Tiruppur or Tirupur is a city located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Tiruppur is the administrative headquarters of Tiruppur district and the fifth largest urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu. Located on the banks of Noyyal River, it has been ruled at different times, by the Early Pandyas, Medieval Cholas, Later Cholas, Mysore Kingdom and the British. It is situated at the centre of the South Indian Peninsula, about 450 kilometres (280 mi) southwest of the state capital Chennai about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Coimbatore and 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Erode.
Tiruppur is administered by municipal corporation which was established in 2008 and the total area of the corporation is 159.6 km2 divided into 60 wards. The total population of the city as per the 2011 census is 444,352. Thiruppur is a part of the Tiruppur constituency that elects its member of parliament.
Tiruppur is a major textile and knit wear hub contributing to 90% of total cotton knit wear exports from India. The textile industry provides employment to over six lakh people and contributed to exports worth ₹200 billion (US$2.9 billion) in 2014-15.
Tiruppur District is a district of the Indian state Tamil Nadu, formed in 22 February 2009. The district is well-developed and industrialized. The Tiruppur banian industry, the cotton market,kangeyam bull and the famous uthukkuli butter, among other things, provide for a vibrant economy. The city of Tiruppur is the administrative headquarters for the district. As of 2011, the district had a population of 2,479,052 with a sex-ratio of 989 females for every 1,000 males.
Transport
The following are the major highways connecting Thiruppur:
SH-19 : Palladam - Thiruppur - Avinashi
SH-37 : Thiruppur - Dharapuram
SH-196/SH-81 : Thiruppur - Gobichettipalayam
SH-169 : Thiruppur - Somanur
SH-172 : Thiruppur - Kangeyam
: Tiruppur - Udumalpet
: Tiruppur - Palani
: Tiruppur - coimbatore
: Tiruppur - Pollachi
: Tiruppur - Guruvayur
: Tiruppur - Chennai
: Tiruppur - Bangalore
: Tiruppur - Mettupalayam
: Tiruppur - Erode
: Tiruppur - Salem
Thiruppur is well connected by moffusil bus services to all major towns and cities across Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The city has two major bus stands Old bus stand and New Bus stand. The nearest airport is Coimbatore International Airport (45 km) which has regular flights from/to various domestic destinations like Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Mumbai, Pune and international destinations like Sharjah and Singapore. The Tiruppur railway station falls on the fully electrified and double tracked Erode - Coimbatore broad gauge line and is well connected by trains.
Places of interest
Major temples in Thiruppur were built during the reign of Cholas and Pandyas. Sukreeswarar Temple, is a 10th-century temple situated at the outskirts of Thiruppur is considered one of the four 'Sirpa Sthalangal' in Kongu region. An epigraphic study conducted studies at the temple reported that though the temple was built by Pandyas, different inscriptions state that the place was used by tribals to offer poojas to 'Shivalingam' as early as 5th century. Some of the popular tourist locations outside the city are Sivanmalai, Thirumoorthy Hills, Amaravathi Crocodile Farm, Orathuppalayam Dam, Nanjarayan Tank, Koolipalayam wetlands, Andipalayam lake, Thirumurugan poondi, Konganagiri hill hock temple, Thiruppur Thirupathi temple, Avinashiappar temple and Vazhai Thottathu Ayyankovil.
The Town Hall, new railway over-bridge, Tiruppur Kumaran memorial, corporation memorial pillar are some of the landmarks in the Thiruppur city.
Notable people
Tiruppur Kumaran, freedom fighter
Nagesh, film actor
Administration and politics
Tiruppur district is administered by a collector.Presently Dr. K. Vijaya Karthikeyan, I.A.S
Parliamentary constituencies:
Tiruppur(Part)
Pollachi(Part)
Coimbatore(Part)
Erode(Part)
The nilgiris(Part)
Assembly constituencies:
Tiruppur North
Tiruppur South
Palladam
Dharapuram
Kangeyam
Avanashi
Udumalpet
Madathukulam
Revenue divisions
Dharapuram
Tiruppur
Udumalaipettai
Municipal corporations:
Tiruppur Municipal Corporation(TCMC)
Municipalities
Nallur
Dharapuram
Kangeyam
Palladam
Udumalaipettai
15-Velampalayam
Vellakoil
Town Panchayats
Muthur
Mannarai
Rudravathi
Kannivadi
Mulanur
Kolathupalayam
Chinnakkampalayam
Avinashi (also spelled as Avanashi)
Dhali
Madathukulam
Kaniyur
Komaralingam
Samalapuram
Sankaramanallur
Thirumuruganpoondi
Kunnathur
Uthukuli
Kamanaicken palayam
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiruppur
