Tiruppur | |
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City | |
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| Nickname(s): Knitwear capital, Textile city, Dollar city | |
  Tiruppur Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu | |
| Coordinates: 11°06′31″N 77°20′28″E / 11.108500°N 77.341100°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tiruppur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Tiruppur City Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | N. Dinesh Kumar |
| Area | |
| • City | 159.6 km2 (61.6 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 7 |
| Elevation | 330 m (1,080 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • City | 877,778 |
| • Rank | 4th in Tamil Nadu |
| • Density | 5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 962,982 |
| • Metro rank | 5th in Tamil Nadu |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 6416xx |
| Telephone code | +91-421 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 39 (North), TN 42 (South) |
| GDP (2020) | US$6.49 (equivalent to $7.64 in 2023) billion[1] |
| Website | tiruppur |
| Population Note: The population as per official census 2011 calculated basis pre-expansion city limits was 444,352.[2] Post expansion of city limits, the revised population was given as 877,778 by the Government of India during the smart cities mission in 2015.[3] The 2011 census data for the urban agglomeration is available and has been provided.[4] | |
Tiruppur or Tirupur ([t̪ɪɾɨppuːr] ), is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal river and is the fifth largest urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative capital of Tiruppur district and is administered by the Tiruppur Municipal Corporation which was established in 2008.
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.
Post Indian Independence in 1947, Tiruppur was part of Coimbatore district. It was established as the capital of the newly formed Tiruppur district in 2009. Tiruppur tis 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.
- ^ "City overview". Metroverse. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above (PDF) (Report). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ Population of Tiruppur (Report). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Primary Census Abstract - Urban Agglomeration". Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Archived from the original (XLS) on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2015.