Kolathupalayam

Kolathupalayam is located in Dharapuram taluk of Tiruppur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Spread across an area of , it is one of the 15 panchayat towns in the district. It is located about from Dharapuram, on the banks of the Amaravathi River. The town forms part of the Dharapuram Assembly constituency that elects its member to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly and the Erode Lok Sabha constituency that elects its member to the Parliament of India. ==Demographics==

As per the 2011 census, Kolathupalayam had a population of 17,819 individuals across 5,457 households. The population saw a marginal increase compared to the previous census in 2001 when 17,438 inhabitants were registered. The population consisted of 8,770 males and 9,049 females. About 1,392 individuals were below the age of six years. ==References==