Karur district

district of Tamil Nadu, India

Key facts

Country: India
State: Tamil Nadu
Municipal corporation: Karur
Municipality: Kulithalai , Pugalur , Pallapatti
Town panchayats: Aravakurichi , Krishnarayapuram , Marudur , Punjai Thottakurichi , P.J. Cholapuram , Nangavaram , Puliyur , Uppidamangalam
Established: 30 September 1995
Founded by: J. Jayalalithaa
Headquarters: Karur
Taluks: Karur Aravakurichi Manmangalam Krishnarayapuram Kulithalai Kadavur Pugalur
Collector: Thangavel, I.A.S
Sp: E. Sundaravathanam, I.P.S
Total: 2,856 km (1,103 sq mi)
Density: 373/km (970/sq mi)
Official: Tamil
Time zone: UTC+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 registration: TN 47

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1064493
Area: 2896
Official website: www.karur.tn.nic.in
Image: Dry-Amaravathi-at-Karur.JPG
Households: 287095

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Commons category: Karur district
postal code: 639000–639999
male population: 528184
female population: 536309
urban population: 434517
rural population: 629976
literate population: 727044
illiterate population: 337449
short name: KRR

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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.

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