- KARUR DISTRICT MAP
- KARUR DISTRICT : TALUKS
- KARUR DISTRICT : BLOCK
- KARUR DISTRICT : REVENUE DIVISIONS
- ESTIMATED CULTIVATION AREAS IN HEC:
- LIVE STOCK POPULATION
- ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
- INDUSTRIAL ESTATES
- TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION
- PROPOSED HIGHWAYS
- EDUCATION
- TOURIST SPOTS
- PLACES OF INTEREST
- LARGE SCALE PROJECTS
- EXPORT POTENTIAL
- OTHER POTENTIAL
- MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM
- MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM
KARUR DISTRICT MAP

Karur Drstrict , with headquarters at Karur, is the most centrally located district of TamilNadu . Karur has a very long history and has been sung by various sangam poets. In history, it has been the battleground of various Tamil kings like chera, chola, pandya and pallavas because of strategic location . The district has a very rich and varied cultural heritage .The district is made fertile by the perennial flows of cauvery on the northern side and Amaravathi, Nanganjiyar and Noyyal rivers. Its ecnomy is mainly agrarian. Presently , the district is famous world-wide for its handloom products. .
KARUR DISTRICT : TALUKS

Karur Taluk which was once a part of Coimbatore District, was merged with Tiruchirappalli district during 1910. A separate Karur District was formed on 30th September 1995 by trifurcating Tiruchirappalli District. Initially, Karur District was carved out of the composite Tiruchirappalli District, consisting of three Taluks namely. Karur, Kulithalai and Manaparai Subsequently Manaparai Taluk was decoupled and Musiri Taluk was include in Karur District. Later Musiri Taluk was decoupled from Karur District. At present, Karur District consists of 4 Taluks i.e., Karur, Kulithalai, Krishnarayapuram and Aravakurichi. Karur District includes the following Revenue Division, Taluks and Panchayat Unions/Blocks.
KARUR DISTRICT : BLOCK

Karur District has 4 Municipalities, 169 Village Panchayats and 203 Revenue Villages, Karur District has 4 Assembly constituencies of which one is a reserved namely Krishnarayapuram Constituency. Karur Parliamentary constitutes 6 Assembly constituencies, 2 are from Tiruchirappalli revenue district, namely Marungapuri and Thottiam a Assembly Constituencies from Karur.
KARUR DISTRICT : REVENUE DIVISIONS
Name of the Revenue Division | Name of the Taluks | Name of the Panchayat Union |
---|---|---|
Karur | Karur | Karur Thanthoni |
Karur | Manmangalam | Karur |
Karur | Aravakurichi | Aravakurichi K.Paramathi |
Kulithalai | Krishnarayapuram | Krishnarayapuram |
Kulithalai | Kulithalai | Kulithalai |
Kulithalai | Kadavoor | Thogamalai Kadavoor |
ESTIMATED CULTIVATION AREAS IN HEC:
Sl.No | Type of Crop | Area in Hec. |
---|---|---|
1 | Paddy | 18233 |
2 | Millets and other cereals | 1913 |
3 | Pulses | 175 |
4 | sugarcane (Gur) | 2255 |
5 | Groundnut | 4284 |
6 | Turmeric & Chillies | 916 |
7 | Coconut | 4023 |
8 | Other Oil feeds | 5605 |
9 | Cotton (BT) | 329 |
10 | Others | 6425 |
Total | 44158 |
LIVE STOCK POPULATION
Animals | Population |
---|---|
Buffaloes | 91,546 |
Cattle | 1,29,867 |
Sheep | 2,60,599 |
Goats | 1,54,213 |
Poultry Birds | 8,14,145 |
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
Veterinary Institutions:
There are Four milk chilling plants. District offers considerable scope for development of goat and sheep rearing.
Poultry Development :
industrial estates
Two SIDCO Industrial Estates are functioning in KARUR district
Sl.No. | Name of the Estate | Total No. of Developed Plots | No.of Sheds | Area Extended in Acres |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | S. Vellalapatti | 26 | 16 | 26.63 |
2 | Athur | 99 | - | 36.129 |
transport & communication
National HighwaysNH-47 Connecting Salem - Madurai -Kanyakumari passes via Dindigul, and Tirunelveli
NH-209 connecting Bangalore - Hosur -Krishnagiri passes via Salem, Dharmapuri
The District Head quarters is well connected with major cities of the State by Road and Rail.
proposed highways
NH 67-a, connecting Karur -Erode
NH 47 connecting Karur -Coimbatore
education
Institutions | Number |
---|---|
Arts & Science College | 10 |
Engineering College | 6 |
Colleges for Special Education | 1 |
Teacher Training School | 8 |
Higher Secondary School | 55 |
High School | 54 |
Middle School | 186 |
Primary School | 698 |
Pre-Primary School | 38 |
Tourist Spots
The district has the following tourist spots.Places of interest and Large Scale Projects
LARGE SCALE PROJECTS
Proposed Large Scale Projects In the offing / Thrust sector Activities Identified for Growth in the next five years.
EXPORT POTENTIAL
The following products have wide Export potential in this District.OTHER POTENTIAL NON FARM SECTOR TYPE OF INDUSTRIES IN KARUR DISTRICT
RAW MATERIAL BASED
Demand Based
Skill Based
Export Oriented
Rural artisans based
district industries centre, karur details of two digit code wise - Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Registered in the year 2014-15
Sl.No. | NIC | Description | No.of units |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Agriculture, Hunting and Related Service Activities | 8 |
2 | 13 | Mining of Metal Ores | 2 |
3 | 14 | Other Mining and Quarrying | 4 |
4 | 15 | Mfq of Food Products and Beverages | 72 |
5 | 17 | Mfg of Textiles | 401 |
6 | 18 | Mfg of Wearing apparel Dressing | 211 |
7 | 19 | Mfg of Leather & Leather Products | 3 |
8 | 20 | Mfg of Wood and Wood Products | 8 |
9 | 21 | Mfg of Paper & Paper Products | 17 |
10 | 22 | Publishing, printing and reproduction of records | 21 |
11 | 23 | Mfg of Coke and Refined Petroleum Products | 1 |
12 | 24 | Mfg of Chemical & Chemical Procucts | 16 |
13 | 25 | Mfg of Rubber & Plastics Products | 30 |
14 | 26 | Mfg of Other Non - metallic Mineral Products | 33 |
15 | 27 | Mfg of Basic Metals | 8 |
16 | 28 | Mfg of Fabricated Metal Products | 59 |
17 | 29 | Mfg of Machinery and Equipments | 46 |
18 | 30 | Mfg of Office, Accounting and Computing Machinery | 1 |
19 | 31 | Mfg of Electrical Machiner and Apparatus | 8 |
20 | 32 | Mfg of Radio, Television and communication Equipment | 5 |
district industries centre, karur details of two digit code wise - Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Registered in the year 2014-15
Sl.No. | NIC | Description | No.of units |
---|---|---|---|
21 | 33 | Mfg of Medical, Precision and Optical Instruments | 4 |
22 | 34 | Mfg of Motor Vehicles, Trailers and Semi-trailers | 17 |
23 | 36 | Mfg of Furniture Manufacturing NEC | 16 |
24 | 37 | Recycling | 2 |
25 | 40 | Electricity Gas, Steam and water | 1 |
26 | 45 | Construction | 2 |
27 | 50 | Repair & Maintanance of Motor Vehicles, Retail sale of Automotive Fuel | 13 |
28 | 51 | Wholesale of Trade and Commission Trade | 86 |
29 | 52 | Repair and Maintenance of Personal and household Goods Retails Trade | 57 |
30 | 63 | Support and Auxiliary Transport and Travel activities | 1 |
31 | 64 | Post and Telecommunication | 3 |
32 | 65 | Financial Intermediation, Except Insurance and Pension Funding | 9 |
33 | 70 | Real Estate Activities | 7 |
34 | 71 | Renting of Machinery Equipment with Operators | 1 |
35 | 72 | Computer and Related Activities | 54 |
36 | 74 | Other Business Activities | 68 |
37 | 75 | Public Administration and Defense Compulsory social Security | 4 |
38 | 80 | Education | 3 |
39 | 85 | Health and Social Work | 13 |
40 | 93 | Other Service Activities | 20 |
41 | 97 | Undifferentiated Service Producing activities of Private Household | 49 |