Karuppur

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Karuppur
State - District(s)	Tamil Nadu - Salem
Area
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001) - Density	13,003 -

Karuppur is a panchayat town in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It is located on the National Highway 7 between Salem and Bengalooru. The Periyar University, of which many Salem colleges are affiliated to, is located here.It is a railway station on the Chennai-Shoranur railway line.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, 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 70%, and female literacy is 50%. In Karuppur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

	Salem District
Taluk	Attur \| Edapady \| Gangavalli \| Mettur \| Omalur \| Salem \| Sangagiri \| Valapady \| Yercaud
Blocks	Attur \| Ayothiapattinam \| Gangavalli \| Edappadi \| Kadayampatti \| Kolathur \| Konganapuram \| Macdonald s Choultry \| Mecheri \| Nangavalli \| Omalur \| Panaimarathupatti \| Pethanaickenpalayam \| Salem \| Sankari \| Talavasal \| Tharamangalam \| Vazhapadi \| Veerapandi \| Yercaud
Corporation	Salem
Municipality	Attur \| Edappadi \| Mettur \| Narasingapuram
Town Panchayat	Attayampatti \| Ayothiapattinam \| Jalakandapuram \| Kannankurichi \| Kolathur \| Konganapuram \| Mecheri \| Omalur \| P.N.Patti \| Pethanaickenpalayam \| Sankari \| Thammampatti \| Tharamangalam \| Vazhapadi \| Veerakkalpudur \| Belur \| Edaganasalai \| Elampillai \| Ethapur \| Gangavalli \| Kadayampatti \| Karuppur \| Keeripatti \| Mallur \| Panaimarathupatti \| Sentharapatti \| Thedavur \| Thevur \| Veeraganur \| Arasiramani \| Nangavalli \| Poolampatti \| Vanavasi