Karur is a town and a
municipalityA municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. A municipality is typically governed by a mayor and a city council or municipal council.The notion of municipality...
in
Karur districtKarur District is located center along the Kaveri & Amaravathi rivers in Tamil Nadu India. The main town in Karur District is the city of Karur. It had a population of 935,686 as of 2001. It is 33.27% urbanized as per Census 2001. The district has a literacy of 81.74%.As per the Vedas the Brahma...
in the
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of
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situated on the banks of
AmaravatiThe Amaravati River is a tributary of Kaveri River in Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu state, South India. It is continuation of the Pambar and Chinnar rivers in Kerala.-Route:...
. It is the administrative headquarters of
Karur DistrictKarur District is located center along the Kaveri & Amaravathi rivers in Tamil Nadu India. The main town in Karur District is the city of Karur. It had a population of 935,686 as of 2001. It is 33.27% urbanized as per Census 2001. The district has a literacy of 81.74%.As per the Vedas the Brahma...
.
It is located 60 km to the South-East of
ErodeErode is one of the ten municipal corporations and the headquarters of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, India.It is situated on the banks of the river Kaveri, which drives through the city, between 121 ° 19.5" and 11 ° 81.05" North latitude and 77 ° 42.5" and 77 ° 44.5" East longitude.The city lies in...
and 70 km to the West of Trichy, 100 km to the South of
SalemSalem is a city and a corporation in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located in the north central part of the southernmost state of India....
, 140 km to the East of
CoimbatoreCoimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of the Coimbatore District and a major textile and engineering hub of India, especially Southern India. It is part of the ancient Kongu Nadu region of Tamil...
and 150 km to the North of
MaduraiMadurai , is the oldest inhabited city in the Indian peninsula. It is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and is the second biggest Municipal Corporation of Tamil Nadu. It is situated on the banks of the River Vaigai in Madurai district...
.
It is the Major junction point of three Roadways connecting,
- Bangalore
Bangalore , also known as Bengaḷūru , is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and fifth-most populous urban agglomeration.Though historical references to the city predate 900...
& SalemSalem is a city and a corporation in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located in the north central part of the southernmost state of India....
to MaduraiMadurai , is the oldest inhabited city in the Indian peninsula. It is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and is the second biggest Municipal Corporation of Tamil Nadu. It is situated on the banks of the River Vaigai in Madurai district...
& TirunelveliTirunelveli is a large and ancient city in southern Tamil Nadu, which became a City Corporation in 1994 by the merging of the municipalities of Tirunelveli city, Palayamkottai, Melapalayam and a few other Panchayat areas. It is the district headquarters of Tirunelveli district. Tirunelveli is the...
.
- Coimbatore
Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of the Coimbatore District and a major textile and engineering hub of India, especially Southern India. It is part of the ancient Kongu Nadu region of Tamil...
& TirupurTirupur is a textile located on the banks of Noyyal River.It is the administrative headquarters of the Tirupur district.It is an important trade center of India. Tirupur has gained universal recognition as the leading source of Hosiery, Knitted Garments, Casual Wear and Sportswear. Tirupur has...
to Trichy & Tanjore.
- Mangalore
Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka...
, MysoreMysore is the second-largest city in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the headquarters of the Mysore district and the Mysore division and lies about southwest of Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka. The name Mysore is an anglicised version of Mahishūru, which means the abode of Mahisha...
& ErodeErode is one of the ten municipal corporations and the headquarters of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, India.It is situated on the banks of the river Kaveri, which drives through the city, between 121 ° 19.5" and 11 ° 81.05" North latitude and 77 ° 42.5" and 77 ° 44.5" East longitude.The city lies in...
to Trichy, MaduraiMadurai , is the oldest inhabited city in the Indian peninsula. It is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and is the second biggest Municipal Corporation of Tamil Nadu. It is situated on the banks of the River Vaigai in Madurai district...
& Tuticorin.
Karur has a very long history and has been sung by various
sangamThe Tamil Sangams were legendary assemblies of Tamil scholars and poets that, according to traditional Tamil accounts, occurred in the remote past...
poets. It has been the battleground of various Tamil Kings like Chera, Chola and Pandya because of its strategic location in Kongu nadu(Coimbatore). The district has a very rich and varied cultural heritage. The district is made fertile by the perennial flows of the
Kaveri RiverThe Kaveri River , also spelled Cauvery in English, is one of the major rivers of India, which is considered sacred by Hindus...
on the northern side(Thavittupalayam, Vangal, Mayanur, Kulithalai) and also the
AmaravatiThe Amaravati River is a tributary of Kaveri River in Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu state, South India. It is continuation of the Pambar and Chinnar rivers in Kerala.-Route:...
,
NanganjiyarThe Nanganjiyar River is a tributary of the Amaravathy River near Idayankottai village in Palani Taluk, Dindigul District....
and Noyyal rivers. Its economy is mainly agrarian. Presently, the district is famous worldwide for its handloom products.
History
KARUR is one of the oldest towns in Tamil Nadu and has played a very significant role in the history and culture of the Tamils. Its history dates back over 2000 years, and has been a flourishing trading centre in the early Sangam days. It was ruled by the
CherasThe Chera Dynasty was a Dravidian Tamil dynasty that ruled in southern India from before the Sangam era until the twelfth century AD. Kalitokai,a Sangha work describes Cheras as Villavar people. Tamil literature calls the Chera king Villavar Kon,the king of Villavar tribe. Chera Flag had Bow and...
,
GangasThe Western Ganga Dynasty was an important ruling dynasty of ancient Karnataka in India. They are known as Western Gangas to distinguish them from the Eastern Gangas who in later centuries ruled over modern Orissa...
, Cholas, the
VijayanagaraVijayanagara is in Bellary District, northern Karnataka. It is the name of the now-ruined capital city, located at , of the historic Vijayanagara empire which extended over the southern part of India.-Location and Surroundings:...
Nayaks, Mysore and the
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successively.
Karur was built on the banks of river Amaravathi which was called Aanporunai during the Sangam days. According to the
HinduA Hindu is an adherent of Hinduism, a set of religious, philosophical and cultural systems that originated in the Indian subcontinent. The vast body of Hindu scriptures, divided into Śruti and Smriti , lay the foundation of Hindu beliefs which primarily include dhárma, kárma, ahimsa and saṃsāra...
mythology,
BrahmaBrahma is the Hindu god of creation and one of the Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. He is not to be confused with the Supreme Cosmic Spirit in Hindu Vedanta philosophy known as Brahman. Brahmā's consort is Saraswati, the goddess of learning...
began the work of creation here, which is referred to as the "place of the sacred cow." The names of the early Chera kings who ruled from Karur, have been found in the rock inscriptions in Aaru Nattar Malai close to Karur. The Tamil epic
Silapathikaram mentions that the famous
CheraChera may refer to:* Chera, Guadalajara, Spain* Chera, Valencia, Spain* Chera Dynasty, ancient Tamil dynasty in southern India* Chera , one of the Jat Clans in India* Chera Dwip, a coral reef extension off St. Martin's Island, Bangladesh...
King
SenguttuvanSenguttuvan was a Chera king who ruled Ancient India during the early centuries of the Common Era. He is famous for the legends surrounding Kannagi, the heroine of the Tamil epic Silapathikaram...
ruled from Karur.
Epigraphical, numismatic, archaeological and literary evidence have proved beyond doubt that Karur was the capital of early Chera kings of Sangam age. It was called Karuvoor or Vanji during Sangam days. There has been a plethora of rare findings during the archaeological excavations undertaken in Karur. These include mat-designed pottery, bricks, mud-toys,
RomanThe Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean. The term is used to describe the Roman state during and after the time of the first emperor,...
coins, Chera Coins,
PallavaThe Pallava dynasty ruled northern Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh with their capital at Kanchipuram. The origin of Pallavas is a subject of speculation. They were perhaps the descendents of the Saka-Pahlava-Kambhoja warriors from Northwest India. They have settled in the Guntur region of Andhra...
Coins, Roman Amphorae, Rasset coated ware, rare rings, etc. Karur may have been the center for old jewellery-making and gem setting (with the gold imported mainly from
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), as seen from various excavations. In 150 Greek scholar
PtolemyClaudius Ptolemaeus , known in English as Ptolemy , was a Roman citizen of Greek ancestry. He was a mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer and a poet of a single epigram in the Greek Anthology. He lived in Egypt under the Roman Empire, and is believed to have been born in the town of...
mentioned “Korevora” (Karur) as a very famous inland trading center in Tamil Nadu.
Karuvoor Thevar born in Karur, is one among the nine devotees who sung the divine Music Thiruvichaippa, which is the ninth Thirumurai. He is the single largest composer among the nine authors of Thiruvichaippa. He lived during the reign of the great Raja Raja Chola I. In addition to the famous Siva temple, there is a Vishnu temple at Thiruvithuvakkodu suburb of Karur, sung by famous Kulasekaraazhvaar [7-8th century AD]. The same temple is presumably mentioned in epic Silappadikaram as
Adaha maadam Ranganathar whose blessings Cheran
SenguttuvanSenguttuvan was a Chera king who ruled Ancient India during the early centuries of the Common Era. He is famous for the legends surrounding Kannagi, the heroine of the Tamil epic Silapathikaram...
sought before his north Indian expedition.
After the Sangam Cheras, Kongus (Gangas), a Chera related native clan ruled Karur. The history of Kongu nadu dates back to the 8th century. The name Kongu nadu originated from the term "Kongu", meaning nectar or honey. Kulasekhara known as Kongar Kon (the king of the Kongu people) ruled Kongu Nadu from Karur during this period.
After them, the arch rivals Cholas conquered Karur and ruled it for forty years. The Kongus (Gangas) again conquered Karur as vassals of Hoysalas.Malik Kafur ended the Hoysalas and Vijayanagara empire absorbed Karur.
The British broke Kongu Nadu after the defeat of Tippu Sultan in 1783 and the defeat of Dheeran Chinnamalai. There is a memorial at Rayanur (Rayanur Fort) near Karur for the warriors who lost their lives in the fight against the British in the
Anglo-Mysore WarsThe Anglo-Mysore Wars were a series of wars fought in India over the last three decades of the 18th century between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company, represented chiefly by the Madras Presidency...
. There after Karur became part of British India and was first part of
CoimbatoreCoimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of the Coimbatore District and a major textile and engineering hub of India, especially Southern India. It is part of the ancient Kongu Nadu region of Tamil...
District and later Tiruchirappalli District.
Karur District
Karur district, with headquarters at Karur, is the most centrally located district of Tamil Nadu. It is bounded by
Namakkal districtNamakkal District is an administrative district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The district was bifurcated from Salem District with Namakkal town as Head Quarters on 25-07-1996 and started to function independently from 01-01-1997...
in the north,
Dindigul districtDindigul District is an administrative region in the south of Tamil Nadu, India. The district was carved out of Madurai District in the year 1985...
in the south,
Tiruchirapalli districtTiruchirapalli District is located along the Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu India. The main town in Tiruchirapalli District is the city of Tiruchirapalli also known as Trichy.-Geography:...
on the east and
Erode districtErode District is a northern district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India, with Erode as its headquarters.Until the year 1996, Erode district was named as Periyar District. Erode District was a part of Coimbatore District until Coimbatore was bifurcated on August 31, 1979. It is also the home of...
on the west.
Karur district has 4 Municipalities (Karur, Inam Karur, Thanthoni, Kulithalai) 10 Town Panchayats, 158 Village Panchayats and 203 Revenue Villages. Karur District has 4 Assembly constituencies of which Krishnarayapuram is a reserved constituency. Karur Parliamentary constitutes 6 Assembly constituencies, 2 from Tiruchirappalli revenue district, namely Marungapuri and Thottiam and 4 assembly constituencies from Karur.
Geography
Karur is located at . It has an average elevation of . It is about 371 km south west of
ChennaiChennai , formerly known as , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the fifth most populous city in India. Located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, Chennai city had a population of 4.34 million in the 2001...
(Madras), the capital of Tamil Nadu.
Climate
The highest temperature is obtained in early May to early June usually about 34 °C, though it usually exceeds 38 °C for a few days most years. Average daily temperature in Karur during January is around 23 °C, though the temperature rarely falls below 17 °C.
The average annual rainfall is about 855 mm. The city gets most of its seasonal rainfall from the north-east monsoon winds, from late September to mid November.
Demographics
India
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
, Karur had a population of 1,54,328. Males constitute 49.5 % of the population and females 50.5 % (1008 females for 1000 males).It is one of the female dominated district in the state.
Karur has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 72%. In Karur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Agriculture
Utilization of land area in Karur district is up to 44.59%.
4.76% of the land area remains as other uncultivated land. 2.74% is forest area in Karur district.
Black soil is the predominant soil type in this district accounting for 35.51% followed by lateritic soil for 23.85%. The remaining 20.31% is alluvium soil.
The main crops are Paddy, Banana, Sugarcane, Beetle leaf, Grams & Pulses, Tapioca, Kora grass, Groundnuts, Oil seeds, Tropic-Vegetables, Garland Flowers, Medicinal Herbals etc.,.
Home textiles
Karur is famous for its home textiles. Karur has a niche in five major product groups — bed linens, kitchen linens, toilet linens, table linens and wall hangings. Overall Karur generates around Rs.6000 crores ($300 million dollars a year) in foreign exchange through direct and indirect exports. Allied industries like ginning and spinning mills, dyeing factories, weaving etc employs around 300,000 people in and around Karur.
On the international textile map Karur has become synonymous with hand-loom “made-ups” first as
TirupurTirupur is a textile located on the banks of Noyyal River.It is the administrative headquarters of the Tirupur district.It is an important trade center of India. Tirupur has gained universal recognition as the leading source of Hosiery, Knitted Garments, Casual Wear and Sportswear. Tirupur has...
in the hosiery product. The weaving industry came to Karur from
KeralaKerala , is a state located in southwestern India. The state was created in 1956 on linguistc basis, bringing together those places where Malayalam formed the principal language...
and has earned a reputation for its high quality hand-loom products today. Hand-loom Exports from Karur began on a modest scale with just 15 exporters in 1975 and today Karur has 1000s of exporters and the products are supplied to world leading chain stores like WalMart, Target, IKEA etc.
The hand-loom products being exported have been broadly classified under three heads viz., kitchen, bathroom and bedroom furnishing items. Some of the hand-loom made-ups exported from Karur are Bedspreads,Sheet sets, Towels, Floor rugs, Tea towels, Napkins, Aprons, Kitchen towels, Pot holders, Plate mats, Bathmats, Tea mats, Curtains, Pillow, Quilt covers, Shower curtains (above 500 classified varieties).
Paper
TNPL is promoted by the Government of Tamil Nadu with loan assistance from the World Bank. Today
TNPL is the largest producer of
bagasseBagasse is the fibrous residue remaining after sugarcane or sorghum stalks are crushed to extract their juice and is currently used as a renewable resource in the manufacture of pulp and paper products and building materials....
(
sugarcaneSugarcane, or sugar cane, is any of six to thirty-seven species of tall perennial grasses of the genus Saccharum . Native to warm temperate to tropical regions of Asia, they have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sugar, and measure two to six meters tall...
waste from Sugar mills) based
paperPaper is thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon or for packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets....
in the world and the 2nd largest paper producer in Asia. TNPL produces 230,000 tons of Printing & writing paper and consumes 1 million tones of bagasse every year.
Bus body building
Karur is a hub for bus body building industries. Most of the South Indian private bus bodies are built in Karur. The total business from building bus bodies is estimated to be around Rs.324 crore per annum.
Cement
Karur is also home to
Chettinad Cements. It has an installed production capacity of 600,000 tons per annum, with another 1.1 million tons expansion in the pipeline..
Sugar
EID Parry has a sugar factory in Pugalur, Karur. It has a capacity of 4000 TCD per year. It also has a 22 MW co-generation Power plant, with TNPL.
Banking
Karur is the home town of India's oldest private scheduled banks,
The Karur Vysya Bank and
The Lakshmi Vilas Bank.
HDPE Filaments
HDPE filament and associated product manufacturing. Its mainly for the fruit fields of Himalayas & north-east. Above 50% of nylon nets in India are made in Karur.
Gem Stones
The Karur belt also produces some very good Cats eyes, Feldspar, Moonstones, Aquamarines, Quarts, Sapphires, Jasper and beryls.
Tourism
- Karur District Museum
- Sri Kalyanapasupatheeswarar Temple
- Sri Kalayanavenkatramana swamy temple Thanthonrimalai
- Sri Karuvur Mariyamman temple
- Vennaimalai Shree Balathandayuthapani temple
- Mayanur - Kaveri bed regulator, River side park
- Chettipalayam - Amaravathi bed regulator, park
- Nerur - Sree Sadha Siva Bramenthral - sacred Math, Meditation, River side park
- Vangalamman Temple,Vangal
- sri solliamman temple, Athur
- kalliamman kovil, Manmagalam
Health
Karur district has 29 Primary Health Care centres, 168 health sub-centres and Government General Hospital in the city. In recent years, it has gained notoriety as one of the districts with the
highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the country. In response to the epidemic, a massive
district-level communication campaign (DLCC) was launched in 2006 by the USAID-funded
APAC-VHS project in the district. In 2007, the district received its own ART (
Antiretroviral drugAntiretroviral drugs are medications for the treatment of infection by retroviruses, primarily HIV. When several such drugs, typically three or four, are taken in combination, the approach is known as highly active antiretroviral therapy, or HAART...
therapy) Centre, located at the Government General Hospital. Also in 2007, Karur was selected as an
IMAI pilot district by the
World Health OrganizationThe World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health...
and
Solidarity and Action Against the HIV Infection in India, with support from the
District Collectorate and
Tamil Nadu AIDS Control Society. The IMAI initiative aims to facilitate decentralization of HIV care to the district and sub-district levels.
Transportation
ROAD
Karur is well connected with rest of India through all modern means of transportation. There are 2 National highways NH-7 (North South Corridor(Kashmir to Kanyakumari))
VaranasiVaranasi , also commonly known as Benares or Banaras and Kashi , is a city situated on the left bank of the River Ganga in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, regarded as holy by Hindus, Buddhists, and Jains...
- Kanyakumari) and NH-67 (
NagapattinamNagapattinam Nagapattinam Nagapattinam ( (nākappaṭṭinam) (previously spelt Nagapatnam or Negapatam) is a coastal city and a municipality in Nagapattinam District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Nagapattinam District, it was carved out by bifurcating...
- Trichy - Karur - Coimbatore - Ooty) that ply through Karur.
TRAIN
Karur (Station Code - KRR) is connected to the
Indian RailwaysIndian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is the state-owned railway company of India, which owns and operates most of the country's rail transport...
network. Trains from
MysoreMysore is the second-largest city in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the headquarters of the Mysore district and the Mysore division and lies about southwest of Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka. The name Mysore is an anglicised version of Mahishūru, which means the abode of Mahisha...
to Tuticorin,
MangaloreMangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka...
to
ChennaiChennai , formerly known as , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the fifth most populous city in India. Located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, Chennai city had a population of 4.34 million in the 2001...
,
CoimbatoreCoimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of the Coimbatore District and a major textile and engineering hub of India, especially Southern India. It is part of the ancient Kongu Nadu region of Tamil...
to
MayiladuthuraiMayiladuthurai is a city and a municipality in Nagapattinam district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town is located in the historic Thanjavur area on the banks of river Cauvery. Mayiladuthurai is a well known railway junction and the town is well-connected with other major towns in the...
Janshatabdi Express and
MysoreMysore is the second-largest city in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the headquarters of the Mysore district and the Mysore division and lies about southwest of Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka. The name Mysore is an anglicised version of Mahishūru, which means the abode of Mahisha...
to
MayiladuthuraiMayiladuthurai is a city and a municipality in Nagapattinam district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town is located in the historic Thanjavur area on the banks of river Cauvery. Mayiladuthurai is a well known railway junction and the town is well-connected with other major towns in the...
,
NagercoilNagercoil is the 12th largest city in the Southernmost Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the municipal headquarter of the Kanyakumari district.The city which is Situated close to the tip of the Indian peninsula is the southernmost city in the Indian mainland.It is the administrative headquarters of...
to CST Mumbai,
MaduraiMadurai , is the oldest inhabited city in the Indian peninsula. It is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and is the second biggest Municipal Corporation of Tamil Nadu. It is situated on the banks of the River Vaigai in Madurai district...
to
ManmadManmad is a town in Nasik district in the state of Maharashtra state in India. It is the third largest town in Nasik district, with a population of approximately 125,000...
and
MaduraiMadurai , is the oldest inhabited city in the Indian peninsula. It is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and is the second biggest Municipal Corporation of Tamil Nadu. It is situated on the banks of the River Vaigai in Madurai district...
to Jammu Tawi via New Delhi, Rohtak, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Pathankot (Chakki Bank) travel via Karur. Karur is also connected by rail to major towns like Coimbatore, Madurai, Chennai, Trichy, Salem, Erode, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Tirupathy, Mumbai.
AIR PORT
The nearest airport is in Trichy (78 km), Coimbatore (122 km) and Madurai (135).
SEA PORT
The nearest major sea port is at Cochin (280 km),
ThoothukudiThoothukudi also known as Tuticorin, is a city and a Municipal Corporation in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Tuticorin is the headquarters of Thoothukudi District.The Tuticorin is also known as "Pearl City"....
(344 km) and Chennai (332 km).
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