| Ettimadai, Coimbatore | |
| Native Name Lang: | ta |
| Settlement Type: | suburb |
| Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu#India Kerala#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates: | 10.8981°N 76.9003°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamilnadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kongu Nadu |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Coimbatore |
| Subdivision Type4: | Taluk |
| Subdivision Name4: | Madhukkarai |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 16.44 |
| Population Total: | 9352 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 641112 [2] |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | +91-422 |
| Registration Plate: | TN-99 |
| Official Name: | Ettimadai |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Minority |
| Demographics2 Info1: | Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi |
Ettimadai is a town, and a suburb of Coimbatore, in Coimbatore district in the state of Tamilnadu, India. Ettimadai is located between Palakkad and Coimbatore along the Salem - Kochi Highway (NH544) (old NH 47) close to Tamil Nadu - Kerala border. Ettimadai Town panchayat is one of the fast-growing south-western suburbs of Coimbatore. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, along with its schools and Amrita Vidyalayam CBSE School is situated here.[3] [4] [5] It is from Gandhipuram, heart of coimbatore city and it is home to Ettimadai railway station.
There are other colleges such as Venkateshwara College of Business and Computer Applications, Nehru group of institution, Narayanana Guru College of Arts and Technology.
This place is approximately from Coimbatore city centre and from Palakkad. Ettimadai as a suburb encloses other small villages, namely Kandhe Gounden Chavadi, Chinnaya Gounden Pudhur, Muruganpatti, Solakkarai and Modamaatti. Ettimadai is known for its scenery and its views of the western Ghats.
Ettimadai has a railway station. All passenger trains running between Coimbatore Junction and Palakkad stop here (via Podanur Junction).[6] [7] [8]
Ettimadai is connected to other places of the city by the following bus routes:
India census,[9] Ettimadai had a population of 7887. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Ettimadai has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 65%, and female literacy is 46%. In Ettimadai, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. A significant number of people migrated to southern Erode in the late 18th century.[10]