Karur
Karur is a city in Tamilnadu state of India and serves as Mahanagar Palika. It is also one of the districts of Tamilnadu.
As on April 2024, the current population of Karur is 75.9 thousands out of which 37.3 thousands are males and rest 38.5 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this city is 1032 females per 1000 males. There are around 6.1 thousands teenagers in Karur. It has literacy rate of 82% which means around 62 thousands persons can read and write. Total 9.2 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 64 scheduled tribe people live in the city. There are around 20.7 thousands households in Karur, which means every family has 4 members on average. The city has working population of 32.3 thousands.
Schools
Karur has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Cheran Mat. Hr.Secondary School, Vennamalai
- Bharani Park Matric.Hr.Secondary School, Vennaimalai
- St.Therasa Girls.Higher Secondary School, Karur-4
- Bharani Vidhyalaya School, Vennaimalai
- Karur Vetri Vinayaka Matric. Hr.Secondary School, Karur
Hospitals
Karur has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Vijay Clinic
- V.C Nursing Home
- A.Udaiyapatti Sub-Center
- Tharagampatty Sub-Center
- Palayajeyankondam Sub-Center
Banks
Karur has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
- Bank of Baroda Arvakurichi, Dist Karur
- Bank of Baroda Karur
- Bank of Baroda Karur, T. N
- Bank of Baroda Atthur
- Bank of Baroda Karur
Karur District
Karur is one of the 38 districts of Tamilnadu, spread in an area of 2904 square kilometers. It is divided into 7 Taluks and 8 blocks. As on 26th April 2024, the current population of Karur district is 11.38 lakhs, which includes urban population of 4.64 lakhs and rural population of 6.73 lakhs. The sex ratio of district is 1015 females per 1000 males. There are 3.07 lakhs houses in the district which means every household has around 4 members. There are around 1.03 lakhs teenagers in district. It has literacy rate of 68% which means around 7.77 lakhs persons can read and write. The district has working population of 5.81 lakhs. Total 2.37 lakhs people belonging to scheduled caste and 615 scheduled tribe people live in the district.
Taluks in Karur district
Karur district has total 7 Taluk.
Blocks in Karur district
Karur district has total 8 blocks.
Karur Zilla Panchayat
M S Kannadasan is the President (Adhyaksha) of Zilla Panchayat Karur, who can be contacted at email address mskannadasan84@gmail.com and mobile number 94422xxx99. The office landline number is 4324-25**50. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is Murugesan, who can be reached at email address dpokarur@gmail.com and mobile number 74026xxx87. The office address is Dindigul Main Road, Karur, Pincode - 639007. You can reach there by taking a bus till Collectorate bus stop. The office has both internet facility and Wi-Fi facility.There are two computers available for various works.Karur Zilla Panchayat consists of total 8 Panchayat Samiti.
Karur Panchayat Samiti
P Balamurugan is the President (Block Pramukh) of Panchayat Samiti Karur, who can be contacted at email address bdokar.tnkar@gmail.com and mobile number 98424xxx65. The Block Development Officer (BDO) is J Vijayalakshmi, who can be reached at email address bdokar.tnkar@nic.in and mobile number 74026xxx90. The Block address is Panchayat Union Office, Vennamalai, Karur, Pincode - 639006. You can reach there by taking a bus till Vennamalai bus stop which is less than a km away. The Block has both internet facility and Wi-Fi facility.Karur Panchayat Samiti consists of total 14 Gram Panchayat.