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{{About|a City in Tamil Nadu, India|its namesake district|Karur district}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Karur
| native_name_lang         = ta
| settlement_type          = [[city]]
| image_skyline            = City of karur.jpg
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| pushpin_map_caption      = Karur, Tamil Nadu
| coordinates              = {{coord|10.960100|N|78.076600|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1        = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type3        = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name3        = [[Karur District|Karur]]
| established_title        = <!-- Established -->
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| founder                  =
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| government_type          = [[List of municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu|Municipal Corporation]]
| governing_body           = [[Karur Municipal Corporation]]
| leader_title1            = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]]
| leader_name1             = [[Jothimani]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=3205 |title=Lok Sabha members| work=[[Parliament of India]]| access-date=22 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141124060226/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=3205 |archive-date=24 November 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| leader_title2            = [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly]]
| leader_name2             = [[V. Senthil Balaji]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members_address_e.pdf |title=Members of Legislative Assmebly |work=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]| access-date=22 November 2012 |archive-date=12 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141212071347/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members_address_e.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| leader_title3            = Mayor
| leader_name3             = Kavitha Ganesan
| unit_pref                = Metric
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="Report">{{cite report|url=https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/karur/wp-content/uploads/sites/95/2023/02/adminreport-2021-22.pdf|title=Administrative report 2021-22|publisher=[[Karur Municipal Corporation]]|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 53.26
| elevation_footnotes      =
| elevation_m              = 147
| population_total         = 394,719
| population_metro         =
| population_as_of         =
| population_footnotes     = The population as per 2011 census was calculated basis pre-expansion area of 5.96 sq.km. was 70,980.<ref name="UA2011">{{cite report|title=Census 2011: Population of cities in India|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42876/download/46544/CLASS_I.xlsx|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=7 February 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019053153if_/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42876/download/46544/CLASS_I.xlsx|archive-date=19 October 2023}}</ref> Post expansion of city limits to 52.26 sq.km., the population including the new city limits was estimated to be 394,719 in 2024 by unofficial sources.<ref name="Smart">{{cite web|url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities/karur-population|title=Karur population|publisher=World Population Review|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=20 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120130920/https://worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities/karur-population|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| demographics_type1       = Languages
| demographics1_title1     = Official
| timezone1                = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1              = +5:30
| postal_code_type         = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code              = 639(xxx)
| area_code                = 91-(0)4324
| area_code_type           = Telephone code
| registration_plate       = TN-47
| website                  =
| footnotes                =
| demographics1_info1      = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
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}}
'''Karur''' ({{IPA-ta|kaɾuːɾ|lang}}) is a [[municipal corporation (India)|municipal corporation]] in the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is the administrative headquarters of [[Karur district]] and is administered by the [[Karur Municipal Corporation]]. It is located on the banks of the rivers [[Amaravathi River|Amaravathi]], [[Kaveri River|Kaveri]] and [[Noyyal River|Noyyal]]. It is situated at about {{cvt|395|km}} southwest of the state capital [[Chennai]].
The region was ruled by the [[Cheras]] during the [[Sangam period]] and the town might have been part of the Chera capital at [[Vanchi (early historic)|Vanchi-Karuvoor]]. It formed a part of the principal trade route between the west coast and Tamil Nadu. Archeological evidence points to Karur being a centre of trade during the Chera period. The region was ruled later by the [[Cholas]], as evident from temple epigraphs. It was under the control of [[Pandyas]], [[Vijayanagara Empire]] and the [[Madurai Nayaks]] across various periods in history. In the later part of the 18th century, the region came under the [[Kingdom of Mysore]] and the [[British East India Company]] annexed it to the [[Madras Presidency]] in 1799. After [[Indian Independence Act 1947|Indian Independence]] in 1947, it became pert of [[Madras State]], the predecessor of [[Tamil Nadu]].
The economy of the town is dependent on [[agriculture]] and [[textiles]].  [[Hindus]] form the majority of the urban population, with a minor population of [[Muslims]] and [[Christians]]. [[Tamil language|Tamil]] is the major spoken and official language. Karur is a part of the [[Karur Assembly constituency]] that elects a member to the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] once every five years.
== Etymology ==
The name "Karur" came from ''Karuvur'', the [[Chera]] capital of the same name.<ref name="Karur">{{cite book|title=A Handbook of Kerala Volume 1|author=T. Madhava Menon|year=2000|publisher=International School of Dravidian Linguistics|pages=113-117}}</ref> In [[Tamil language|Tamil]], the name literally means '"embryo town"' (''Karu'' meaning "embryo" and "Oor" meaning "town" or "place"). It is probably derived from the [[Hindu mythology]] linked with the creator God [[Brahma]] and was earlier referred to as Brahmapuri. In vernacular parlance, the town was referred by names such as Tiruvanilai and Pasupati.<ref name="Gazetteer">{{cite book |last1=Hunter |first1=William Wilson |title=The Imperial Gazetteer Of India Vol 15 |date=1908 |publisher=[[Clarendon Press]]|location=[[Oxford, England|Oxford]] |page=62-63 |edition=2 |url=https://archive.org/details/the-imperial-gazetteer-of-india-vol-15/page/62/mode/2up}}</ref>
== History ==
{{See also|History of Karur}}
Cheras, one of the [[Three Crowned Kings|three kingdoms]] of the [[Sangam period]] (3rd century BC to 3rd century CE), ruled over the region with their capital at [[Vanchi (early historic)|Vanchi-Karuvoor]]. Historians are divided on the exact location of the Chera capital and have opined that it might correspond to either the present day Karur in [[Tamil Nadu]] or [[Kodungalur]] in [[Kerala]]. Karur, which was known as Karuvur, was part of the [[Kongu Nadu]] region in the ancient [[Tamilakam]] and was one of the oldest inhabited towns in the state.<ref name="Karur"/><ref>{{cite book|title=Kerala History and its Makers|last=Menon|first=A. Sreedhara|publisher=D C Books|year=2011|isbn=978-8-126-43782-5|pages=23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=History of Karur District|work=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|url=https://karur.nic.in/about-district/history/|access-date=9 June 2020|archive-date=10 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200510082154/https://karur.nic.in/about-district/history/|url-status=live}}</ref> Archaeological excavations from [[Kodumanal]], further along the [[Noyyal River]] from Karur, show traces of civilization from 4th century BCE.<ref>{{cite book|title=A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century|first=Upinder|last=Singh|publisher=[[Addison Wesley]]|year=2009|isbn=978-81-317-1120-0}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=https://cahc.jainuniversity.ac.in/assets/ijhs/Vol39_4_1_RRajan.pdf|title=Traditional Gemstone Cutting Technology of Kongu Region in Tamil Nadu|journal=Indian Journal of History of Science|volume=39|issue=4|year=2004|pages=385–414|first1=K.|last1=Rajan|first2=N.|last2=Athiyaman|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=27 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127141119/https://cahc.jainuniversity.ac.in/assets/ijhs/Vol39_4_1_RRajan.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Chera_Inscription_from_Pugalur,_near_Karur.jpg|left|thumb|Tamil Brahmi inscription from Pugalur, near Karur]]
Archeological evidence points to Karur being a centre of trade during the Chera period.<ref>{{cite news |last=Subramanian |first=T. S |title=Roman connection in Tamil Nadu |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2007012800201800.htm&date=2007/01/28/&prd=th |access-date=28 October 2011 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=28 January 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130919235748/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2007012800201800.htm&date=2007%2F01%2F28%2F&prd=th |archive-date=19 September 2013 }}</ref> The Tamil epic ''[[Silapathikaram]]'' mentions that the Chera king [[Senguttuvan]] ruling from Karuvur. The archaeological excavations undertaken in Karur have yielded pottery, bricks, mud-toys,  Roman [[Amphorae]], Rasset coated ware, rings and coins belonging to various eras. Karur might have been the center for old jewellery-making and gem setting, as seen from various excavations.<ref>{{cite book|last=R.|first=Nagaswami|author-link=R. Nagaswamy|year=1995|title= Roman Karur: A peep into Tamil's past|publisher=Brahad Prakashan|location= Madras}}</ref> In 150 CE, Greek scholar [[Ptolemy]] mentioned "Korevora" as an inland trading center in [[South India]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/02/04/stories/2008020450090500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212095100/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/02/04/stories/2008020450090500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 February 2008|title=Chera Roman coins|date=4 February 2008|access-date=7 July 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> The region was part of an [[Ancient Rome|ancient Roman]] trade route that extended from [[Muziris]] in the west coast to [[Arikamedu]] along the east coast of India.<ref>{{cite news |title=On the Roman Trail |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/01/21/stories/2008012150370500.htm |access-date=9 June 2010 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=21 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110160411/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/01/21/stories/2008012150370500.htm |archive-date=10 November 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea: Travel And Trade In The Indian Ocean By A Merchant Of The First Century|first=Wilfred|last=Schoff|year=1912|publisher=South Asia Books|isbn=978-8-1215-0699-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first=Miller|last=J. Innes|orig-date=1969|title=The Spice Trade of The Roman Empire: 29 B.C. to A.D. 641|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1998|isbn=978-0-1981-4264-5}}</ref> Early [[Tamil Brahmi]] writings have been found on coins, seals and rings obtained from [[Amaravati River]] bed near Karur.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tamilartsacademy.com/books/roman%20karur/cover.html|title=Roman Karur|publisher=Tamil Arts Academy|access-date=3 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507185123/http://tamilartsacademy.com/books/roman%20karur/cover.html|archive-date=7 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.krepublishers.com/02-Journals/T-Anth/Anth-06-0-000-000-2004-Web/Anth-06-2-091-157-2004-Abst-PDF/Anth-06-2-105-112-2004-Reddy-V-R/Anth-06-2-105-112-2004-Reddy-V-R.pdf|title=Morphometric Status of Human Skeletal Remains From Kodumanal, Periyar District, Tamil Nadu|first1=V.|last1=Rami Reddy|first2=B.K.|last2=Chandrasekhar Reddy|journal=Anthropologist|volume=6|issue=4|year=2004|pages=104–112|access-date=11 December 2010|archive-date=13 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713170807/http://www.krepublishers.com/02-Journals/T-Anth/Anth-06-0-000-000-2004-Web/Anth-06-2-091-157-2004-Abst-PDF/Anth-06-2-105-112-2004-Reddy-V-R/Anth-06-2-105-112-2004-Reddy-V-R.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
The region came under the influence of the [[Pandya dynasty|Pandyas]] during the reign of [[Arikesari Maravarman]] in the seventh century CE.<ref>{{cite book|title=Ancient India|first=Vidya Dhar|last=Mahajan|year=1968|isbn=978-9-352-53132-5|publisher=S. Chand|page=570}}</ref> Later, the region was ruled by various dynasties such as [[Rashtrakuta dynasty|Rashtrakutas]] and [[Western Ganga dynasty|Western Gangas]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Historical Dictionary of the Tamils|first=Vijaya|last=Ramaswamy|year=2017|isbn=978-1-538-10686-0|publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield Publishers]]|page=217}}</ref> The [[Cholas]] led by [[Aditya I]], conquered the region in ninth century CE. While the region was directly under the control of the Imperial Cholas till 1064 CE, the [[Kongu Cholas]] who were probably vassals or viceroys of the Cholas, ruled the region autonomously later.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Ali|first=Daud|date=2007|title=The Service Retinues of the Chola Court|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40378936|journal=Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London|volume=70|issue=3|pages=487–509|doi=10.1017/S0041977X0700081X|jstor=40378936|s2cid=162530217|issn=0041-977X|access-date=27 January 2024|archive-date=9 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509181151/https://www.jstor.org/stable/40378936|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=New Light on the History of the Kongu Cholas|last=Thangamani|first=M.R.|year=1982|location=Erode|pages=77}}</ref> Temple inscriptions found near Karur dated to the period of [[Kulothunga Chola I]] mention the location as ''Vanchimanagarama Karuvur'' (Vanchi city of Karuvur).<ref name="Karur"/><ref>{{cite book|title=Temples of Tamilnad|author=R. K. Das|publisher=[[Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan]]|year=1964|page=161}}</ref>
It was later ruled by the [[Vijayanagara Empire]] and the [[Madurai Nayak]]s, who were vassals of Vijayanagara earlier.<ref>{{cite book|language=en|title=A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar|isbn=978-0-1956-0686-7|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|author-link=Nilakanta Sastri|first=Nilakanta|last=Sastri|year=1976|pages=7,69,179,199,214,239}}</ref> In the latter part of the 17th century, the region came under the influence of the [[Kingdom of Mysore]]. In the later part of the 18th century, the place changed hands multiple times between the Mysore Kingdom and the [[British East India Company]]. In 1790, the British captured it for the third time and the Karur fort remained as a British garrison until 1801.<ref name="Gazetteer"/><ref>{{cite book|title=Rise and Fall of the Poligars of Tamilnadu|first=K.|last=Rajayyan|year=1974|publisher=[[University of Madras]]|page=2}}</ref>
Under the [[British Raj]], the region was annexed to the [[Madras Presidency]] and served as the headquarters of the sub-collector.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> The Karur municipality was constituted in 1874.<ref name"Muncip">{{cite web| url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/karur/abs_Municipality.htm| title=About Karur municipality|work=Karur Municipality| access-date=2013-07-07| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130175951/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/karur/abs_Municipality.htm| archive-date=30 November 2012| url-status=dead| df=dmy-all}}</ref> After [[Indian Independence Act 1947|Indian Independence]] in 1947, the region was part of the [[Madras State]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Constitution of India: Chapter 1|url=http://lawmin.nic.in/olwing/coi/coi-english/coi-indexenglish.htm|work=[[Government of India]]|access-date=31 December 2015|archive-date=2 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402064301/http://lawmin.nic.in/olwing/coi/coi-english/coi-indexenglish.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> After the [[States Reorganisation Act]] of 1956, which re-organized state boundaries, majority of the region became part of the new Madras state, which would become Tamil Nadu in 1969.<ref>{{cite book|last=Thapar|first=Romesh|author-link=Romesh Thapar|title=Change and Conflict in India|publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers]]|year=1978|isbn=978-0-8364-0222-3|page=75}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|url=https://thc.nic.in/Central%20Governmental%20Acts/States%20Re-Organisation%20Act,%201956.pdf|title=States Reorganisation Act, 1956|publisher=High Court of Tripura|access-date=16 September 2023|archive-date=29 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929014519/https://thc.nic.in/Central%20Governmental%20Acts/States%20Re-Organisation%20Act,%201956.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Geography ==
[[File:Amaravathi river Karur.jpg|thumb|[[Amaravathi River]] near Karur]]
Karur is located at {{coord|10.95|N|78.08|E|}} and has an average elevation of {{convert|101|m|feet|0|disp=or}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Karur.html|publisher=Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Karur|title=Location of Karur|access-date=7 July 2013|archive-date=28 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728035311/http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Karur.html|url-status=live}}</ref>  The town is located in [[Karur district]], at a distance of {{cvt|370|km}} from [[Chennai]]. The town is located on the banks of the rivers [[Amaravathi River|Amaravathi]], [[Kaveri River|Kaveri]] and [[Noyyal River|Noyyal]] with a plain topography. There are no notable mineral resources available in and around the town. The soil types are black and red that are conducive for common crops in the [[Cauvery delta]].
=== Climate ===
The climate is [[semi-arid climate#Hot semi-arid climates|hot semi-arid]], labelled ''BSh'' under the [[Köppen climate classification|Köppen and Geiger classification system]]. The temperature ranges from a maximum of {{cvt|39|°C|°F|1}} to a minimum of {{cvt|17|°C|°F|1}} with an average of {{cvt|28.7|°C|°F|1|disp=or}}. April to June are the hottest months and December to January are the coolest. With an average of {{cvt|31.5|°C|°F|1|disp=or}}, May is the hottest month, whilst  the average temperature is {{cvt|25.6|°C|°F|1|disp=or}} in the month of December.
Karur receives an average rainfall of {{cvt|590|to|600|mm|in}} annually, which is substantially below the state average of {{cvt|1008|mm|in}}. The [[Southwest monsoon]], with an onset in June and lasting up to August, brings scant rainfall to the region as it is situated in the [[rain shadow]] region of the [[Western Ghats]]. The majority of the rainfall comes from the [[Northeast monsoon]] in October-November. Most of the rainfall occurs in October, with an average precipitation of {{cvt|166|mm|in}} and the driest month is March, with only {{cvt|8|mm|in|2}} of rain.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/karur/abt_City.htm| title=About Karur municipality|work=Karur Municipality|access-date=7 July 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505003519/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/karur/abt_City.htm| archive-date=5 May 2014| url-status=dead| df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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|Feb high C = 33.7
|Mar high C = 36.2
|Apr high C = 37.0
|May high C = 37.1
|Jun high C = 35.6
|Jul high C = 34.3
|Aug high C = 34.2
|Sep high C = 33.9
|Oct high C = 32.5
|Nov high C = 30.7
|Dec high C = 29.4
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|Feb mean C=27.5
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|May mean C=31.5
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|Aug mean C=29.4
|Sep mean C=29.1
|Oct mean C=28.1
|Nov mean C=26.6
|Dec mean C=25.6
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|Jan low C = 20.5
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|Mar low C = 23.2
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|Jul low C = 24.9
|Aug low C = 24.6
|Sep low C = 24.3
|Oct low C = 23.7
|Nov low C = 22.5
|Dec low C = 21.8
|Year low C =
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|Jan rain mm = 11.5
|Feb rain mm = 9.2
|Mar rain mm = 8.3
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|Jun rain mm = 17.1
|Jul rain mm = 30.2
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|Sep rain mm = 63.2
|Oct rain mm = 166.3
|Nov rain mm = 86.3
|Dec rain mm = 61.0
|Jan rain days=2
|Feb rain days=1
|Mar rain days=1
|Apr rain days=3
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|Oct rain days=10
|Nov rain days=9
|Dec rain days=6
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== Demographics ==
{{bar box|title=Religious census<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=Population By Religious Community – Tamil Nadu |year=2011 |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html |format=XLS |publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |access-date=13 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913045700/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html |archive-date=13 September 2015 }}</ref>|titlebar=#ddd|left1=Religion|right1=Percent(%)|float=right|bars={{bar percent|[[Hinduism|Hindu]]|Orange|91.41}}{{bar percent|[[Islam|Muslim]]|Green|5.62}}{{bar percent|[[Christianity|Christian]]|blue|2.88}}{{bar percent|[[Sikhism|Sikh]]|darkkhaki|0.01}}{{bar percent|[[Buddhism|Buddhist]]|yellow|0.01}}{{bar percent|Other|grey|0.07}}{{bar percent|[[Irreligion|No religion]]|violet|0.01}}}}
As per [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]], the population within the pre-expansion area of {{cvt|5.96|km2}} was 70,980.<ref name="UA2011"/> Post expansion of city limits to {{cvt|52.26|km2}}, the population including the new city limits was estimated to be 394,719 in 2023.<ref name="Smart"/> As per 2011 census, the [[sex ratio]] was 1,032 females for every 1,000 males, above the national average of 929. About 6,147 were under the age of six including 3,162 males and 2,985 females. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] accounted for 12.1% and 0.1% of the population respectively. The average literacy rate was 81.7%, higher than the national average of about 73%.<ref name="dashboard">{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html|work=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 Jan 2014|archive-date=13 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113144743/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The city had a total of 57,687 households. There were a total of 30,216 workers, comprising 125 cultivators, 181 main agricultural labourers, 469 in household industries, 26,660 other workers, 2,781 marginal workers, 24 marginal cultivators, 82 marginal agricultural labourers, 140 marginal workers in household industries and 2,535 other marginal workers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Karur|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=689356|work=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, [[Government of India]]|year=2013|access-date=26 Jan 2014|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303104825/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=689356|url-status=live}}</ref>
The population density of the city in the 2001 census was 128 persons per hectare and the average household size was 3.95 as of 2001. [[Hindus]] form the majority of the urban population, followed by [[Muslims]] and [[Christians]].<ref name="Religion"/> Tamil is the main language spoken in the city, and the usage of [[English language|English]] is common in educational institutions and offices in the service sector.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16_Town.html|title=2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue|work=[[Government of India]]|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-date=4 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404220809/https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16_Town.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Administration and politics ==
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!style="background:#A8BDEC" align="center" colspan="2"|'''Municipal Corporation officials'''
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|align="center"| Mayor||Kavitha Ganesan
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|align="center"|Corporation Commissioner||Sudha<ref>{{cite web|title=Commissioner of municipality|url=https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/karur/|work=Karur municipality|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=4 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204201627/https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/karur/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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!style="background:#A8BDEC" align="center" colspan="2"|'''Elected members'''
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|align="center"|Member of Legislative Assembly||[[V. Senthil Balaji]]<ref name="MLA of Karur">{{cite web|title=MLA of Karur|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/profile/135.htm|work=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|year=2011|access-date=29 July 2012}}</ref>
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|align="center"|Member of Parliament||[[Jothimani]]<ref name="Rit">{{cite web|title=Members of Lok Sabha from Tamil Nadu|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/government/loksaba?page=1|work=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|year=2014|access-date=26 May 2014|archive-date=28 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528022004/http://www.tn.gov.in/government/loksaba?page=1|url-status=live}}</ref>
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Karur is the headquarters of the Karur district. The town was constituted as a municipality in 1874, promoted to first-grade during 1969, selected-grade during 1983 and special-grade in 1988.<ref>{{cite web|title=About the municipality|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/karur/abs_Municipality.htm|publisher=Karur municipality|access-date=2012-12-29|year=2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130175951/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/karur/abs_Municipality.htm|archive-date=30 November 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The [[Karur Municipal corporation]] was established in October 2021.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shanmughasundaram|first=J.|title=Tambaram, Kancheepuram and four other municipalities to be corporations|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=24 August 2021|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tambaram-kancheepuram-to-be-among-six-new-corporations-in-tamil-nadu/articleshow/85594405.cms|access-date=29 September 2021|archive-date=25 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825115555/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tambaram-kancheepuram-to-be-among-six-new-corporations-in-tamil-nadu/articleshow/85594405.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite act|title=Karur City Municipal Corporation Act, 2022|url=https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/tamil-nadu/2022/Act%20No.%204%20of%202022%20Tamil%20Nadu.pdf|legislature=[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]|date=21 January 2022|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref> It is headed by a mayor, who is elected by the councillors of the 48 wards.<ref name="Report"/><ref>{{cite book|title=Economic and political weekly, Volume 30|pages=2396|publisher=Sameeksha Trust|year=1995}}</ref> The functions of the municipality are devolved into six departments: general administration, engineering, revenue, health, city planning, and IT. All these departments are under the control of a municipal commissioner who is the executive head.<ref>{{cite web|title=Commissionerate of Municipal Administration |url=http://www.tn.gov.in/cma/chart5.htm |work=Commissionerate of Municipal Administration |access-date=29 July 2012 |year=2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106103849/http://www.tn.gov.in/cma/chart5.htm |archive-date=6 November 2012}}</ref> The legislative powers are vested with the municipal council.<ref>{{cite web|title=Councillors of municipality|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/karur/who_Councilors.htm|publisher=Karur municipality|access-date=29 December 2012|year=2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222133624/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/karur/who_Councilors.htm|archive-date=22 February 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Karur is a part of the [[Karur (State Assembly Constituency)|Karur assembly constituency]] and it elects a member to the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] once every five years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/Const_map/map.htm|title=List of Assembly Constituencies|year=2010|access-date=12 December 2012|publisher=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614070155/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/const_map/map.htm|archive-date=14 June 2012}}</ref> The seat has been won by the [[ADMK|All India Anna Dravid Munnetra Kazhagam]] five times, twice by the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK), and once by the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S22/partycomp207.htm|title=Partywise Comparison Since 1977|work=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=2012-12-29|year=2011|archive-date=6 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206090535/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S22/partycomp207.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Karur is a part of the [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. From 1957, the seat has been held eight times by the Congress, six times by the AIADMK, and once each by the [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] and the DMK.<ref>Election results:
*{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1957/Vol_I_57_LS.pdf|title=Key highlights of the general elections 1957 to the Second Lok Sabha|work=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=29 December 2012|page=17|archive-date=10 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010220539/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1957/Vol_I_57_LS.pdf|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1962/Vol_I_LS_62.pdf|title=Key highlights of the general elections 1962 to the Third Lok Sabha|work=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=29 December 2012|page=49|archive-date=9 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009143136/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1962/Vol_I_LS_62.pdf|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1967/Vol_I_LS_67.pdf|title=Key highlights of the general elections 1967 to the Fourth Lok Sabha|work=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=29 December 2012|page=67|archive-date=11 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011003936/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1967/Vol_I_LS_67.pdf|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS_71.pdf|title=Key highlights of the general elections 1971 to the Fifth Lok Sabha|work=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=29 December 2012|page=71|archive-date=9 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009211004/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS_71.pdf|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdf|title=Key highlights of the general elections 1977 to the Sixth Lok Sabha|work=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=29 December 2012|page=80|archive-date=9 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009193317/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdf|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf |title=Key highlights of the general elections 1980 to the Seventh Lok Sabha |work=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=29 December 2012 |page=79 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718175926/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf |archive-date=18 July 2014 }}*{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1984/Vol_I_LS_84.pdf|title=Key highlights of the general elections 1984 to the Eighth Lok Sabha|work=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=29 December 2012|page=73|archive-date=10 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010172057/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1984/Vol_I_LS_84.pdf|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1989/Vol_I_LS_89.pdf|title=Key highlights of the general elections 1989 to the Ninth Lok Sabha|work=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=29 December 2012|page=81|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305012938/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1989/Vol_I_LS_89.pdf|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1991/VOL_I_LS_91.pdf|title=Key highlights of the general elections 1991 to the Tenth Lok Sabha|work=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=29 December 2012|page=51|archive-date=11 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011125200/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1991/VOL_I_LS_91.pdf|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_I_LS_96.pdf|title=Key highlights of the general elections 1996 to the Eleventh Lok Sabha|work=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=29 December 2012|page=86|archive-date=18 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183504/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_I_LS_96.pdf|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdf|title=Key highlights of the general elections 1998 to the Twelfth Lok Sabha|work=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=29 December 2012|page=85|archive-date=11 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011114340/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdf|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1999/Vol_I_LS_99.pdf|title=Key highlights of the general elections 1999 to the Thirteenth Lok Sabha|work=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=29 December 2012|page=85|archive-date=9 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009232255/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1999/Vol_I_LS_99.pdf|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf|title=Key highlights of the general elections 2004 to the Fourteenth Lok Sabha|work=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=29 December 2012|page=94|archive-date=10 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010203826/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Law and order ===
Law and order is maintained Karur sub division of the [[Tamil Nadu Police]] headed by a Superintendent of Police. There are four police stations for law and order, two for traffic and an all women police station. There are special units like prohibition enforcement, district crime, social justice and human rights, district crime records and special branch that operate at the district level, headed by a [[Superintendent of Police]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Karur Police|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/karur/ser_Police%20stations.htm|work=Karur municipality|access-date=2012-12-29|year=2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222133621/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/karur/ser_Police%20stations.htm|archive-date=22 February 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
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=== Utilities ===
Electricity supply to Karur is regulated and distributed by the Karur Electricity Distribution Circle of the [[Tamil Nadu Electricity Board]] (TNEB). A Chief Distribution engineer, stationed at the regional headquarters in Karur, is responsible for administration and management.<ref>{{cite web|title=Important Address |url=http://www.windpro.org/pdf/MISC/TNEB%20Address.pdf |work=Indian Wind Power Association |access-date=29 December 2012 |year=2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016045943/http://www.windpro.org/pdf/MISC/TNEB%20Address.pdf |archive-date=16 October 2012 }}</ref> Water supply is provided by the municipal corporation, which operates 58 overhead water tanks that store water pumped from the pumping stations on the Kaveri river. As of 2021-22, 31.97 million litres of water was supplied to households everyday.<ref name="Report"/>
As per the municipal data for 2011, about 45 metric tonnes of solid waste were collected every day by door-to-door collection and subsequently the source segregation and dumping was carried out by the sanitary department of the corporation. The coverage of solid waste management in the town by the municipality had an efficiency of 100% as of 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Waste management programme|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/karur/sal_Solid%20Waste%20Management.htm|work=Karur Municipality|access-date=2012-12-29|year=2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130706183028/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/karur/sal_Solid%20Waste%20Management.htm|archive-date=6 July 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> As of 2022, the corporation maintained 23 public toilets.<ref name="Report"/>
As of 2022, the corporation maintained a total of {{cvt|88.9|km}} of underground storm water drains, which carry an average of 5.5 million litres of waste water per day. As of 2022, there is one government medical college hospital, one maternity clinic, one municipal [[Siddha]] centre, and two primary health centres. As of 2022, the corporation maintained a total of 11,875 street lamps including 3026 [[LED]] lamps. The corporation also operates a daily market, two weekly markets and two farmer markets.<ref name="Report"/>
== Culture ==
{{See also|Arts in Karur}}
[[File:Karur Pasupateeswarar temple.jpg|thumb|[[Pasupateeswarar temple, Karur|Karur Pasupateeswarar temple]]]]
The town formed a part of the traditional Chera and Chola empires and has a number of [[Hindu temple|temples]]. [[Karuvurar]], born in medieval Karur, was one among the nine who sung the divine composition ''Thiruvichaippa'', the ninth [[Thirumurai]]. In addition to the [[Pasupateeswarar temple, Karur|Pasupatheeswarar Siva temple]], there is a [[Vishnu]] temple at Thiruvithuvakkodu, sung by [[Kulasekaraazhvaar]] (7th-8th century CE) and presumably mentioned in epic Silappadikaram as the temple where Cheran [[Senguttuvan]] sought blessings before his north Indian expedition.<ref>{{cite book |title=Vanjimanagar |first=Mahavidwan R. Raghava|last=Iyengar|orig-year=1918|year= 1932 |publisher=[[University of Madras]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Azhwargal Kaala Nilai on Vithuvakkodu Ranganathar temple |first=Mahavidwan R. Raghava|last=Iyengar|orig-year=1918|year= 1932|publisher=[[University of Madras]]}}</ref>
== Economy ==
[[File:Mill view 2 large.jpg|thumb|[[Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited|TNPL]] paper mill in Karur]]
The city has about 19% of its total area under agricultural land use. The major crops are [[Paddy field|rice]], [[cotton]], [[sugarcane]] and [[oil seeds]], while the major horticultural crops are [[coconut]], [[banana]], [[betel]] and [[mango]]. The town is the commercial centre for trading of agricultural commodities from the nearby towns and villages. Approximately 80% of the workforce is employed in tertiary sector, 17% in primary sector and 4% in secondary sector activities. Several banks have branches in the town with private banks [[Karur Vysya Bank]] and [[Lakshmi Vilas Bank]] have their headquarters in Karur.
[[Textiles]] is a major industry with various allied industries like ginning and spinning mills, dyeing factories and weaving. {{As of|2005}}, the industry had revenues of {{INRconvert|20|b}} annually.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/15/stories/2005111513500100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060302060004/http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/15/stories/2005111513500100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 March 2006|title= Textile Exports|date=15 November 2005|access-date=15 November 2005|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Karur is also home to an integrated textile park.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/karur-textile-park-inaugurated/article1492784.ece|title=Textile park inaugurated|date=26 February 2011|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=1 July 2013|archive-date=14 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714134405/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Karur-Textile-Park-inaugurated/article15459716.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>
The town is a major hub for [[Coach (bus)|coach]] building, with a major share of bus coaches being built here locally.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.motorindiaonline.in/applications/karur-bus-body-sector-gearing-up-for-the-future |title=Karur bus body sector gearing up for the future – Motorindia |access-date=15 September 2017 |archive-date=15 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915114419/http://www.motorindiaonline.in/applications/karur-bus-body-sector-gearing-up-for-the-future/ |url-status=live }}</ref> About 2000 units were engaged in making High-density polyethylene (HDPE) mono filament yarn and associated products.<ref>{{cite news|title=Power cut situation |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-17/madurai/34524702_1_power-cuts-power-situation-granules|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227041130/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-17/madurai/34524702_1_power-cuts-power-situation-granules|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 December 2013|date=17 October 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=7 July 2013}}</ref> [[Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited|TNPL]] promoted by the Government of Tamil Nadu is located near Karur and is one of the largest producers of paper in India.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/paper-/-wood-/-glass/-plastic/-marbles/charting-a-sustainable-future-through-bagasse-based-paper-manufacturing/articleshow/107255562.cms?from=mdr|title=Charting a sustainable future through bagasse-based paper manufacturing|date=30 January 2024|access-date=1 June 2024|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]|archive-date=4 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240704132401/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/paper-/-wood-/-glass/-plastic/-marbles/charting-a-sustainable-future-through-bagasse-based-paper-manufacturing/articleshow/107255562.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Bharat Petroleum]] operates a pipeline from [[Kochi]] to Karur for transporting petroleum products. The petroleum products received at the terminal in Athur is transported to other districts of Tamil Nadu through tanker trucks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Petronet|url=http://petronetcck.com/|work=[[Bharat Petroleum]]|access-date=1 July 2013|archive-date=19 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619091850/http://petronetcck.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Chettinad Group]] operates a wet process cement plant at Puliyur near Karur.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chettinad.com/new/cement.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216024219/http://www.chettinad.com/new/cement.php |archive-date=16 February 2015 |title=Chettinad Cement Plant| access-date=1 June 2014}}</ref>
== Transport ==
[[File:Karur railway station.JPG|thumb|Karur railway station]]
The corporation maintains {{cvt|412.24|km}} of roads including {{cvt|55.2|km}} concrete roads, {{cvt|79.33|km}} gravel roads and {{cvt|275.3|km}} bituminous road. A total of {{cvt|8.375|km}} of state highways is maintained by the State Highways Department and {{cvt|26.69|km}} of national highways by the national highways department. There are two national highways namely the [[NH 44]] and [[NH 67]] that pass via Karur. Karur bus stand is located near the center of the town.<ref name="Report"/> The [[State Express Transport Corporation (Tamil Nadu)|State Express Transport Corporation]] operates long-distance buses to other cities. [[Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation]] operates city and moffusil busses from Karur to other parts of Tamil Nadu and neighbouring states. [[Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation]] and [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation]] also operates few buses to Karnataka and Kerala respectively.
[[Karur Junction railway station]] (station code - KRR) is one of the railway junctions under the [[Salem division]] of the [[Southern Railway zone]] of the [[Indian Railways]] network. It has five active Platforms and forms the intersection between [[Erode]]-[[Tiruchirapalli]] and [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]]-Karur lines.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/new-train-flagged-off/article5191693.ece | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | title=New train flagged off | date=2 October 2013 | access-date=1 June 2014 | archive-date=13 October 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013162556/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/new-train-flagged-off/article5191693.ece | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mangalore-Puducherry Express train from this weekend|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/mangalorepuducherry-express-train-from-this-weekend/article5172214.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=27 September 2013|access-date=1 June 2014|archive-date=10 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210133947/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/mangalorepuducherry-express-train-from-this-weekend/article5172214.ece?|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=New passenger train chugs into grand reception at Karur junction|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/new-passenger-train-chugs-into-grand-reception-at-karur-junction/article4752719.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=26 May 2013|access-date=1 July 2013|first=L.|last=Renganathan|archive-date=10 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130710001634/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/new-passenger-train-chugs-into-grand-reception-at-karur-junction/article4752719.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Commuters demand more trains on Salem-Namakkal-Karur|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/commuters-demand-more-trains-on-salemnamakkalkarur-sector/article4783095.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=5 June 2013|access-date=1 July 2013|first=L.|last=Renganathan|archive-date=12 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712103014/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/commuters-demand-more-trains-on-salemnamakkalkarur-sector/article4783095.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> The nearest airport is the [[Tiruchirapalli International Airport]], located {{cvt|78|km}} away.
== Education ==
There are 10 government schools including four primary schools, four middle schools and two higher secondary schools.<ref name="Report"/> There are several institutes of higher education in the town. Karur medical college was established in 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/cm-inaugurates-karur-government-medical-college/article28776808.ece|title=CM inaugurates Karur Government Medical College|date=1 August 2019|access-date=1 June 2024|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=29 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629084024/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/cm-inaugurates-karur-government-medical-college/article28776808.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>
== References ==
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