Perundurai is a Special Grade Town

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in Erode district in the

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. Perundurai is the only special grade town panchayat among 42 in the district. Perundurai has developed as the industrial center with

SIPCOT The State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited (SIPCOT) ( ta, தமிழ்நாடு அரசு தொழில் முன்னேற்றக் கழகம் (வரையறுக்கப்பட்டது) ...

Industrial Estate and

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Complex. It is the Asia's Second largest SIPCOT. Perundurai has been proposed to be developed as a Satellite Town for

Erode Erode () is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Erode is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in the state, after Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Tiruppur and Salem. It is also the administrative headquarters of the ...

, as per Erode Master Plan-1996.

Geography

Perundurai is located on

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, connecting Salem with

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

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and 80 kilometres from Coimbatore and Salem 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

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, Coimbatore and Erode Main to Perundurai.

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

Education

Medical College

* Government Erode Medical College * 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 * Nandha Arts and Science College

Schools

*Government Boys Higher Secondary School *Government Girls Higher Secondary School *Karunya Vidya Bhavan Matriculation School, Slatter Nagar *Kongu Vellaler Matric Higher Secondary School *Kalaivani Kalvi Nilayam Matric School, Thingalur *Seenapuram Kongu Vellaler Polytechnic College *Shree Swami Vivekananda Matriculation Higher Secondary School *Green Garden Girls Matriculation Higher Secondary School *Shri Mahaa School *Shri Ganga Higher Secondary School *The Richmond Matric Higher Secondary School *Government Higher Secondary School, Seenapuram *sagar international Higher Secondary School

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

A government hospital is there.

Transport

A bus stand reaches

, Coimbatore,

, and Salem.

References

{{Authority control Cities and towns in Erode district