Karur district

Karur District
Clockwise from top-left: Pasupateeswarar temple, Noyyal in Ungampalayam, Street in Aravakurichi, Part of the Amaravathi River near Karur, Karur skyline
Location in Tamil Nadu
Location in Tamil Nadu
Map
Karur district
Coordinates: 10°57′28.8″N 78°4′48″E / 10.958000°N 78.08000°E / 10.958000; 78.08000
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
Municipal corporationKarur
Municipality
Town Panchayats
Founded byJ. Jayalalithaa
HeadquartersKarur
Taluks
Government
 • CollectorT. Prabhushankar, I.A.S
 • SPE. Sundaravathanam, I.P.S
Area
 • Total2,856 km2 (1,103 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,064,493
 • Density373/km2 (970/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
639xxx, 621xxx, 638xxx.
Telephone code+91(0)4324, +91(0)4323, +91(0)4320 for Karur, Kulithalai and Aravakkurichi Circles Respectively.
Vehicle registrationTN 47[1]
Largest cityKarur
Sex ratio1015 /
Literacy81.74%
Lok Sabha constituency2 – Karur, Perambalur (Part)
Vidhan Sabha constituency4
Central location:10°57′N 78°4′E / 10.950°N 78.067°E / 10.950; 78.067
ClimateMax 38c – Min 17c (Köppen)
Websitekarur.nic.in

Karur District is one of the 38 districts (a district located centrally along the Kaveri and Amaravathi rivers) in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The main town in Karur District is the city of Karur, which is also the district headquarters. The district has a population of 1,064,493 with a sex-ratio of 1,015 females for every 1,000 males, according to 2011 census.