[1] Kumaramangalam is an ancient village near Tiruchengodu, located on a busy state highway between Erode and Namakkal.

One of the pre independence chief minister of Madras presidency and freedom fighter Dr. P Subbarayan is from Kumaramangalam.

[citation needed] We could able to back trace the history of Kumaramangalam only from the 17th century; during that time it was under the rule of Mysore Empire.

There is a weekly market (Sandhai) operates every Tuesday near Paandeeswaran temple where all the farmers and local vendors of nearby villages sell their commodities to the people.

There are express buses operated via Kumaramangalam to cities like Trichy, Coimbatore, Tirupur, Omalur, Sankagiri, Duraiyur etc.