Tirupattur

Tirupathur
Town
Tirupathur
View from Yelagiri hill station
View from Yelagiri hill station
Nickname: 
Sandal City
Tirupathur is located in Tamil Nadu
Tirupathur
Tirupathur
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12°30′N 78°36′E / 12.50°N 78.60°E / 12.50; 78.60
CountryIndia
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTirupattur
Government
 • TypeMunicipal
 • BodyTirupathur Municipality
Elevation
387 m (1,270 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
83,612
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
635601, 635602
Telephone code04179
Vehicle registrationTN-83
Nearest cityVellore (88 km), Bangalore (125 km) & Chennai (235 km)
Sex ratio993 /
Lok Sabha constituencyThiruvannamalai
Legislative Assembly constituencyTirupathur
Websitetirupathur.nic.in

Tirupathur[1] or Tirupattur[2] is the headquarters of Tirupathur district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India and is one of the oldest inhabited places in the state, with a history of over 1,600 years. The town is known for an abundance of sandalwood[3] in the surrounding hills. It is located about 89 km (55 mi) from Vellore, 85 km (53 mi) from Hosur, 60 km (37 mi) from Dharmapuri, 50 km (31 mi) from Krishnagiri, 50 km (31 mi) from Thiruvannamalai, 279 km (173 mi) from coimbatore , 210 km (130 mi) from Chennai, and 125 km (78 mi) from Bangalore.

  1. ^ "Tirupathur District". National Informatics Centre, Ministry Of Electronics and Information Technology, Government Of India. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference religion2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Tirupattur". Tamil Nadu Foundation. Retrieved 14 May 2024.