Coimbatore Forest Division
Coimbatore, owing to its fortunate location, is extravagantly gifted with forests, wildlife, rivers, lakes, hill stations and what not; the region is endowed with a touch of nature all around. The Western Ghats range of mountains is the official address of a lot of large natural streams of water, which include Siruvani, Noyyal, Aliyar and Bhavani.

Geography of Coimbatore Forest Division
The Coimbatore Forest Division can generally be parted into seven different sections based on geographic divergence.- Walyar Valley
- Bolampatty Valley
- Naickenpalayam Valley
- Plain Forests around Mettupalayam
- Thadagam Valley
- Nilgiris Slopes Reserved Forests
- Velliangadu Valley
Forest Types - Coimbatore Forest Division
Forest Type: Southern Thorn Forests 6A/C1Features:
- Annual rainfall - 60 to 70 cm
- Climatic conditions - Extremely dry
- Floristic Composition - Canthium diccoccum, Acacia ferruginea, Zizyphus species, etc
- Under Storey Tree Species - Carissa carandas, Gmelina asiatica, Atlantia monophylla, Randia dumetorium, etc
- Under Growth Vegetation Types - genus Capparis zeylanica, Senna auriculata, Mundulea sericea, etc
- Ground Flora - Aerva lantana, Pavania zeylanica, etc
Features:
- Abundant growth of economically valuable species
- Over Wood Tree Species - Terminalia bellerica, teak, Santalaum album, Hardwickia binata, genus Dalbergia paniculata, siris tree, etc
- Under Storey Tree Species - Acacia intsia, Bauhinia malabarica, Morinda tinctoria, Sterblus asper, etc
Features:
- Tree species - genus Phoenix sylvestris, genus Diospyros melonoxylon, Cochlospermum religiosum, genus Bauhinia longan, etc
- Undergrowth vegetation - Heteropogon contortus, Cymbopogan mardus, etc
Features:
- Upper Storey Tree Species - Actinodaphne hooker, Bischofia javanica, Garcinia gummi-gutta, Calophyllum elatum, Cinnamomum supharatum, Machilus macarantha, genus Syzygium sp.,etc
Features:
- Typical Rain Forests - Abundant rainfall, high humidness, and a brief dry season
- Upper Storey Tree Species - shingle tree, genus Cedrela, genus Toona, Cullenia resavrana, ironwood tree, genus Syzygium sp., Vateria macrocarpa, etc
- Under Growth Vegetation Types - Strobilanthus sp. Leea indica, genus Laportea orenulata etc
Animals of Coimbatore Forest Division

Birds of Coimbatore Forest Division

Some of the birds of the Coimbatore forest division include Nilgiri ringdove, Black-and-Orange Flycather, Malabar Parakeet, Nilgiri Flycatcher, Grey Junglefowl, Malabar pied Hornbill and Pale Harrior, Black-and-Orange Flycatcher, Nilgiri Flycatcher, Grey-headed Bulbul, Small Sunbird, White-bellied Treepie, Blue winged or Malabar Parakeet, Grey-headed Bulbul, White-bellied Blue Flycatcher, Rufous Babbler, Striated or Redrumped Swallow, White bellied blue Flycatcher, Whitebreasted Waterhen, Small greenbilled Malkoha, Rosy Pastor or Rosecoloured Starling, Yellow Throated Bulbul, Maroonbreasted or Loten's Sunbird, etc.
Tribal Settlements across Coimbatore Forest Division
In the Coimbatore Forest Division, tribal villages can be spotted across the Karamadai Range. The Karamadai Range houses almost 22 tribal villages with a total population of around 1600 people. Some of the tribal settlements in the forest division include Mel Pillur, Muthamankombai, Nellimarathur, Kandiyur, Manar, Veerakkal, Neeradi, Kadamankombai, Keel chengalur, Sadivayal South, Sadivayal North, Korapathy, etc.Quick Facts: Coimbatore Forest Division
Places to Visit in the Coimbatore Forest Division- Anuvavi Subramanya Temple
- Baralikadu Boting Point
- Dharmalinga Easwaran Temple
- Kallar Horticulture Farm
- Kovai Courtallem
- Mangarai Falls
- Maruthamalai Temple
- Palamalai
- Pillur Dam
- Siruvani Dam
- Vaidhegi Falls
- Velliangiri Hills
- Vettumaduvu Falls-Chinnampathy
Forest area of the Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary: 958.59 sq km
Total forest area of the district: 1652.07 sq km
Elephant Corridors: Jaccanari - Vedar Colony Corridor, Kallar - Jaccanari Corridor, Kallar - Nellithurai Corridor, Anaikatti - Veerapandi Corridor, Maruthamalai - Thanikandi Corridor and Kalkothi - Walyar Corridor
Contact Details:
District Forest Officer
Forest Campus, North Coimbatore,
Mettupalayam Road
Coimbatore -641043
Ph - 0422- 2456911
Email: dfocbe@nic.in
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