Tiruppur District

Tamil Nadu

Tiruppur district is one of the districts of Tamil Nadu. Its administrative headquarters is at Tiruppur. It covers 5,186 sq km and had a population of 24,79,052 at the 2011 census, a density of 478 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 8 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Tiruppur
Area
5,186 sq km
Population
24.79 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
478 /km²
Literacy Rate
78.38%
Sex Ratio
989
per 1,000 males
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Tiruppur District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Tiruppur district.

Total Population
24.79 Lakh
Male Population
12.46 Lakh
Female Population
12.33 Lakh
Rural Population
9.51 Lakh
Urban Population
15.28 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
3.98 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
12,100
Literacy Rate
78.38%
Population Density
478 /km²
Sex Ratio
989
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 85.5%Female literacy 71.2%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Tiruppur district.

9
Tehsils
13
Blocks
80
Nyay Panchayats
265
Gram Panchayats
350
Villages
Headquarters
Tiruppur
Languages
Tamil, English, Malayalam, Telugu
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
11.1° N, 77.34° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Tiruppur

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Tiruppur

Constituency No. 18 · General
Primary
KS
K. Subbarayan
Communist Party of India
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Dharapuram
  • Kangayam
  • Avinashi
  • Tiruppur North
  • Tiruppur South
  • Palladam
  • Udumalaipettai
  • Madathukulam
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Tiruppur

(8)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Dharapuram
No. 101 · Tiruppur
NK
N. Kayalvizhi
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Kangayam
No. 102 · Tiruppur
MS
M. P. Saminathan
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Avinashi
No. 111 · Tiruppur
PD
P. Dhanapal
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Tiruppur North
No. 112 · Tiruppur
KV
K. N. Vijayakumar
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Tiruppur South
No. 113 · Tiruppur
KS
K. Selvaraj
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Palladam
No. 115 · Tiruppur
MA
M. S. M. Anandan
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Madathukulam
No. 126 · Tiruppur
CM
C. Mahendran
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA

Your Representatives from Tiruppur

(9)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Tiruppur district.

  • KS
    K. Subbarayan
    Communist Party of India
    MP
    Tiruppur · No. 18
  • NK
    N. Kayalvizhi
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Dharapuram · No. 101
  • MS
    M. P. Saminathan
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Kangayam · No. 102
  • PD
    P. Dhanapal
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Avinashi · No. 111
  • KV
    K. N. Vijayakumar
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Tiruppur North · No. 112
  • KS
    K. Selvaraj
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Tiruppur South · No. 113
  • MA
    M. S. M. Anandan
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Palladam · No. 115
  • K. Radhakrishnan
    K. Radhakrishnan
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Udumalaipettai · No. 125
  • CM
    C. Mahendran
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Madathukulam · No. 126

Election History

Lok Sabha

Tiruppur · No. 18

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaCPIK. Subbarayan
    Votes 4,72,739Vote share 41.38%Margin 1,25,928
    1. 1. K. Subbarayan · CPI4,72,739 (41.38%)
    2. 2. P. Arunachalam · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam3,46,811 (30.36%)
    3. 3. A. P. Muruganandam · BJP1,85,322 (16.22%)
    4. 4. Seetha Lakshmi · Naan Tamilar Katchi95,100 (8.32%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaCPIK. Subbarayan
    Votes 5,08,725Vote share 45.44%Margin 93,368
    1. 1. K. Subbarayan · CPI5,08,725 (45.44%)
    2. 2. M. S. M. Anandan · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam4,15,357 (37.1%)
    3. 3. C. Gopalakrishnan · MNTM86,441 (7.72%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamV. Sathyabama
    Votes 4,42,778Vote share 42.58%Margin 1,79,315
    1. 1. V. Sathyabama · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam4,42,778 (42.58%)
    2. 2. N. S. Nadamuthu · Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam2,63,463 (25.34%)
    3. 3. M. S. Senthilnathan · DMK2,05,411 (19.75%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Tamil Nadu
State
Tiruppur
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 18
8 Assembly
No. 101, 102, 111, 112, 113, 115, 125, 126

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Tiruppur District at a Glance

State
Tamil Nadu
Headquarters
Tiruppur
Area
5,186 sq km
Population
24.79 Lakh
Population density
478 per km²
Sex ratio
989 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
78.38%
Languages
Tamil, English, Malayalam, Telugu
Tehsils
9
Blocks
13
Gram panchayats
265
Villages
350
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
8
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Tamil Nadu
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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