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Tiruppur
Tamil Nadu, India · Asia
About Tiruppur
Tiruppur sits on the route: 5 minutes from Boyampālaiyam.
Tiruppur is in Tamil Nadu, India, with about 960,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Boyampālaiyam, about 4 km away.
Tiruppur or Tirupur ([t̪ɪɾɨppuːr] ), is a city and municipal corporation in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located on the banks of the Noyyal River in Western Tamil Nadu, it is the fourth largest city in the state. It is the administrative capital of Tiruppur district and is administered by the Tiruppur MunicipalRead more
Corporation.
The region was ruled by the Cheras during the Sangam period between the 1st and the 4th centuries CE. It was under the rule of early Pandyas medieval Cholas, Later Cholas and the Vijayanagara Empire till the 15th century followed by the Nayaks who introduced the Palayakkarar system. In the later part of the 18th century, the it came under the Kingdom of Mysore and later the British Raj as a part of Madras Presidency. The region played a prominent role in the Poligar Wars.
After Indian independence in 1947, Tiruppur became part of Coimbatore district. It was established as the capital of the newly formed Tiruppur district in 2009. Tiruppur is a part of Tiruppur Lok Sabha constituency that elects its member of parliament. The town was predominantly an agricultural, but with the advent of textile boom in the 20th century and rapid industrialization has seen Tiruppur become a major textile and knitwear hub. As of 2021–22, Tiruppur exported garments worth 480 billion USD, contributing to nearly 54% of the all the textile exports from India.
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The nearest famous roads are Nilgiri Mountain Railway, Valparai Forty Hairpin Bends and Kolli Hills 70 Hairpin Road.
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Tiruppur is in Tamil Nadu, India, about 4 km from Boyampālaiyam.
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- Population
- 963,173
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- India
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates
- 11.1154, 77.3546
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3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 70 kmNilgiri Mountain RailwayA UNESCO heritage rack railway climbing through tea plantations and eucalyptus forests from Mettupalayam to the hill station of Ooty.
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