Tiruppur

Tiruppur became district head-qurters for newly formed Tirupur District from the end year of 2008
the "Knitwear capital" of India is located in the south Indain state Tamil Nadu. Tirupur has gained universal recognition as the leading source of Hosiery, Knitted Garments, Casual Wear and Sportswear. It is situated 58 kilometres east of Coimbatore and about 495 km south west of Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the fastest developing cities in Tamil Nadu. Tirupur is the sixth largest city in Tamil Nadu. It is quite a congested city, although public authorities are undertaking steps to upgrade all means of public transportation, The city is known for its hosiery exports and provides employment for about 6 lakh people (about 6,00,000). 56% of India's total knitwear exports come from Tirupur. This has
been recognized in the Export Import Policy, 2002-07 of Government of
India which conferred the status of "Town of Export Excellence" to Tirupur. The population of Tirupur and surrounding villages is around 12,00,000. The nearest domestic airport is in Coimbatore(about 38 km away). The nearest international airports are Kochi, Bangalore and Chennai airports. Kumaran road is the busiest road in city.while Avinashi road & PN road are arterial roads of the city. The business district is located near the old bus stand area , but it is slowly moving towards north. Tirupur has about one railway station and two bus stands. Most of the roads are narrow.Tirupur is well connected by trains from Coimbatore, Bangalore, Chennai, Kochi and Trivandrum. Tirupur is about 45 minutes drive from Coimbatore airport. The climate is typically warm. The Noyyal river, which is very polluted, runs through the city. Though multinational corporations do not put restrictions on the pollution front, they force the small players to cut costs by dumping the untreated water into the river. Unlike the Other Cities in India, the pollution control board has imposed 0 Discharge from Dyeing factory in Tirupur alone. Difficulty is experienced by the exporters due to the many rules, but they are trying to work through it.But the modern machinery used and the availability of skillful labour enabled this city to prosper and be competitive internationally.There are also many players who are establishing their own brands and retailing concepts for example t-mart by pgc " an upper, mid middle class family concept"; and local brands like lux,dixie,vip who cater the under garment market.In the last 20 years many people from southern district & small percentage from kerela had settelled as workers & other trades.rnrnThe land mark of Tirupur are Noyyal river diving the city into two halves of North & south, The railway bridge over railway station, Tirupur Kumaran memorial statue near railway station are some of the famous places of Tirupur area. "Khaderpet" a wholesale market for the seconds (export rejected) banian pieces and for local pieces. New Tirupur is one of a world class Textile City developed by the Association. Tirupur also has big Industries like Best Corporation Limited (erst. Best International),the Prem group of companies or PGC industries, Eastman exports, SCM group, SP exports, cent win and many more.It is also the home of major growing corporate supplier such as T-Mart (www.tmartindia.com) , Benchmount ,etc., Tirupur manufactores for major brands and also has a growth that of 40% aprox. per year since 1990. There are also really good schools in Tirupur like Jaivabai Municipal Girls Hr. Secondary School, Bishop Upakarasamy Hr Sec School, Najappa Boys Hr Sec School, Infant Jesus Matric Hr Sec Shcool, JMHS school, Prema School, Vivekananda school, T.E.A Public School which is run by the T.E.A (Tirupur Exporters Association).The Prem Switcher Free Schools run by PGC Industries (PremDurai Exports) with the Durai Charatable Trust educating 1500 students per year with 7 schools, free water supply and health care facilities is also activated and run yet in Tirupur with is free. Tirupur is also known for its companies which have achived major certificats and is showing a average growth of 40% per year since 1990. For Texilte Information we suggest to visit tiruppurcorp.tn.gov.in/