Karuppur is a

panchayat town A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...

Salem District Salem District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The district is now divided into Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Namakkal as individual districts. Salem is the district headquarters and other major towns in the distri ...

in the

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. It is located on the National Highway 7 between

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and

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. The Periyar University, with which many Salem colleges are affiliated, is located here. Government College of Engineering, referred as GCE-Salem is also located here. It is a railway station on the

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Shoranur Shornur is a town and a municipality located in the Palakkad district, in the Indian state of Kerala, located on the banks of the Bharathapuzha River. The town covers an area of 32.28 km2. Geography Shornur is located at . It has an ave ...

railway line.

Demographics

India

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, Karuppur had a population of 13,003. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Karuppur has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 50%. In Karuppur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Road

Karuppur is located on the

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(connecting Srinagar and Kanyakumari). Frequent busses are available to Karuppur from the Town Bus Terminus and the Central Bus Terminus. Busses to Vellalapatti, Thekkampatti, Senkaradu, Omalur and Salem airport go via Karuppur.

Rail

Karuppur has a railway station which has a double electrified line located in the Jolarpettai-Shoranur line. It has 2 platforms and six halting trains. It is one of the major stations in Salem city used for handling goods and freight trains. Other stations nearby are Magnesite Junction,

Salem Junction Salem Junction railway station (station code: SA) is an A1 category ISO 14001 certified junction railway station situated in the city of Salem in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Salem Railway Junction has been rated as the cleanest station am ...

and Omalur Junction

Air

The nearest airport is Salem Airport which is located at a distance of 13km.

Education

The Government higher secondary school and Government College of Engineering, Salem is located at Karuppur. Periyar University to which most of the colleges are affiliated is also located here.

References

Cities and towns in Salem district {{SalemIN-geo-stub