity.
Anikkadavu has one elementary school, high school and one higher secondary school. All are run by the Govt. of Tamil Nadu with the name of Ramachandrapuram Govt Higher Secondary School.
Anikkadavu has three bus stops:
Buses available from Anikkadavu:
This connects Anikkadavu to Pollachi and Dharapuram. Among the buses passing through Anikkadavu, Saraswathi covers a very long distance about 60 km.
At present Anikkadavu belongs to the Udumalpet Legislative Assembly and from the next state general elections it will be added to Udumalpet. It belongs to the Pollachi Parliamentary Constituency.
The Current elected members:
The last elected President was Mr. C. Giri and currently under the special officer administration.
Anikkadavu is a Panchayat headquarters.
Anikkadavu has a Panchayat Office, Electricity Board Office and one post office. The electricity board has an officer at the rank of AE (Assistant Engineer).
Anikkadavu has its own post office. The postal code for Anikkadavu is 642120.