Karur's Prime Portal

Here is presented the Karur city guide. Check out information on Karur travel & tourism.

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Karur is a large town and a municipality. Karur district is in the state of Tamil Nadu situated on the banks of Amaravati. Karur district was formed on 30 September 1995 by trifurcating Tiruchirappalli district. It is the administrative headquarters of Karur District. Karur has a very long history and has been sung by various sangam poets. It has been the battleground of various Tamil Kings like Chera, Chola and Pandya because of its strategic location in Kongu Nadu (Coimbatore). The district has a very rich and varied cultural heritage. The district is made fertile by the perennial flows of the Kaveri River on the northern side (Thavittupalayam, Vangal, Muniyappanur, Kattalai (Where Kaveri River and Amaravati River is joining) Mayanur, Kulithalai) and also the Amaravati, Nankanji and Noyyal rivers. Its economy is mainly agrarian. Presently, the district is famous worldwide for its handloom products.