Perur is a major residential neighbourhood and cultural hub of the city of

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. It is located on the banks of

Noyyal River The Noyyal River is a small river in Western Tamil Nadu, and a tributary of Kaveri River. It rises from the Vellingiri hills in the Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu, very close to Kerala border, and flows through many villages and the cities of ...

, which divides the settlement into equal halves.

History

Perur had been a prominent trading hub and had trade relations with Rome, since it was a part of historic "Rajasekaraperuvazhi" and the capital of Perur Nadu in the erstwhile Chera,

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and Pandya kingdoms. The settlement is famous for

Perur Pateeswarar Temple Perur Pateeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Perur, in western part of Coimbatore in state of Tamil Nadu in India. The temple was built by Karikala, Karikala chola in 2nd century CE. The temple is located on the ...

built by the Chola emperor

Karikala Chola Karikala ( ta, கரிகால சோழன்) was a Tamils, Tamil Chola dynasty, Chola Emperor who ruled southern India. He is credited with the construction of the flood banks of the Kaveri, river Kaveri. He is recognised as the greates ...

in 2 AD.

Etymology

As per Tolkappiyam, in the sangam landscape the larger settlements along fertile river basins in Marutham landscape were termed as "Perur". According to Senthandivakaram any place which has more than 500 families will be considered as Perur.

Geography

Perur is located at a distance of 5 km from the centre of the city,

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. The nerve centre of Perur is Siruvani Road. Other majors roads are Vedapatti Road, Maruthamalai Road and Chettipalayam Road. Perur shares its borders with

Selvapuram Selvapuram is a major residential locality of the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India. It is located on the banks of Noyyal river, which runs to the northwestern boundary of the locality. It is situated in the northwestern part of the city, ...

, Telugupalayam, Perur Chettipalayam and Vedapatti.

Administration

Perur is currently administered by Perur

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. It is the headquarters of

Perur taluk Perur taluk is a taluk in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India associated with the neighbourhood of Perur. It was created by Government of Tamil Nadu Government of Tamil Nadu is the subnational government for the Indian state of Tamil Nad ...

and Perur Panchayat Union in

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Demographics

India

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, Perur had a population of 7937. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Perur has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 61%. In Perur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. As of 2011 India census, the population had risen to 8004.

Religious importance

Perur is very famous for its ancient

. Other than this temple there are numerous other temples and many wedding halls. Just 500 m away from the main temple is the bank of Noyyal river. People arrive here round the year to perform the rituals of deceased people since ancient times.

Economy

The area is mostly agricultural. Predominantly

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s like coconut, banana are grown in Perur in the fertile Noyyal river basin.

Perur Lake

One of the prominent lakes in the Noyyal river system built by

, the Perur lake is located here.

Coimbatore Metro

Coimbatore Metro Coimbatore Metro, also known as Kovai Metro, is a proposed rapid transit system for Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. History The Central Government proposed a metro rail system for 16 tier-2 cities in India including Coimbatore in 2010. While the Gov ...

feasibility study is completed and one of the route planned from Ganeshapuram to Karunya Nagar via

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and Perur covering 44 km.

Politics

Perur assembly constituency is part of

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and

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since the delimination exercise in 2009.

References

{{Coimbatore Neighbourhoods in Coimbatore