Coimbatore, also known as Kovai, is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbatore is the second largest city in Tamil Nadu after Chennai and the 16th largest urban agglomeration in India. It is administered by the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation and is the administrative capital of Coimbatore district. The city is one of the largest exporters of jewellery, wet grinders, poultry and auto components; the "Coimbatore Wet Grinder" and the "Kovai Cora Cotton" are recognised as Geographical Indications by the Government of India. Coimbatore was part of Kongu Nadu during the Sangam period between c. 1st and the 4th centuries CE and was ruled by the Cheras as it served as the eastern entrance to the Palakkad Gap, the principal trade route between the west coast (Kerala) and (Tamil Nadu). Coimbatore was located along the ancient trade route that extended from Muziris to Arikamedu in South India. The conquered the Kongu Nadu in the 10th century CE. The region was ruled by Vijayanagara Empire in the 15th century followed by the Nayaks who introduced the Palayakkarar system under which Kongu Nadu region was divided into 24 Palayams. In the later part of the 18th century, the Coimbatore region came under the Kingdom of Mysore and following the defeat of Tipu Sultan in the Anglo-Mysore Wars, the British East India Company annexed Coimbatore to the Madras Presidency in 1799.
| # | Company | Locations in Coimbatore | Job ads/yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EY india | Vellakkinar, Sing�nall�r | 1,184 |
| 2 | Kotak Mahindra Bank | Kannamp�laiyam | 1,060 |
| 3 | Blue Yonder | Srvanampatti | 1,017 |
| 4 | Larsen & Toubro | Vadavalli | 740 |
| 5 | EPAM Systems India | Kannamp�laiyam | 540 |
| 6 | Tata Capital Finance | Kinattukkadavu | 530 |
| 7 | NTT DATA Global Delivery Services | 480 | |
| 8 | ERNST & YOUNG | 428 | |
| 9 | Bosch India | 423 | |
| 10 | Muthoot Fincorp | Sulur, Tiruppur | 309 |
| 11 | ZF Friedrichshafen | 294 | |
| 12 | NTT DATA | Chinnav�dampatti | 268 |
| 13 | Flowserve India Controls | 266 | |
| 14 | IBM India | 261 | |
| 15 | Alstom | 243 | |
| 16 | LTM | 242 | |
| 17 | Isha Foundation | 235 | |
| 18 | Avantor | 228 | |
| 19 | SLB Banco Santander | Chinnav�dampatti | 219 |
| 20 | Equitas Small Finance | Kinattukkadavu | 219 |
| 21 | Wipro | Kannamp�laiyam, Chinnav�dampatti | 217 |
| 22 | Epam | 214 | |
| 23 | NTT DATA North America | 176 | |
| 24 | Skylink Fibernet | 174 | |
| 25 | Axis Bank | 167 |
Number of companies with job ads mentioning the technology