Located 50 km east to
Coimbatore, Tirupur is famous for cotton and hosiery products. Tirupur accounts for 90% of India’s cotton knitwear export - a major source of foreign exchange for the country. Cotton spinning and weaving units throng the place. Tirupur has a population of around 0.3 million.
Prime attraction is the Shiva Temple.
The nearest airport is at Coimbatore. Tirupur is a major railway station on the Coimbatore-
Erode line.
