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Customs and AEPC launch portal for garment exporters in Tiruppur • June 13, 2025, 4:56 AM ET (The Hindu)
65-year-old farmer murders wife, ends life in Tiruppur • June 11, 2025, 6:38 AM ET (The Hindu)
Auditory signals installed at key junctions in Tiruppur city to improve pedestrian safety • June 11, 2025, 4:38 AM ET (The Hindu)
Farmers in Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts demand withdrawal of CIBIL score requirement for crop loans • June 10, 2025, 4:38 AM ET (The Hindu)
E-pass permit system for transport of construction materials from quarries to take effect in Tiruppur district from June 9 • June 8, 2025, 4:38 AM ET (The Hindu)

Tiruppur, city, western Tamil Nadu state, south-central India. It lies on an upland plateau, on the Noyil River (a tributary of the Kaveri [Cauvery] River), about 25 miles (40 km) east of Coimbatore.

Tiruppur is an active cotton-ginning and distribution centre with rail connections to Coimbatore and to Erode to the northeast. The city became a major centre for the manufacture of cotton knit textiles late in the 20th century. Tiruppur’s name means “holy city,” and its Shaiva temple attracts large crowds of pilgrims, especially at the time of the Hindu Rathayatra (Chariot Festival) celebrated in May and June. Pop. (2001) city, 344,543; urban agglom., 550,826; (2011) city, 444,352; urban agglom., 963,173.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Maren Goldberg.