Kumbakonam is one of Trichy’s most popular localities and is located in its northern part. The locality is well linked to several important areas in Trichy and has witnessed huge development as far as the Kumbakonam property market is concerned. Demand for property in Kumbakonam has risen on account of several infrastructural developments and the real estate in Kumbakonam is presently witnessing frenetic activity courtesy leading builders like Baashyaam and Square Space. These developers mostly offer residential plots to buyers.
The area is known for its innumerable monasteries and temples and there are a total of 188 Hindu temples in the locality, thereby earning it nicknames like “Temple Town”. The locality is famed for its sugar, bronze, brass, silk, copper and lead vessels, pottery and indigo among other products. Rice production is another important economic activity in the locality while there are several flour mills present here. Coffee and fertilizers make up the other important economic divisions in the locality along with tourism. The area is home to several banks like Axis Bank, State Bank of India and the Bank of India. Declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kumbakonam offers great connectivity to Trichy through a solid network of roads.
A reliable bus network connects the locality to Chennai, Trichy, Thanjavur, Coimbatore, Nagapattinam, Pondicherry and Madurai among numerous other areas. Mysore and Bangalore are also linked to the area through the KSRTC bus transport network. The road and railway network also links this locality to Mysore with aplomb. Referred to as the “Cambridge of South India”, Kumbakonam is home to several educational institutions and centres of learning. The first ever Raja Veda Padasala was established in 1542 in this locality.
The Government Arts College is a historic institution in the locality along with the Government Arts College for Women. Other reputed institutions in the locality include the Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy, Annai College of Arts and Science, Idhya Colleges of Arts and Sciences and the Government College of Fine Arts among numerous others. The area is home to approximately 36 schools as well.
