Oppanakara Street

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.

Oppanakara Street at Coimbatore
Minarets of Athar Jamath Mosque on Oppanakara Street, one of the oldest Mosques in Coimbatore.
Maintained by Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation
From end South Ukkadam, Coimbatore
Major
junctions
Vysial street
Raja Street
Thomas Street
Big Bazaar Street
Edayar Street/Varity Hall Road
To end Mill Road junction, Coimbatore

General

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 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

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

References
  1. "Archived copy". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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