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KARUR
Karur, one of the
ancient cities in Tamil Nadu was ruled by the Cholas, the
Naickers and the British successively. There is proof that Karur
may have been the centre for gold jewellery-making and gem
setting (the gold imported mainly from Rome), from various
excavations. According to Hindu mythology, Brahma began the work
of creation here, which is referred to as the "place of the
sacred cow." It is bounded by Namakkal District in the north,
the Dindigul District in the south, the Tiruchirappalli District
on the east and Erode District on the west. The city is famous
for its cottage industries. The Chettinad cement factory is
located here. Milled rice, cotton fabrics, and brassware are the
city's chief products.
DISTRICT
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Karur District, with headquarters at Karur, is the most
centrally located district of TamilNadu. Karur has a very
long history and has been sung by various sangam poets. In
history, it has been the battleground of various Tamil Kings
like Chera, Chola, Pandya and Pallavas because of strategic
location. The district has a very rich and varied cultural
heritage. The district is made fertile by the perenial flows
of Cauvery on the northern side and Amaravathi, Nanganjiyar
and Noyyal rivers. Its economy is mainly agrarian.
Presently, the district is famous world-wide for its
handloom products.
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FORMATION OF KARUR DISTRICT
Karur
Taluk, which was once a part of Coimbatore district, was merged with Tiruchirappalli district during
1910. A separate Karur district was formed on 30th
September 1995 by
trifurcating Tiruchirappalli district. Initially, Karur District
was carved out of the composite Tiruchirapalli district,
consisting of three taluks namely, Karur, Kulithalai and
Manaparai. Subsequently Manaparai Taluk was decoupled and Musiri
Taluk was included in Karur District. Later Musiri Taluk was
decoupled from Karur District. At present, Karur District
consists of 4 Taluks i.e., Karur, Kulithalai, Krishnarayapuram,
and Aravakurichi. Karur District includes the following Revenue
Divisions, Taluks and Panchayat Unions / Blocks.
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Name
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Name
of the Taluk
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Name
of the Panchayat Union |
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Karur |
Aravakurichy |
Aravakurichy, K. Paramathy |
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Karur |
Karur |
Karur, Thanthoni |
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Kulithalai |
Krishnarayapuram |
Krishnarayapuram |
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Kulithalai |
Kulithalai |
Thogamalai, Kadavur |
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Karur district has 2 Municipalities, 13 Town Panchayats and 158
Village Panchayats and 203 Revenue Villages. Karur District has
4 Assembly constituencies of which one is a reserved namely
Krishnarayapuram Constituency. Karur Parliamentary constitutes 6
Assembly constituencies, 2 are from Tiruchirappalli revenue
district, namely Marungapuri and Thottiam and 4 Assembly
Constituencies from Karur. |
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Karur is one of the oldest towns in TamilNadu and has played
a very significant role in the glorious history and culture
of the Tamils. Its history dates back to centuries before
Christ and has been a flourishing trading centre even in the
early Sangam days. Epigraphical, numismatic, Archaeological
and literary evidences have proved beyond doubt that Karur
was the capital of early Chera Kings of Sangam age. It was
called Karuvoor or Vanji during Sangam days. There has
been a plethora of rare findings during the archaeological
excavations undertaken in Karur. These include mat-designed
pottery, bricks, mud-toys,
Roman
coins, Chera Coins, Pallava Coins, Roman Amphorae, Rasset
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Karur has been built on the banks of river Amaravathi which
was called Aanporunai during the Sangam days. The names of
the early Chera kings who ruled from Karur, have been found
in the rock inscriptions in Aru Nattar Malai close to Karur.
The Tamil epic Silapathikaram mentions that the famous Chera
King Cheran Senguttuvan ruled from Karur. The Greek scholar
Ptolemy has mentioned about “Korevora” which was a very
famous inland trading centre in TamilNadu. After the early
Cheras, Karur was conquered and ruled by Pandyas followed by
Pallavas and later Cholas. Karur was under the rule of
Cholas for a long time. Later the Naickers followed by
Tippu Sultan also ruled Karur. The British added Karur to
their possessions after destroying the Karur Fort during
their war against Tippu Sultan in 1783. There is a
memorial at Rayanur near Karur for the warriors who lost
their lives in the fight against the British in the Anglo-Mysore
was. Thereafter Karur became part of British India and was
first part of Coimbatore District and later Tiruchirappalli
District.
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