Ettimadai is a suburb of Coimbatore in the state of Tamilnadu, India. Ettimadai is located between Palakkad and Coimbatore along the Salem - Kochi Highway (NH544) (old NH 47) close to Tamil Nadu - Kerala border. Ettimadai Town panjayat is one of the fast-growing south-western suburbs of Coimbatore. The renowned Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, along with its schools are situated here. It is 20 km (12 mi) from Gandhipuram, heart of coimbatore city and it is home to a railway station. There are other colleges such as Venkateshwara College of Business and Computer Applications, Nehru group of institution, Narayanana guru college of arts and technology.