Pollachi is a town and a taluk headquarters in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu state, India. Located about 40 km to the south of Coimbatore and 60 km to the south of Tiruppur. It is the second largest town in the district after Coimbatore. Pollachi is a popular Marketplace for jaggery, vegetables and cattle.
As of 2011, the town had a population of 90,180.Pollachi is one of the
biggest Markets in Asia and the cattle market of Pollachi is considered
as the largest in southern India. Pollachi is often known as 'Coconut
Capital' of Tamilnadu, where coconut exports and coir mills flourish
well. Pollachi is one of the Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly
Constituencies. Pollachi Parliamentary Constituency is one of the 39
Parliamentary constituencies in Tamilnadu.
