Tiruppur

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Tiruppur, 1908

This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Town in the Palladam taluk of Coimbatore District, Madras, situated in 11° 6' N. and 77° 22' E., on the main line of the Madras Railway, 30 miles from Coimbatore. Population (1901), 6,056, of whom over one-fifth are Muhammadans. It is a place of some commercial activity, and, being surrounded by cotton soil, con- tains two cotton-presses. A few palampores and chintzes are made ; a cattle fair takes place in connexion with the annual car festival ; and the Government pony shows to encourage pony-breeding were until recently held here.