Tiruppur district

{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Tiruppur}} {{Distinguish|Tirupathur district}} {{More citations needed|date=April 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Tiruppur district | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = [[List of districts of Tamil Nadu|District]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] | image_skyline = {{Photomontage |size = 250 |photo1a = |photo1b = Amaravathi statue, Dharapuram.jpg |photo2a = Noyyal River in Tiruppur JEG0350.jpg |photo2b = Tiruppur sugrisvara temple3.JPG |photo3a = Amaravathi Dam and reservoir - panoramio (3).jpg |Photo3b = Sivanmalai }} | image_alt = | image_caption = Clockwise from top-left: [[Sri Venkatesa Perumal Temple (Melathiruppathi) – Mondipalayam|Sri Venkatesha Perumal Temple, Mondipalayam]], Amaravathi statue in [[Dharapuram]], Thiru Sugriswara Temple, [[Amaravathi reservoir|Amaravathi Dam]], Bridge over the [[Noyyal River]] in [[Tiruppur]] | image_map = Tiruppur in Tamil Nadu (India).svg | image_map1 = {{maplink |frame=yes |frame-width=275 |frame-height=275 |frame-align=center |text= '''Tirupur district''' |type=shape |id=Q15202 |stroke-colour=#C60C30 |stroke-width=2 |title= Tirupur district of Tamil Nadu |type2=line|id2=Q1445|stroke-width2=1|stroke-colour2=#0000ff|title2=Tamil Nadu }} | map_alt = | map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu | coordinates = {{coord|11.18|N|77.25|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = [[Country]] | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[File:Seal of Tamil Nadu.svg|22px]] [[Tamil Nadu]] | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | established_title =  | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | seat_type = Headquarters | seat = [[Tiruppur]] | government_type = | governing_body = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 2,479,052 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]] | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type =  | postal_code = 641xxx, 642xxx | registration_plate = '''TN-39, TN-39Z, TN-42, TN-42Y, TN-78, TN-78M''' | website = {{URL|tiruppur.nic.in}} | footnotes = | official_name = | parts_type = [[Taluka|Taluks]] | parts = [[Avinashi taluk|Avinashi]], [[Dharapuram taluk|Dharapuram]], [[Kangeyam taluk|Kangeyam]], [[Madathukulam taluk|Madathukulam]], [[Palladam taluk|Palladam]], [[Tiruppur North taluk|Tiruppur North]], [[Tiruppur South taluk|Tiruppur South]], [[Udumalaipettai taluk|Udumalaipettai]], [[Uthukuli taluk|Uthukuli]] | leader_title1 = [[District Collector]] | leader_name1 = Thiru Dr.S. Vineeth I.A.S | area_code = +91-0421 | area_code_type = Telephone code }} '''Tiruppur district''' is one of the 38 districts of the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], formed in 22 February 2009. [[Dharapuram]] was the largest taluk by area in the district. The district is well-developed and industrialized. The Tiruppur banian industry, the cotton market, [[Kangayam cattle|Kangeyam bull]] and Uthukkuli butter, among other things, provide for a vibrant economy.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/26/stories/2008102659600700.htm |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081029053019/http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/26/stories/2008102659600700.htm |url-status = dead |archive-date = 2008-10-29 |title = New Tiruppur district formed |date = 2008-10-26 |work = [[The Hindu]] |access-date = 2008-10-27 }}</ref> The city of [[Tiruppur]] is the administrative headquarters for the district. As of 2011, the district had a population of 2,479,052 with a sex-ratio of 989 females for every 1,000 males.

==History== The district is named after the city of Tiruppur. In [[Mahabaratha]], [[Arjuna]] (the third of the [[Pandavas]]) returned the cattle captured by the enemies and returned to Dharapuram (நிறை மீட்டல், ''Nirai Meetal''). It eventually become ''Nirai Thiruputhal'' and become Tiruppur.

Since the 1990s, the formation of the new Tiruppur district had been urged by the exporters of Tiruppur.<ref name="Gurumurhty">{{Cite news |title = TEA plea for Tiruppur |author = Gurumurhty, G. |newspaper = The Hindu: Business Line |date = 21 June 2002|url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2002/06/22/stories/2002062201941700.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002155228/http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2002/06/22/stories/2002062201941700.htm|archive-date=2 October 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Tiruppur]] city and surrounding region, where there is considerable industrial and business activities, was to be the core area. They believed that a new district would facilitate administration of the region and allow more aggressive development measures.<ref name="Gurumurhty" /> Tiruppur district was formed in 2009, carved out of the [[Coimbatore district|Coimbatore]] and [[Erode district|Erode]] [[List of districts of Tamil Nadu|districts]] making it the 32nd district of Tamil Nadu<ref name="Kumar-2011">{{Cite news|author=Kumar, R. Vimal|title=In honour of Tiruppur Kumaran|date=18 June 2011|url=http://www.hindu.com/pp/2011/06/18/stories/2011061850080300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426212106/http://www.hindu.com/pp/2011/06/18/stories/2011061850080300.htm|archive-date=26 April 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> and one of the ten most industrialised and economically developed districts of Tamil Nadu.<ref name="Gurumurhty" />

Before the formation of Tiruppur district, [[Avinashi]], [[Madathukulam]], [[Palladam]], [[Tiruppur]], and [[Udumalpet]] were taluks of [[Coimbatore district]]; and [[Dharapuram]] and [[Kangeyam]] were taluks of [[Erode district]].<ref>{{Cite web |title = 2001 Taluk Details of Tamil Nadu State |publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|url = http://www.census.tn.nic.in/taluk.asp?sc=33 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409214640/http://www.census.tn.nic.in/taluk.asp?sc=33|archive-date=9 April 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> The new taluks of [[Madathukulam]] and [[Uthukuli]] were formed after the district was created.<ref>Tiruppur: [[Madathukulam]] & [[Uthukuli]] {{Cite web|title=Annexure-2 List of Newly formed Taluks after 2001 Census|publisher=Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/tamilnadu/4.ANNEXURE%201&2.doc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516234858/http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/tamilnadu/4.ANNEXURE%201%262.doc|archive-date=16 May 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Geography and climate== Tiruppur district lies on the western part of Tamil Nadu bordering the Western Ghats and hence the district enjoys a moderate climate. The district is surrounded by [[Coimbatore district]] in the west, [[Erode district]] to the North and northeast and [[Karur district]] in the east and [[Dindigul district]] in the south east. To the south the district is surrounded by [[Idukki district]] of Kerala. The district has an area of 5187 sq. km. The southern and south western parts of the district ([[Madathukulam]] and [[Udumalpet]]) enjoys maximum rainfall, due to the surrounding of western ghats. The rest of the district lies in the rain shadow region of the Western Ghats and experiences salubrious climate most parts of the year, except the extreme east part of the district. The mean maximum and minimum temperatures for Tiruppur city during summer and winter vary between 35 °C to 18 °C. The average annual rainfall in the plains is around 700 mm with the North East and the South West monsoons contributing to 47% and 28%, respectively, to the total rainfall. The major rivers flowing through the district are [[Noyyal River|Noyyal]] and [[Amaravati River|Amaravathi]]. The Amaravati river is the main source of irrigation in the district. [[Amaravathi Dam]], which created Amaravathi Reservoir, is located at [[Amaravathinagar]]. Thirumurthy dam which is created by the PAP project is situated in this district. Both Amaravathi dam and Thirumurthy dam are the prime source of irrigation in the district, whereas Uppaar dam is another dam which receives water from seasonal rains.

==Demographics== {{historical populations|11=1901|12=5,16,618|13=1911|14=5,53,598|15=1921|16=5,88,291|17=1931|18=6,55,837|19=1941|20=7,54,273|21=1951|22=8,84,545|23=1961|24=9,49,859|25=1971|26=11,30,940|27=1981|28=13,24,480|29=1991|30=15,31,983|31=2001|32=19,20,154|33=2011|34=24,79,052|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=center}}

{{bar box |title=Religions in Tiruppur district (2011)<ref name="religion">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: Tamil Nadu |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11392/download/14505/DDW33C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=left |bars= {{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Tamil Nadu|Hinduism]]|darkorange|91.92}} {{bar percent|[[Tamil Muslim|Islam]]|green|5.00}} {{bar percent|[[Christianity in Tamil Nadu|Christianity]]|purple|2.82}} {{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.26}} }}

According to [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Tiruppur district had a population of 2,479,052 with a sex-ratio of 989 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. 61.35% of the population lived in urban areas.<ref name="districtcensus">{{Cite web |title=District Census Handbook 2011 - Tiruppur |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1136/download/3558/DH_2011_3332_PART_A_DCHB_TIRUPPUR.pdf |website=[[Census of India]]|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> A total of 241,351 were under the age of six, constituting 123,612 males and 117,739 females. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] accounted for 15.97% and 0.22% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the district was 71.02%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.<ref name="dashboard">{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref> The district had a total of 712,210 households. There were a total of 1,266,137 workers, comprising 130,331 cultivators, 216,945 main agricultural labourers, 36,139 in house hold industries, 785,181 other workers, 97,541 marginal workers, 5,486 marginal cultivators, 29,388 marginal agricultural labourers, 4,849 marginal workers in household industries and 57,818 other marginal workers.<ref name="districtcensus"/>

{{Pie chart |caption = Languages of Tiruppur district (2011)<ref name="language"/> |label1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]] |value1 = 83.82 |color1 = royalblue |label2 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]] |value2 = 11.04 |color2 = steelblue |label3 = [[Kannada]] |value3 = 2.29 |color3 = darkslateblue |label4 = [[Malayalam]] |value4 = 1.19 |color4 = cornflowerblue |label5 = [[Urdu]] |value5 = 0.93 |color5 = green |label6 = Others |value6 = 0.73 |color6 = gray |thumb=left }}

At the time of the 2011 census, 83.82% of the population spoke [[Tamil language|Tamil]], 11.04% [[Telugu language|Telugu]], 2.29% [[Kannada]], 1.19% [[Malayalam]] and 0.93% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref name="language">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Tamil Nadu |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10222/download/13334/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-3300.XLSX |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

==Administration and politics== Tiruppur district is administered by a collector, presently [https://tiruppur.nic.in/whos-who/ K. Vijaya Karthikeyan.]

=== Revenue Divisions and Taluks ===

[[Dharapuram division|Dharapuram Revenue Division]]: [[Dharapuram taluk|Dharapuram]], [[Kangeyam taluk|Kangeyam]]

[[Udumalpet division|Udumalpet Revenue Division]]: [[Udumalpet taluk|Udumalpet]], [[Madathukulam taluk|Madathukulam]]

=== Municipal corporations === * [[Tiruppur Municipal Corporation]] (TCMC)

=== Municipalities === * [[Dharapuram]] * [[Udumalpet]] * [[Palladam]] * [[Kangeyam]] * [[Vellakoil]] * [[Thirumuruganpoondi]] * [[Avinashi]]

=== Town Panchayats === * [[Madathukulam]] * [[Uthukuli]] * [[Mulanur]] * [[Chinnakkampalayam]] * [[Dhali, India|Dhali]] * [[Kaniyur, Tamil Nadu|Kaniyur]] * [[Kannivadi, Tiruppur|Kannivadi]] * [[Kolathupalayam]] * [[Komaralingam]] * [[Kunnathur, Tirupur|Kunnathur]] * [[Muthur]] * [[Rudravathi]] * [[Samalapuram]] * [[Sankaramanallur]] * [[Nathakadaiyur]]

=== Proposed Greater Tiruppur === * [[Tiruppur Municipal Corporation]] * [[Thirumuruganpoondi]] Municipality

=== Proposed Municipalities === * [[Madathukulam]] * [[Uthukuli]]

=== Proposed Town Panchayats === * [[Kamanaicken Palayam|Kamanaickenpalayam]] * [[Uthiyur]] * [[Pongalur]] * [[Kundadam]] * [[Gudimangalam block|Gudimangalam]] * [[Semmipalayam]] * [[Padiyur]] * [[Velayudampalayam]]

=== Parliamentary constituencies === * [[Tiruppur Lok Sabha constituency|Tiruppur]] (Part) * [[Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency|Pollachi]] (Part) * [[Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency|Coimbatore]] (Part) * [[Erode Lok Sabha constituency|Erode]] (Part) * [[Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency|The Nilgiris]] (Part)

=== Assembly constituencies === * [[Avanashi Assembly constituency|Avanashi]] * [[Tiruppur North]] * [[Tiruppur South]] * [[Palladam Assembly constituency|Palladam]] * [[Dharapuram Assembly constituency|Dharapuram]] * [[Kangeyam]] * [[Udumalpet]] * [[Madathukulam Assembly constituency|Madathukulam]]

== Politics == {{transcluded section|source=17th Tamil Nadu Assembly}} {{#section:17th Tamil Nadu Assembly|MLA Header}} {{#section:17th Tamil Nadu Assembly|Tiruppur district}} |}

==Economy== The city of Tirupur, at the heart of the district, is a textile center.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Narasimhan, T. E.|date=6 December 2012|title=Tiruppur textile industry hopes to bounce back|newspaper=Business Standard|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/tirupur-textile-industry-hopes-to-bounce-back-112120603003_1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426222558/http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/tirupur-textile-industry-hopes-to-bounce-back-112120603003_1.html|archive-date=26 April 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> The agricultural sector is predominantly small and has marginal farmers with land holdings of less than two hectares.<ref name="Kumar-2012">{{Cite news|author=Kumar, R. Vimal|date=11 May 2012|title=Integrated farming system to be introduced in Tirupur|newspaper=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/integrated-farming-system-to-be-introduced-in-tirupur/article3406783.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426211340/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/integrated-farming-system-to-be-introduced-in-tirupur/article3406783.ece|archive-date=26 April 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

==See also== *[[Andiagoundanoor]] *[[Appiayapalayam]] *[[Kongu Tamil]] *[[List of districts of Tamil Nadu]] *[[Ponnapuram]] *[[Thandukkaran palayam]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category|Tiruppur district}} *[http://tiruppur.tn.nic.in/ District website] {{Clear}}

{{Geographic location |Centre = Tiruppur district |North = [[Erode district]] |Northeast = |East = [[Karur district]] |Southeast = [[Dindigul district]] |South = |Southwest = [[Idukki district]], [[Kerala]] |West = [[Coimbatore district]] |Northwest = [[Coimbatore district]] }}

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