Tiruppur is a city in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, 47 km (29 mi) from Coimbatore. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River, which bifurcates the city into roughly two-halves. It is the administrative headquarters of Tiruppur district.Tiruppur is located in a region that was a part of the ancient Chera Empire as well as the Kongu Nadu region.The region came under the control of the British at the conclusion of the Polygar War in 1805. Tirupur was constituted as a Municipality in the year 1947. It was upgraded to a Special Grade Municipality in 1983 and further upgraded as a Corporation in 2008. The total area of the Corporation is 27.19 km2 divided into 60 wards.The total population of the city as per the 2011 census is 444,352.
Tiruppur is a major textile and knitwear hub. The textile industry provides employment to over six lakh people and has an annual turnover of 220 billion Rupees. Of this, nearly 120 billion rupees comes from exports.
GEOGRAPHY
Tirupur is located at 11.1075°N 77.3398°E.[3] It has an average elevation of 295 metres (967 feet).Tirupur is situated at the banks of Noyyal River,helping the textile business to grow well.As a textile city Tirupur is full of Dyings and Garments.Its location as a centre of other cities like Erode, Coimbatore makes it easier to get cotton and other stuffs for the business to be done.The Noyyal River runs through the city and forms the southern boundary of corporation. The cities fast development leads to growth to its status as Tirupur district.The southern part of the city enjoys more rainfall Due to the surrounding of western ghats of the city. The mean maximum and minimum temperatures for Tirupur city during summer and winter vary between 35°C to 22°C.The alternative perspective of historical geography is used to understand how Tirupur's industry is an outcome of processes liking work and investment across sectors in a form of regional industrialization based on small town.
Administration and politics
Tiruppur district is administered by a collector.Presently Mr.Govindaraj is the collector of Tiruppur district.
Parliamentary constituencies:
• Tiruppur(Part)
• Pollachi(Part)
• Coimbatore(Part)
• Erode(Part)
• The nilgiris(Part)
Assembly constituencies:
• Tiruppur North
• Tiruppur south
• Palladam
• Dharapuram
• Kangeyam
• Avinashi
• Udumalpet
• Madathukulam.
Revenue divisions
• Dharapuram
• Tiruppur
• Udumalaipettai
Municipal corporations:
• Tiruppur Municipal Corporation(TCMC)
Municipalities
• Nallur
• Dharapuram
• Kangeyam
• Palladam
• Udumalaipettai
• Velampalayam
• Vellakoil
Town Panchayats
• Muthur
• Rudravathi
• Kannivadi
• Mulanur
• Kolathupalayam
• Chinnakkampalayam
• Avinashi (also spelled as Avanashi)
• Dhali
• Madathukulam
• Kaniyur
• Komaralingam
• Samalapuram
• Sankaramanallur
• Thirumuruganpoondi
• Kunnathur
• Uthukuli
RTO's:
The district has 3 RTO'S they are:
1.TIRUPUR(NORTH)RTO-TN-39.it has a unit office @ Avinashi(TN-39Z)
2.TIRUPUR(SOUTH)RTO-TN-42.it has a unit office @ Kangeyam(TN42Y)
3.DHARAPURAM RTO-TN78.it has a unit office @ Udumalpet(TN78Z).
MAJOR ROAD'S:
A road connecting Tiruppur and Coimbatore via the existing Vanjipalayam road is in the cards.
NH-47—12 km from the city limits.(Avinashi Bye-Pass Road) (proposed 4/6 lane road)
NH-67—16 km from the city limit.
SH-19—Cochin road - Pollachi- palladam - Tirupur- Avinashi (4 lane from Avinashi to Tirupur(Avinashi Road) and Tirupur to Palladam(Palladam Road))
SH-169- Tirupur - Somanur
SH-174- Tirupur - Dharapuram
SH-172- Tirupur - Kangeyam (SH 172 A starts at Padiyur and joins at Namakkal road)
TRANSPORT FACILITIES:
Bus Services
Tirupur is well connected by moffusil bus services to all major routes, towns and cities across Tamilnadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra .
Rail
Tiruppur falls on the Chennai-Calicut BG main line (laid in 1893) which is fully electrified and double track.
Tirupur has the following railway stations.
Tiruppur(TUP)
Vanjipalayam(VNJ)
Koolipalayam(KUY)
Uthukuli(UKL)
Somanur(SNO)
However all express trains stop only at Tirupur (Code:TUP). A very few express trains stop at Uthukuli which is 10 mins drive from Tirupur station. Passenger shuttles stop at Vanjipalayam, Somanur and Koolipalayam which are also a 10 mins drive from Tirupur railway station. Also some of the superfast Kerala bound trains stop at Tirupur.
Despite Tirupur being one of the top revenue earners in Salem Division, the railway station has only 2 platforms and no starting trains from the city. Some Trains do not have stops in Tiruppur. The trains that do not stop at Tiruppur stations are:
Chennai -Trivandrum Mail - Daily
Chennai -Trivandrum - Weekly
Bangalore - Kochuveli - Weekly
Bangalore - Kochuveli Garib Rath - Weekly
Yeshvanthpur - Kannur - Daily
Tirupur is well connected by trains to Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Salem, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kanyakumari, Guwahati, Jaipur, New Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta, Kochi, Mangalore, Kumbakonam, Madurai, Vellore, Tirunelveli, Nagercoil and Trivandrum.
List of some prestigious trains that pass through Tiruppur railway station(TUP):
Cheran express
Kovai express
Nilagiri express
Coimbatore express
West coast express
Coimbatore Jaipur SF express
Trivandrum mail
Chennai mail
Kongu express.
Air
The nearest international airport is the Coimbatore Airport. The present airport is just 40 minutes drive from Tirupur.
