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Tiruppur metropolitan area

Coordinates: 11°06′31″N 77°20′28″E / 11.108500°N 77.341100°E / 11.108500; 77.341100
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Tiruppur
City
From top, left to right:
Noyyal river, Big bazaar street, Sukreeswarar Temple
Nickname(s): 
Knitwear capital, Textile city, Dollar city
Tiruppur is located in Tamil Nadu
Tiruppur
Tiruppur
Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 11°06′31″N 77°20′28″E / 11.108500°N 77.341100°E / 11.108500; 77.341100
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTiruppur
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyTiruppur City Municipal Corporation
 • MayorN. Dinesh Kumar
Area
 • City
159.6 km2 (61.6 sq mi)
 • Rank7
Elevation
330 m (1,080 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • City
877,778
 • Rank4th in Tamil Nadu
 • Density5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
962,982
 • Metro rank
5th in Tamil Nadu
Languages
 • OfficialTamil, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
GDP (2020)US$6.49 (equivalent to $7.64 in 2023) billion[1]
Websitetiruppur.tn.nic.in
Population Note: The population as per official census 2011 calculated basis pre-expansion city limits was 444,352.[2] Post expansion of city limits, the revised population was given as 877,778 by the Government of India during the smart cities mission in 2015.[3] The 2011 census data for the urban agglomeration is available and has been provided.[4]

Proposed Greater Tiruppur

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References

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  1. ^ "City overview". Metroverse. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  2. ^ Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above (PDF) (Report). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  3. ^ Population of Tiruppur (Report). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Primary Census Abstract - Urban Agglomeration". Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Archived from the original (XLS) on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2015.