Karur district

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Karur district" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Karur District
District of Tamil Nadu
Clockwise from top-left: Pasupateeswarar temple, Noyyal in Ungampalayam, Street in Aravakurichi, Part of the Amaravathi River near Karur, Karur skyline
Location in Tamil Nadu
Karur district
Coordinates: 10°57′28.8″N 78°4′48″E / 10.958000°N 78.08000°E / 10.958000; 78.08000
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Municipal corporation	Karur
Municipality	Kulithalai, Pugalur, Pallapatti
Town Panchayats	Aravakurichi, Krishnarayapuram, Marudur, Punjai Thottakurichi, P.J. Cholapuram, Nangavaram, Puliyur, Uppidamangalam
Founded by	J. Jayalalithaa
Headquarters	Karur
Taluks	Karur Aravakurichi Manmangalam Krishnarayapuram Kulithalai Kadavur Pugalur
Government
• Collector	T. Prabhushankar, I.A.S
• SP	E. Sundaravathanam, I.P.S
Area
• Total	2,856 km2 (1,103 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,064,493
• Density	373/km2 (970/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	639xxx, 621xxx, 638xxx.
Telephone code	+91(0)4324, +91(0)4323, +91(0)4320 for Karur, Kulithalai and Aravakkurichi Circles Respectively.
Vehicle registration	TN 47[1]
Largest city	Karur
Sex ratio	1015 ♂/♀
Literacy	81.74%
Lok Sabha constituency	2 – Karur, Perambalur (Part)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	4
Central location:	10°57′N 78°4′E / 10.950°N 78.067°E / 10.950; 78.067
Climate	Max 38c – Min 17c (Köppen)
Website	karur.nic.in

Karur District is one of the 38 districts (a district located centrally along the Kaveri and Amaravathi rivers) in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The main town in Karur District is the city of Karur, which is also the district headquarters. The district has a population of 1,064,493 with a sex-ratio of 1,015 females for every 1,000 males, according to 2011 census.