Bargur

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Bargur
பர்கூர்
city
Bargur
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12°33′N 78°22′E / 12.55°N 78.37°E / 12.55; 78.37Coordinates: 12°33′N 78°22′E / 12.55°N 78.37°E / 12.55; 78.37
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Elevation 533 m (1,749 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 12,577
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 635 104
Telephone code (91)4343
Vehicle registration TN-24

Bargur (also known as Barguru) is a town panchayat in Krishnagiri district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

Geography

Bargur is located at 12°33′N 78°22′E / 12.55°N 78.37°E / 12.55; 78.37.[1] It has an average elevation of 533 m (1,749 ft).

Education

There is a government college of engineering started (in 1994) with three branches (EEE, ECE & CSE). It has hostel facilities for both boys and girls. This engineering college is the youngest of the 6 government engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu. It is affiliated to Anna university as a constituent college. There is a bill introduced in the State Assembly to delink its Constituent college status and revert it back to government control with affiliation to Anna University.

The college was originally housed in 2 buildings within the government polytechnic campus krishnagiri. It was shifted to its present campus at Bargur in July 2000.

There is a Polytechnic in Bargur managed by Institute of Road and Transport Technology (IRTT). It has 3 branches (EEE, ECE & CSE).

There is a Government Women's Arts and Science college at Bargur

Economy

Bargur is famous for its mango fruits and export oriented fruit processing factories. Bargur has a famous Textile Market with turnover of crores and crores of rupees. This is surprising as there is not a single textile mill at Bargur. The textile market shops are whole sale and retailers also. List of Textile Markets:

  • Barugur Textile Market
  • B.S.T.Textile Market
  • Barugur Main Road Market
  • Kalaignar Textile Market
  • Ayyapa Textile Market
  • Surat Textile Market
  • New Kalaignar Textile Market
  • New Surat Textile Market
  • Maris Textile Market
  • balaji market
  • sivasakthi market
  • mahalaksmi market
  • kamatchi market

One more market is under construction.

There are more than 100 granite factories available in barugur and they do export for foreign countries.

Schools

  • Concordia Higher Secondary School
  • Concord Matric Higher Secondary School
  • Government Higher Secondary School (boys)
  • Government Higher Secondary School (girls)
  • Vailankanni Matric Higher Secondary School
  • Vailakanni higher secondary school
  • Vailankanni public school
  • St. Pauls matriculation school
  • Kanakadhasa matriculation school
  • Selva Matric Higher Sec School

Petrol Outlets

KSK Fuel Agencies,BPCL Dealer

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Bargur had a population of 12,577. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Bargur has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the males and 45% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 year

Politics

Bargur assembly constituency is part of Krishnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency).[3]

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Bargur
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
  3. ↑ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies". Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-09. 

See also

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