Karur is the city of Karur District, situated 395 km Southwest of Chennai, in Tamil Nadu, India. The city is situated on the bank of rivers Amaravati, Kaveri, and Noyyal and has no major geological formation. 19% of the city is used for agriculture, and the major crops are rice, carton, oilseeds, sugar cane, coconut and banana, betel and mango. Its total area is nearly 53.26 sq. km. The climate here is a hot semi-arid type, where people get bulk rainfall during the summer months and a northeast monsoon during the winter months. The estimated population of Karur is 358,468, and its city coordinates are 10.95°N and 78.08°E. The commonly used languages in this part of the city are Tamil and English.
Infrastructure and Details
Karur City Municipal Corporation administers Karur. Some popular places near the city are Arulmigu Kalyana Venkataramana Swamy Temple, Government Museum, etc.
Tiruchirapalli (75 km), Coimbatore (120 km), and Bengaluru (295 km) are located in the neighbourhood of Karur. Two national highways pass through the city, namely the NH44 or Varanasi Kanyakumari Road and NH67 Nagapattinam Gudalur Road. The state express transport Corporation provides bus services for long distance from the city, and Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation and Kerala State Road Transport Corporation provides few buses to and fro Karur. You can also find Karur junction railway station nearby. The nearest airports are the Tiruchirapalli International Airport at 78 km, Coimbatore International Airport at 121 km and Salem airport at 116 km.
Karur is the hub for the export of Home textile products to the UK, Australia, USA and several other countries. There are many government and private banks in Karur. This city is also a major hub for bus body building, mosquito nets manufacturing, etc.
Property in Karur
There are several residential properties available in Karur. You can purchase independent villas for sale in Karur, having a built-up area of 1200 sq. ft or more. One can take advantage of the DRDA housing schemes.
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