Perundurai

Perundurai
—  town  —
Perundurai Location of Perundurai in Tamil Nadu and India
Coordinates	11°16′N 77°35′E / 11.27°N 77.58°E / 11.27; 77.58Coordinates: 11°16′N 77°35′E / 11.27°N 77.58°E / 11.27; 77.58
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District(s)	Erode
Population	16,973 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 292 metres (958 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 638 052 • Telephone • +04294 • Vehicle • TN-56

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Perundurai is a panchayat town and taluk in Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on National Highway 47, which bypasses the city of Erode from here, between Salem and Coimbatore.

It is 20 kilometres from Erode, and exactly at 80 kilometres from both Coimbatore and Salem. Perundurai has developed as the industrial centre of Erode City with SIPCOT Industrial Estate and SEZ Complex.

Facilities

Perundurai is one of the major and fastest growing area in Erode, also it is well connected by the National Highway 47 ( NH-47 )and State high way whereas the other major towns in the Erode district is not connected by the National Highway.

Perundurai SIPCOT established by the State Government of Tamil Nadu in July,2000,^[1] Which is having a land of around 2000 Acres^[2] after that this town floating population gradually increasing, because lot of dyeing industries were re-located from Erode, Tirupur and Coimbatore to Perundurai.^[3]

SIPCOT has acquired another 1,600 acres (6.5 km²) of land by extending the existing area in 2007. This is due to large demand from the textile industry.

Educational institutes

A list of educational institutions:

Medical college

IRT Perundurai Medical College and Hospital^[4]

Engineering colleges

• Maharaja Engineering College For Women^[5]
• Kongu Engineering College^[6]
• Surya Engineering College^[7]
• Sasurie College of Engineering^[8]
• Erode Sengunthar Engineering College^[9]
• Nandha Engineering College^[10]
• MPNMJ Engineering College
• Ramanatha Engineering College
• Vidyamandir Engineering College^[11]

• Nandha College of Technology^[12]

Arts & science colleges

• Maharaja Arts and Science College

• Nandha Arts & Science College

• Kongu Arts & Science College

Polytechnic colleges

• Kongu Polytechnic College
• Nandha Polytechnic College
• Kongu Vellalar Polytechnic College
• Erode Kongu Polytechnic College
• Rajiv Gandhi Polytechnic College
• Erode Institute of Chemical Technology

ITI Institutes

• Kongu ITI Institute
• Annai ITI Institute
• Maharaja DMW Institute

College of Education

• Maharaja College of Education
• District Institute of Education And Teacher Trainning

• Nandha College of Education

Pharmacy institutes

• KMR College of Pharmacy
• Nandha Pharmacy
• Kongu College of Pharmacy

Major schools

• Govt. Boys Higher Secondary School
• Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School
• The Unique Academy.
• Sagar vidhya Bhavan
• Kongu Vellalar Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• Vivekananda Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• Parents Matriculation School
• Maharaja International School
• Idea Kalvi Maiyam
• Bharathi International School
• Nandha Central Shcool
• Nandha Matric Higher Secondary School

Temples

• A Lord Shiva temple is located in the heart of the town, known as Soleswarar temple.

• The temple for Lord Vishnu and Amman are located nearby.

• Chellandiamman Temple is located adjacent to Perundurai Boys Higher Secondary School, Kunnathur Road.

• Kottai Muniyappan Temple is located behind the Perundurai New Bus stand.

• Seenapuram Vijayagiri Velayuthaswamy Thirukovil (5 km from perundurai on the way to kunnathur).

• A Murugan Temple is located near 13 km From Perundurai,called Chennimalai Murugan Temple.^[13]

• Thindal Murugan temple located on the way to Erode.

• A Jain Temple is located at Vijayamangalam which is 5 km away from Perundurai towards Coimbatore

Churches

• Sharon House of Worship located in Vannamparai Erode Road near Murugan Theatre

• Berean House of Worship located in Vijayamangalam Kovai Main Road near Raja Indane Gas ( 10 KM from Perundurai)

Industries

Perundurai SIPCOT Industrial Park- It is called as Perundurai Growth Centre of Erode, located in the region of Coimbatore-Salem Industrial Corridor possesses a huge land bank . Lot of industries mostly Garment industries are running in this plant .Many Garment companies have other operations at Tirupur & Coimbatore, whereas the dyeing plants are located at Perundurai SIPCOT.^[14] Textile and agriculture are main income generating business for this town. It is going to occupy an industrial special economic zone.

Prestigious Parryware Roca recently started their Manufacturing plant in this SIPCOT and it is their fourth plant in India.^[15] Agni steels is located in Perundurai.

Entertainment

Theatres are the main entertainment in Perundurai.The theaters are listed below,

1. Devi Chitra
2. Sri Murugan
3. Mahalakshmi
4. Nallappas

Geography

Perundurai is located at 11°16′N 77°35′E / 11.27°N 77.58°E / 11.27; 77.58.^[16] It has an average elevation of 292 metres (958 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[17] Perundurai had a population of 46,973. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. 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 of age.

Politics

Perundurai assembly constituency is part of Tirupur (Lok Sabha constituency).^[18]

Perundurai's politics was mainly dominated by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).

References