Irugur is a suburb of Coimbatore city in the state of

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...

. It is one of the fastest developing suburbs in the

Coimbatore Metropolitan Area The Coimbatore Metropolitan Area, or Coimbatore Urban Agglomeration, is the sixteenth-most populous metropolitan area in India, the second most populous metropolitan area in the state of Tamil Nadu next only to Chennai. The Coimbatore Metropoli ...

. It is located to the north of Trichy Road which is a part of National Highway

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Geography

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/ref> It has an average elevation of 343 metres (1125 feet). The name Irugur refers to Iru+Oor, i.e. Iru="two" and "Oor"=place in Tamil. Earlier these were two places separated by the river Noyyal. Irugur is surrounded by the urban areas of the

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 limits such as

Ondipudur Ondipudur is a major residential neighbourhood of the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India. It is situated in the south-eastern part of the city. It is one of the well developed neighborhoods in the city and has been part of Coimbatore Corpora ...

, SIHS Colony on the west, Chinniyampalayam on the north and the suburban areas such as Pallapalayam and Ottarpalayam on the east, Pattanam on the south. The

Coimbatore International Airport Coimbatore International Airport is the primary airport serving the industrial cities of Coimbatore and Tiruppur in Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in the neighbourhood of Peelamedu, about from the center of Coimbatore. It is the 18th-busie ...

is located to the north of Irugur.

Demographics

The total population in Irugur is 25,691 as per the survey of census during 2011 by Indian Government. There are 7,459 House Holds in Irugur. There are 12,909 males (50%) and 12,782 females(50%).The literacy rate is 78%.

Transport

There is an Irugur Junction where most of Kerala trains are bypassed to

Podanur Junction Podanur Junction(station code: PTJ) is a railway station in Podanur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India History It was the first railway station in the Coimbatore district, Kongu Region or Western Region, which opened in 1862 and third oldest ra ...

without entering into

city. Major Passengers trains and

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express train have a stoppage at this railway station. Now at the current scenario, it has a great potential to become Coimbatore East Junction due to its proximity to certain major eastern suburbs of the Coimbatore City such as Pallapalayam,

Sulur Sulur (Tamil language, Tamil:) is a town located in the Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is a suburb of Coimbatore. It is the headquarters of Sulur taluk, Sulur Taluk of Coimbatore district. There are many market places and many b ...

Karumathampatti Karumathampatti is a Municipality in the Coimbatore district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the prominent developing suburb in Coimbatore metropolitan area, about 25 km away from the city centre. It is situated in betwe ...

, Karanampettai, Chinniyampalayam, etc.

Main sights

Nilakandaeshwarar Temple Nilakandaeshwarar Temple was constructed by Karikala Chola in 433 AD near Noyyal river in Irugur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. The temple's main god was Shiva, along with Nanthi and Parvati Parvati ( sa, पार्वती, ), Uma ...

References

Suburbs of Coimbatore Cities and towns in Coimbatore district {{Coimbatore-geo-stub