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

Oppanakara Street in November 2022
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^{[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

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

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.