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History

Karur has a very long history and has

been sung by various sangam poets.

It has been the battleground of various

Tamil Kings like Chera, Chola and Pan-dya because of its strategic location in

Kongu Nadu (Coimbatore). The dis-

trict has a very rich and varied cultural

heritage. The district is made fertile bythe perennial ows of the Kaveri Riveron the northern side(Thavittupalayam,Vangal, Mayanur, Kulithalai) and also

the Amaravati, Nalkasi and Noyyal

rivers. Its economy is mainly agrar-ian. Presently, the district is famous

worldwide for its handloom products.

Karur is one of the oldest towns in TamilNadu. Its history dates back over 2000years. It was ruled by the Cheras, Gan-gas, Cholas, Vijayanagara Nayaks,

Mysore and the British successively.

Karur was built on the banks of riverAmaravathi which was called Aanpo-

runai during the Sangam days. Accord-ing to the Hindu mythology, Brahma be-gan the work of creation here, wh ich isreferred to as the place of the sacredcow. The names of the early Cherakings who ruled from Karur, have beenfound in the rock inscriptions in AaruNattar Malai close to Karur. The British

broke Kongu Nadu after the defeat of

Tippu Sultan in 1783 and the defeat ofDheeran Chinnamalai. There is a me-

morial at Rayanur (Rayanur Fort) nearKarur for the warriors who lost theirlives in the ght against the Britishin the Anglo-Mysore Wars. There af-

ter Karur became part of British Indiaand was rst part of Coimbatore Dis -trict and later Tiruchirappalli District.

Geography

Karur is located at 1057N7805E10.95N 78.08E. It has an

average elevation of 122 m (400 ft). Itis about 371 km south west of Chennai(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 fora few days most years. Average dailytemperature in Karur during January is

around 23 C, though the temperaturerarely falls below 17 C.The average

annual rainfall is about 855 mm. Thecity gets most of its seasonal rainfallfrom the north-east monsoon winds.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Karur had

a population of 1,54,328. Malesconstitute 49.5 % of the populationand females 50.5 % (1008 females for1000 males). It is one of the female

dominated district in the state. Karurhas an average literacy rate of 78%,higher than the national average of

59.5%, male literacy is 84%, and fe-male literacy is 72%. In Karur, 10% ofthe population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

Karur is famous for its hKarur has a niche in veuct groups bed lin

linens, toilet linens, tabwall hangings. Overall ates around Rs.6000 million dollars a year) i

change through direct exports. Allied industries

and spinning mills, dyeweaving etc employs aropeople in and around Ka

1000s of exporters andare supplied to world lstores like WalMart, Targ

Karur is a hub for bus

ing industries. Most of

dian private bus bodies

Karur. The total businesing bus bodies is esti

around Rs.324 crore

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Transportation

Karur is well connected with rest ofIndia through all modern means of

transportation. Karur (Station Code- KRR) is connected to the IndianRailways network. The nearest air-port are in Tiruchy (78 km), Salem

(100 km), Coimbatore (122 km) and

Madurai (135). The nearest major seaport is at Cochin (280 km), Thoothu-

kudi (344 km) and Chennai (332 km).

Karur (Tamil: ) is amunicipality in Karur distr

an state of Tamil Nadu sibanks of Amaravati. It is

trative headquarters of K

Karur is located 60 km tEast of Erode and 70 km

of Trichy, 100 km to the lem, 140 km to the East oand 150 km to the North

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Tourism

Karur District Museum

Sri Kalyanapasupatheeswarar Tem-ple

Sri Kalayanavenkatramana swamytemple Thanthonrimalai

Sri Karuvur Mariyamman temple

Vennaimalai Shree Balathanda-yuthapani temple

Mayanur - Kaveri bed regulator, Riv-er side park

Chettipalayam - Amaravathi bed reg-ulator, park

Nerur - Sree Sadha Siva Bramen-thral - sacred Math, Meditation, Riverside park

Vangalamman Temple, Vangal

Sri Sellandiamman temple, Kadam-bankruchi, Near Kavery River

sri solliamman temple, Athur

kalliamman kovil, Manmagalam

Thottakkurichi Shree MalaiyammanTemple,Karur

Noyyal Shree SelaandiyammanTemple, Karur

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