Tiruppur is a Textile city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, 47 km (29 mi) from Coimbatore located on the banks of Noyyal River. It is also called Dollar city. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tiruppur district. Tirupur is well-connected by road and rail. Coimbatore International Airport is the nearest domestic and international airport to the city.
It forms a part of the ancient Kongu Nadu region of South India, where its people were the first to establish territorial state. Tirupur is a textile hub and a vast generator of employment for unskilled temporary workers.. Tiruppur was constituted as a Municipality during the year 1947. It was upgraded to a Special Grade Municipality during 1983 and upgraded as a Corporation during 2008. The total area of the Corporation is 27.19 km divided into 60 wards.Total population as per 2011 census is 444,543. The floating population of the town is on an average 150,000. The population in the Tiruppur urban agglomeration according to 2011 census is 962,982. Tirupur is the 7th largest city in Tamil Nadu in terms of population and area after Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy, Salem, and Tirunelveli.
Exports from Tiruppur, which provides employment to over six lakh people has crossed the Rs.12,000 crore mark last year in exports and another 100 billion in Indian domestic market and making the city a 220 billion market
