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Annur is a town Panchayat and Taluk headquarters of
Annur Taluk Annur taluk is a taluk in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India, associated with the town of Annur. It was carved out of the Coimbatore-North taluk in 2012. The taluk is spread over an area of and had a population of 1,73,712 in 2011. Reference ...
of
coimbatore district Coimbatore district is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. Coimbatore is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is one of the most industrialized districts and a major textile, industrial, commercial, educ ...
. It is a suburb of
Coimbatore Coimbatore, also spelt as Koyamputhur (), sometimes shortened as Kovai (), is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbato ...
city located north-east about from the center of the city. Nearest airport is Coimbatore International Airport, which is about and the nearest railway station is Mettupalayam, which is about away. Other cities/towns near Annur are Mettupalayam, which is away in the west, Avanashi, which is away in the east and
Punjai Puliampatti Punjai Puliampatti is a municipality in the Erode district of Tamil Nadu, India. Geography Punjai Puliampatti is a municipal town in the northwest of the Erode district. It belongs to the Sathyamangalam taluk and Bhavanisagar state assembly ...
, which is about in the north. Annur has a police station in the Karumathampatti sub division.


Etymology

The name Annur is believed to have been come from "Vanniyur", later transformed to Anniyur and now to Annur. The myth behind the name says that, over 1000 years ago, when a small hunter hit a stone under a "Vanni" tree, it started bleeding. He was astonished and called the village people to look after this issue. Later they found a "Suyambu"
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Idol there and built the Manneeshwarar temple.


Economy

There are a large number of textile mills situated in the Annur region. Pioneers in setting up textile mills in the Annur region were the KG group founded by K govindaswamy naidu also known as KG. There are several educational institutions operational under KG group in Annur.


Geography

Annur is located at . It has an average elevation of 338 metres (1108 feet). Annur is well connected by roads including the National Highway 209 (New NH948) (
Coimbatore Coimbatore, also spelt as Koyamputhur (), sometimes shortened as Kovai (), is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbato ...
to
Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
highway) and the State Highway 80 SH80 Avanashi to Mettupalayam passes through Annur.


Demographics

According to 2011 census taken by the Government of India, Annur had a population of 20,079, of which, males constitute 9,971 and females constitute 10,108. Annur has a literacy rate of 80.93%.


References

{{Cities and Towns in Coimbatore Cities and towns in Coimbatore district