Kottur-Malayandipattinam or Kottur is the biggest panchayat town in Anaimalai_taluk of Coimbatore rural district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Kottur-Malayandipattinam is located 15 km west of Pollachi in the Coimbatore district, and is the biggest panchayat town in Anaimalai_taluk.

The Anaimalai and Valparai Hills of Western Ghats and Aliyar Reservoir are just 5 km away.

It is near Anaimalai and Vettaikaranpudur, and places of tourist interest including Aliyar Dam, Monkey Falls, the village of Navamalai, and the Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary.

Kottur-Malayandipattinam is an urban name of two villages, namely Kottur and Malayandipattinam, which grew together during the British Colonial period to form the biggest Town Panchayat of AnamalaiTaluka of Coimbatore District.

Kottur-Malayandipattinam is linked by road with all the cities via Pollachi, Valparai, Palakkad, Udumalaipettai and Palani.

Buses to Navamalai, Kadamparai and certain buses going to Valparai hill counties go via KM Pattinam, bus from Udumalpet & Palani to Annamalai will also crosses through KM Pattinum All the villages and small towns near Kottur-Malayandipattinam are well connected by proper roads and bus services run by the Coimbatore branch of State Transport Corporation of Tamil Nadu (TNSTC).

For Tatkal reservation which normally starts at 8:00 a.m. Coimbatore Railway station is about 57 km away.

Now population of kottur is above 35000 Many tribal people speak their own dialects, which are closely connected with south Indian languages, and there are a few Malayalis in the town.

The northern part of Kottur is home to a large population of Hindus &Muslims, with the population of the southern part of Malayandipattinam being mainly Hindu; a small number of Christians also live in Kottur-Malayandipattinam.

Muslims are served by the Sunnath Zamath mosque and the Rabbania Arabi madrasah.

After Pollachi Town, Kottur-Malayandipattinam is an important commercial centre for many of the neighbouring villages and Hill people.

It is also well cultivated agriculturally, thanks to the Aliyar-Paramikulam multiproject scheme done by the Congress Government under the rule of Mr. K. Kamaraj in the sixties.

A Christian school run by TELC is located in the busy market street of Malayandipattinam.

There is one big Government Hospital and there are many private clinics for primary health care.

The Police station of Kottur-Malayandipattinam has jurisdiction over many neighbouring villages covering almost 13 km in north, south and east.

There are many shops on the main road connecting Kottur and Malayandipattinam which stock things needed for the population.

Coir products were exported directly to China, Europe, United States and Middle East countries.

It is an unwritten law that the yearly temple festival of Kottur Mahaliamman Kovil is celebrated first and then a week later in Malayandipattinam.The black Mariamman Temple, which the Sri Lankan Tamils made popular, is taken care of them.

Aliyar-Parambikulam contour canal running through the mountains is worth to watch for the engineering skills.

Paddy fields and coconut grooves cover vast stretches of land.

Aatthu parai anai kattu and other scenery form the backdrop of many south Indian and Bollywood films.