Perundurai is a municipality in

Erode district Erode District is one of the 38 Districts of Tamil Nadu, districts in the south Indian States and union territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. It was the largest district by area in the state before the formation of Tirupur district in 2009 ...

in the Indian

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. Perundurai has developed as an industrial center with SIPCOT Industrial Estate and SEZ Complex. It is the Asia's Second largest SIPCOT. Perundurai has been proposed to be developed as a Satellite Town for

Erode Erode (; īrōṭu), is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Kaveri river and is surrounded by the Western Ghats. Erode is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu. It is the administrativ ...

, as per Erode Master Plan-1996.

Geography

Perundurai is located on National Highway 544, connecting Salem with

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. It is located 18 kilometres from Erode Central Bus Terminus via Perundurai Road, and 36 kilometres from Tiruppur and 80 kilometres from

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and Salem, 65 kilometres from Dharapuram and 32 kilometres from

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, respectively.

Demographics

India

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, Perundurai had a population of 16,973. Females constitute 50% of the population. Perundurai has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 65%. In Perundurai, 9% of the population is under 6 years.

Economy

Perundurai SIPCOT was established by Tamil Nadu in July, 2000, on around 2000 acres. The population increased in the neighbourhood because of textile industries relocating from Tirupur,

and Erode Main to Perundurai. SIPCOT acquired another in 2007. Parryware Roca started their manufacturing plant in 2006, their fourth in India. IRTT medical college and hospital run by

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is located there. The state government converted IRT medical college into the Government Erode Medical College and Hospital.

Politics

Perundurai assembly constituency is a part of Tirupur (Lok Sabha constituency) Tirupur is a neighbouring district.

Education

Medical College

* Government Erode Medical College * Nandha Medical College & Hospital * K M R College of Pharmacy

Engineering Colleges

* Kongu Engineering College * Erode Sengunthar Engineering College * Nandha Engineering College *Surya Engineering College

Arts and Science College

* Kongu Arts and Science College * Hindustan college of Arts * Nandha Arts and Science College * Maharaja college for Women *Maharaja Engineering College for Women

Polytechnic College

* Konghu Velalar Polytechnic college Seenapuram Perundurai * Government polytechnic college

Infrastructure

The town hosts the Erode Rural DSP Office, Perundurai Police station, Court, and Subtreasury office. The town Panchayat Offices and Perundurai Taluk office are there. The weekly market operates on Sundays. The four theaters are Devichitra, Nallappas, Murugan, and Mahalakshmi.

Health care

Government Erode Medical College Kmc perundurai Kongu hospital Nandha medical college Hospital

Transport

A bus stand reaches

, Tirupur, and Salem.

References

{{Authority control Cities and towns in Erode district