2. Formed in 2008 with taluk from coimbatore &
erode district
Famous for banian industry, cotton market,
uthukkuli etc.
3. Description 2011 2001
Actual 2,471,222 1,920,154
population
Male 1,242,974 978,349
Female 1,228,248 941,805
Area sq. km 5,186 5,186
Density/km2 476 367
Average literacy 79.10 71.08
Male literacy 86.07 80.44
Female literacy 72.07 61.37
5. Geographical and climate
Major rivers flowing through the district are Noyyal
and Amaravathi.
Amaravathi dam and Thirumurthy dam are the
prime source of irrigation in the district
Cloudy climate(26°C to 36°C )
6. Amaravathi Dam
Built primarily for irrigation and flood control
has 4 megawatts of electric generating capacity installed
7. Chronological Growth
1925 The first knitwear unit in Tirupur was
set up
1942 34 units were engaged in the units
like
bleaching and dyeing
1980 export market began accounting for
roughly 80 percent of the total cotton knitwear
exporters
8. Infrastructure at cotton city
1. State Highways 625.516 km
2. Sugarcane Road 103.771 km
3. Other District Roads 1634.661km
4. Major District roads 471.750 km
5. National Highways NH47- 35km
NH67– 68km
NH209 – 25km
-Still Infrastructure facility is not enough to get into
competitive internationally.
11. Exporting to US, europe from 1978
Export Import Policy of 2002-07 calls it a 'Town of Expor
Excellence
The rich availability of Raw materials, being in close
proximity to Coimbatore
Tirupur’s foreign exchange Rs.5000 crores through 7000
units and provided ample employment opportunity to arou
6 lakh people
15. TEA
Tirupur Exporters Association(TEA) established
in 1990
Association exclusively for exporters of cotton
knitwear who have production facilities in Tirupur
Has resolved many issues
16. Professional Courses
TEA-NIFT set up to conduct diploma courses and certificate
courses.
300 students are admitted each year in the institute
Short-term courses with a duration of one to 3 months offered to
the persons as training