Coordinates: 10.9500° N 78.0833° E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Karur
Karur
State  - District(s)	Tamil Nadu  - Karur
Coordinates	10.9500° N 78.0833° E
Area  - Elevation	2,895.57 km²  - 122 m
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001)  - Density	76,328  - 322/km²
Municipal Chairman
Codes  - Postal  - Telephone  - Vehicle	- 639 xxx  - +04324  - TN-47

Karur (Tamil : கரூர் ) is a town and a municipality in Karur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of Karur district. Image File history File links India-locator-map-blank. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... India is subdivided into twenty-eight states and seven union territories; the states and territories are themselves further subdivided. ... The divisions of a district. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... Karur District Map Karur District is located along the Kaveri river in Tamil Nadu India. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Indian Standard Time (IST) is the time zone for India. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... The Indian Postal services employ a 6 digit postal code known as a Postal Index Number (similar to the 5 digit ZIP Codes in USA) that is spanned and geopolitically ordered across the nation. ... Licence plates on the back of a taxi in Kolkata. ... Tamil ( தமிழ் ) is a classical language and the oldest of the Dravidian language family. ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... Karur District Map Karur District is located along the Kaveri river in Tamil Nadu India. ... India is subdivided into twenty-eight states and seven union territories; the states and territories are themselves further subdivided. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ...

One of the ancient cities in Tamil Nadu, it was ruled by the Cheras, Cholas, the Nayaks, and the British successively. There is proof that Karur may have been the centre for old jewellery-making and gem setting (with the gold imported mainly from Rome), as seen from various excavations. According to the Hindu mythology, Brahma began the work of creation here, which is referred to as the "place of the sacred cow." It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Chera dynasty. ... The Cholas were a South Indian Tamil dynasty, antedating the early Sangam literature (c. ... Nickname: The Eternal City Motto: SPQR: Senatus PopulusQue Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban... This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ... Brahma (written Brahmā in IAST) (Devanagari ब्रह्मा, pronounced as ) is the Hindu god (deva) of creation, and one of the Hindu Trinity - Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. ...

Karur District, with headquarters at Karur, is the most centrally located district of Tamil Nadu. Its about 371 km south west of Chennai (Madras), the capital of Tamil Nadu. Karur has a very long history and has been sung by various sangam poets. In history, it has been the battleground of various Tamil Kings like Chera, Chola, Pandya and Pallavas because of strategic location. The district has a very rich and varied cultural heritage. The district is made fertile by the perennial flows of the Kaveri River on the northern side and also the Amaravati, Nanganjiyar and Noyyal rivers. Its economy is mainly agrarian. Presently, the district is famous world-wide for its handloom products. Karur District Map Karur District is located along the Kaveri river in Tamil Nadu India. ... Chennai   (Tamil: ), formerly known as Madras  , is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is Indias fourth largest metropolitan city. ... now. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... The Amaravati River is a tributary of Kaveri River in southern India. ... The Nanganjiyar is a tributary of the river Amaravathy near Idayankottai village in Palani Taluk, Dindigul District. ... The Noyyal rises from the Vellingiri hills in the Western Ghats and covers a total area of 3,500 km² (1351 mi²), the basin is 180 km (112 mi) long and 25 km (16 mi) wide. ...

Karur district is bounded by Namakkal District in the north, Dindigul District in the south, Tiruchirapalli District on the east and Erode District on the west. Namakkal is a bustling city, considered sister to Salem, which is located at a major junction connecting the west of Tamil Nadu to the capital Chennai. ... Dindigul district is an administrative region in the south of Tamil Nadu, India. ... Tiruchirapalli District Map Tiruchirapalli District (also known as Tiruchchirapalli District) is located along the Kaveri river in Tamil Nadu India. ... Erode District Erode District is one of the districts of northern part of Tamil Nadu State, South India, and Erode is the district headquarters. ...

History

The Pasupatheesvarar temple sung by Thirugnana Sambhandar, in Karur was built by the Chola kings in the 7th century

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 even in the early Sangam days. 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, Roman coins, Chera Coins, Pallava Coins, Roman Amphorae, Rasset coated ware, rare rings etc. ImageMetadata File history File links Karur. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Karur. ... The Cholas were the most famous of the three dynasties that ruled ancient Tamil Nadu. ... The 7th century is the period from 601 - 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ... Tamil New Year Ethnic problems In India After independence, Tamilians felt they and their dravidian race were ignored by the North Indians. ... now. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Chera dynasty. ... The Roman Empire is the name given to the city-state of Rome and also the corresponding phase of that civilization, characterized by an autocratic form of government. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Chera dynasty. ... Pallavas were a South Indian dynasty. ... Pottery An amphora is a type of ceramic vase with two handles, used for the transportation and storage of perishable goods and more rarely as containers for the ashes of the dead or as prize awards. ...

Karur was built on the banks of river Amaravathi which was called Aanporunai during the Sangam days. The names of the early Chera kings who ruled from Karur, have been found in the rock inscriptions in Aru Nattar Malai close to Karur. The Tamil epic Silapathikaram mentions that the famous Chera King Senguttuvan ruled from Karur. In 150 Greek scholar Ptolemy mentioned “Korevora” (Karur) as a very famous inland trading centre in Tamil Nadu. After the early Cheras, Karur was conquered and ruled by Pandyas followed by Pallavas and later Cholas. Karur was under the rule of Cholas for a long time. In Hinduism, Amaravati is the capital of Svarga, a temporary paradise where the dead live. ... Silapathikaram is one of the five great epics written in Tamil language. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Chera dynasty. ... Senguttuvan was a Chera king who probably lived during the early centuries of the Common Era. ... The Roman army consists of 400,000 men. ... A medieval artists rendition of Claudius Ptolemaeus Claudius Ptolemaeus (Greek: ; c. ... The Pandyan kingdom பாண்டியர் was an ancient Tamil state in South India of unknown antiquity. ... Pallavas were a South Indian dynasty. ... The Cholas were a South Indian Tamil dynasty, antedating the early Sangam literature (c. ...

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 Kulasekara Alwar[7-8th century AD]. who was the ruler of Kongu nadu. The same temple is presumably mentioned in epic Silappadikaram as Adaha maadam Ranganathar whose blessings Cheran Senguttuvan sought before his north Indian expedition [See Mahavidwan R.Raghava Iyengar's Vanjimanagar.]

Later the Naickers followed by Tipu Sultan also ruled Karur. The British added Karur to their possessions after destroying the Karur Fort during their war against Tipu Sultan in 1783. There is a memorial at Rayanur near Karur for the warriors who lost their lives in the fight against the British in the Anglo-Mysore Wars. Thereafter Karur became part of British India and was first part of Coimbatore District and later Tiruchirappalli District. A potrait of Tippu Sultan by Edward Orme (1774 -1822). ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Anglo-Mysore Wars were a series of eighteenth-century wars fought in India between the Kingdom of Mysore (then a French ally) and the British East-India Company, represented chiefly by the Madras Presidency. ... Coimbatore   (Tamil: கோயம்பத்தூர்), also known as Kovai (Tamil: கோவை), is a major industrial city in India. ... Tiruchirapalli (also spelled Tiruchchirappalli, commonly known as Tiruchi or Trichy, formerly known as Trichinopoly under British rule) is a city situated on the banks of the Kaveri river, centrally located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ...

Karur is also a part of Kongu Nadu. The history of Kongu nadu dates back to the 8th century. The name Kongunadu originated from the term "Kongu", meaning nectar or honey. Kongu came to be called as Kongu nadu with the growth of civilization. The ancient Kongunadu country was made up of various districts and taluks which are currently known as Palani, Dharapuram, Karur, Nammakkal, Thiruchengodu, Erode, Salem, Dharmapuri, Satyamangalam, Nilgiris, Avinashi, Coimbatore, Pollachi and Udumalpet. Kongunadu was blessed with enormous wealth, a pleasant climate and distinct features. Kongunadu was ruled over by the Gangas(Kongilam Kosargal), Chera, Chola, Pandya, Hoysala, Muslim rulers and finally the British. Kongu Nadu is a region of Tamil Nadu state of southern India. ... (7th century — 8th century — 9th century — other centuries) Events The Iberian peninsula is taken by Arab and Berber Muslims, thus ending the Visigothic rule, and starting almost 8 centuries of Muslim presence there. ... A Tehsil is an administrative subdivision or tier of local government in some South Asian countries. ... Erode (pronounced e-road, where ஈரோடை by time became as ஈரோடு in Tamil) is a city in the state of Tamilnadu, India. ... Sathyamangalam or Satyamangalam is a town in Tamil Nadu state of southern India. ... Map of The Nilgiris district The Nilgiris or Blue Mountains are a range of mountains and a district in the south-Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The Hoysala Empire ruled part of southern India from 1000 to 1346. ...

Karur District

1.K.Paramathy 2.Aravakurichi 3.Karur 4.Thanthoni 5.Kadavur 6.Krishnarayapuram 7.Kulithalai 8.Thogaimalai

Karur District has 2 Municipalities, 13 Town Panchayats and 158 Village Panchayats and 203 Revenue Villages. Karur District has 4 Assembly constituencies of which one is a reserved namely Krishnarayapuram Constituency. Karur Parliamentary constitutes 6 Assembly constituencies, 2 are from Tiruchirappalli revenue district, namely Marungapuri and Thottiam and 4 Assembly Constituencies from Karur. Image File history File links Karur. ... Image File history File links Karur. ... Karur District Map Karur District is located along the Kaveri river in Tamil Nadu India. ...

Geography

Karur is located at 10.95° N 78.08° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 122 metres (400 feet). The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...

Climate

The highest temperature is obtained in early May to early June usually about 37 °C, though it usually exceeds 39 °C for a few days most years. Average daily temperature in Karur during January is around 24 °C, though the temperature rarely falls below 19 °C.

The average annual rainfall is about 615 mm. The city gets most of its seasonal rainfall from the north-east monsoon winds, from late September to mid November .

Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Karur had a population of 70,328. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. 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. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...

Economy

Agriculture

Utilisation 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%. Rest 20.31% is comprised of sandy, coastal and alluvium soil.

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.2000 crores ($400 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 200,000 people in and around Karur.

On the international textile map Karur has become synonymous with handloom “made-ups” first as Tirupur in the hoisiery product. The weaving industry came to Karur from Kerala and has earned a reputation for its high quality handloom products today. Handloom Exports from Karur began on a modest scale with just 15 exporters in 1975 and today Karur has 100s of exporters.

The handloom products being exported have been broadly classified under three heads ¯ Kitchen, bathroom and bedroom furnituring items. Some of the handloom made-ups exported from Karur are Bedspreads, Towels, Floor rugs, Tea towels, Napkins, Aprons, Kitchen towels, Pot holders Plate mats, Bathmats, Tea mats, Curtains, Pillow, Quilt covers, Shower curtains etc.,

Paper Paper is a thin material produced by the amalgamation of fibres, typically vegetable fibers composed of cellulose, which are subsequently held together by hydrogen bonding. ...

TNPL is promoted by the Government of Tamil Nadu with loan assistance from the World Bank. Today TNPL is the largest producer of bagasse (sugarcane waste from Sugar mills) based paper in the world and the 2nd largest paper producer in India. TNPL produces 230,000 tons of Printing & writing paper and consumes 1 million tones of bagasse every year. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Species Saccharum arundinaceum Saccharum bengalense Saccharum edule Saccharum officinarum Saccharum procerum Saccharum ravennae Saccharum robustum Saccharum sinense Saccharum spontaneum Sugarcane or Sugar cane (Saccharum) is a genus of 6 to 37 species (depending on taxonomic interpretation) of tall grasses (family Poaceae, tribe Andropogoneae), native to warm temperate to tropical regions... Paper is a thin material produced by the amalgamation of fibres, typically vegetable fibers composed of cellulose, which are subsequently held together by hydrogen bonding. ...

Bus body building

Karur is a renowned centre for bus building industries. This is a unique feature of Karur and almost 90% of south Indian bus bodies are being built here. The total business is estimated to be around Rs.250 crore per annum.

Cement In the most general sense of the word, cement is a binder, a substance which sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. ...

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 Magnification of typical sugar showing monoclinic hemihedral crystalline structure. ...

EID Parry has a sugar factory in Pugalur, Karur. It has a capacity of 4000 TCD per year. It's also seting 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.

“The Banker”, a leading international magazine on the banking industry published by the Financial Times London, has in its August ’05 issue, released a list of 50 top contenders who are most likely to find a place in the top 1000 world wide banks in 2006. Karur Vysya Bank is listed at 43rd rank in this list.

Other industries include HDPE filament and associated product manufacturing.

The Karur and Kangayam belt also produces some very good cats eys feldspar, moonstones, Aquamarines, and beryls.

Education

The district has many renowned schools and few colleges. The notable institutes are 1.Government Arts College(Thanthotri malai) 2.Shri Sarada Niketan college of science for Women(Sarathapuri) 3.The Karur Polytechnic(Kongu Nagar) 4.Kongu Arts & Science College(Karur) 5.M.Kumaraswamy College of Engineering (Thalavapalayam)[1]

Health

Karur district has 29 Primary Health Care centres, 168 health subcentres and Government General Hospital in the city.

Transportation

Karur is well connected with rest of India through all modern means of transportation. There are 2 National highways NH-7 (Varanasi - Kanyakumari) and NH-67 (Nagapattinam - Trichy - Karur - Coimbatore) that ply through Karur. Karur (Station Code - KRR) is connected to the Indian Railways network. Trains from Bangalore to Tuticorin, Mangalore to Tiruchchirappalli, and Mysore to Kumbakonam travel via Karur. Karur is connected to major towns like Coimbatore, Madurai, Chennai, Salem via road and rail network. The nearest airport is in Trichy (78 km). Major Airport is located atCoimbatore (122 km). The nearest major sea port is at Chennai (391 km). VārāṇasÄ«   (HindÄ«: वाराणसी, UrdÅ«: وارانسی, IPA: ), also known as Benares, Banaras, or Benaras (HindÄ«: बनारस, UrdÅ«: بنارس, ; IPA: ), or Kashi or Kasi (काशी کاشی ), is a famous Hindu holy city situated on the banks of the river Ganges (Ganga) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ... Kanyakumari   is a town in Kanyakumari district in the Tamil Nadu state of India. ... Nagapattinam (formerly known as Negapatam and also as Shiva Rajadhani) is a small city with a population of about 100,000, located in coastal Tamil Nadu, India. ... Tiruchirapalli (also spelled Tiruchchirappalli, commonly known as Tiruchi or Trichy, formerly known as Trichinopoly under British rule) is a city situated on the banks of the Kaveri river, centrally located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... Coimbatore   (Tamil: கோயம்பத்தூர்), also known as Kovai (Tamil: கோவை), is a major industrial city in India. ... Indian Railways (IR) is the state-owned railway company of India. ... Bangalore (also called Bengalooru) (Kannada: ; pronunciation: in Kannada and in English) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. ... Thoothukudi (தூத்துக்குடி in Tamil), also known as Tuticorin is a city and district in Tamil Nadu, India. ... Mangalore,  , (ಮಂಗಳೂರು in Kannada), will soon be renamed Mangaluru, is the chief port city of the state of Karnataka, India. ... Tiruchirapalli (also spelled Tiruchchirappalli, commonly known as Tiruchi or Trichy, formerly known as Trichinopoly under British rule) is a city situated on the banks of the Kaveri river, centrally located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... Mysore   or MaisÅ«ru (Kannada: ಮೈಸೂರು) is the second largest city in the Indian state of Karnataka. ... Kumbeswara temple at Kumbakonam Kumbakonam is a town in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. ... Chennai   (Tamil: ), formerly known as Madras  , is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is Indias fourth largest metropolitan city. ...

Communication

Airtel , Reliance and Hutch and also the major part covered by BSNL.

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Karur

External links

• Karur District Official Website

	State of Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Topics | History | Politics | Tamil people
Capital	Chennai
Districts	Chennai • Coimbatore • Cuddalore • Dharmapuri • Dindigul • Erode • Kanchipuram • Kanyakumari • Karur • Krishnagiri • Madurai • Nagapattinam • Namakkal • Perambalur • Pudukkottai • Ramanathapuram • Salem • Sivaganga • Thanjavur • The Nilgiris • Theni • Thoothukudi • Tiruchirapalli • Tirunelveli • Tiruvallur • Tiruvannamalai • Tiruvarur • Vellore • Viluppuram • Virudhunagar
Major cities	Alandur • Avadi • Ambattur • Chennai • Coimbatore • Cuddalore • Dindigul • Erode • Kancheepuram • Karur • Kumbakonam • Madurai • Nagercoil • Neyveli • Pallavaram • Pudukkottai • Rajapalayam • Salem • Tiruchirapalli • Tirunelveli • Tambaram • Thoothukudi • Tiruppur • Tiruvannamalai • Thanjavur • Tiruvottiyur • Vellore