Muthur

Muthur
—  town  —
Muthur Bus Stand and Eshwaran Temple
Muthur Location of Muthur in Tamil Nadu and India
Coordinates
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District(s)	Tirupur
Population	10,063 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 638 105 • Telephone • +91 4257 • Vehicle • TN 42, TN 56, TN 33

Muthur is a panchayat town in Tirupur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Contents 1 Demographics 2 Educational Institutions 3 Schools 4 Colleges 5 Notable people 6 Temples 7 References

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Muthur had a population of 10,063. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Muthur has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 48%. In Muthur, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Educational Institutions

Schools

• Government Higher Secondary School
• Anoor Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• Vivekanandha Matriculation Hr Sec School School
• KKP Matriculation Higher Secondary School

Colleges

• Karuppannan Mariappan College for Arts & Science
• Selvakumar Engineering College(UC)

Notable people

• M. P. Saminathan - Ex-Minister for Highways and Ports, Tamil Nadu.

Temples

• Lord Selvakumara Swamy (an avatar of Lord Murugan or Skanda) and Kuppanna Swamy both being clan deities of Maniyan clan (Maniyan Kootam)(மணியன் குலம்) are in Muthur.
• Muthur also has a Shiva temple.

References

Muthur is part of Erode (Lok Sabha constituency).