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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Tirupattur Taluk
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Tirupattur district|Tirupattur]]
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| leader_title = MLA
| leader_name = MR.A.NALLATHAMBI
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| elevation_m = 387
| population_total = 63798
| population_as_of = 2011
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 635601, 635602
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 04179
| registration_plate = '''TN-83'''
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = Vellore (90 km), Salem (108 km) & Bangalore (130 km)
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank2_info_sec1 = 993 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha ]] constituency
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| blank4_name_sec1 = [[Legislative Assembly]] constituency
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|website = {{URL|https://tirupathur.nic.in//|Tirupattur}}
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'''Tirupattur taluk''' is a [[taluk]] in [[Tirupattur district]] of the [[Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of [[Tiruppattur, Tirupattur district|Tirupattur]]. It is known as the "Sandalwood Town" due to the abundant availability of sandalwood trees in the surrounding hills. On August 15, 2019, honourable [[List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu|Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]], [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami|Edapaadi K. Palanisami]] announced [[Tiruppattur, Tirupathur district|Tirupattur]] as a new district of Tamil Nadu.

== Population ==
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In the 2001 Indian census, the taluk of Tirupattur had a population of 50,455 with 23,656 males and 22,799 females. There were 973 women for every 1,000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 66.07%. The total number of households was 111,192.<ref name="Census Commission of India">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref>

In the 2011 census, Tirupattur taluk had a population of 67,396.<ref name="NPR-2011-Vellore">{{Cite web|title=NPR Report: Tamil Nadu: Vellore|year=2011|publisher=National Population Register, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/NprStateReport.aspx?stcd=33&distcd=04}}</ref>

'''Tirupattur''' is a town located in [[Tirupattur district]], India, which is one of the oldest towns in Tamil Nadu. It is located approximately 40 km from [[Krishnagiri]], 85 km from [[Hosur]], 85 km from [[Thiruvannamalai]] and 125 km from [[Bangalore]]. The town has mainly small-scale industries and mills. It is an important commercial center from time immemorial (whereas Vaniyambadi and Ambur, which were once smaller towns, have recently flourished). It was a revenue subdivision during British raj and remains so. It has Old Shiva, Vishnu temples and Tanks (Big Tank & Small Tank) built during the Hoysala Dynasty. It is well connected by road and rail to other important cities of [[Tamil Nadu]] such as [[Thiruvannamalai]], [[Chennai]], [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]], [[Coimbatore]] and [[Vellore]] and to Bangalore in [[Karnataka]]. This town is also famous in Islamic religious circles as many great saints "Awliyas" had made it their home town. Some of them are buried at various places in the town, including Hazrath Syed Sha Mohammed alias Syed Khawja Meeran Hussaini Jaffari, Hazrath Syed ShaAmeenuddin Hussaini Chisty ur Kahdri (who is better known as Munshi Hazrath); he was the last among a series of saints who have lived and have been buried at Tirupattur.

The name Tirupattur means a group of ten villages/small towns. There exists a village called Aathiyur (Aathi means Begin) in the southern fringes of the Town and Kodiyur (Kodi means End) in the northern fringes of the town. It is surrounded by several of these villages, making Tirupattur a [[Taluk]]. Tirupattur's population and land area are good enough to have political representations in the state legislature of Tamil Nadu ([[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]]), and part of Thiruvannamalai constituency for the central/federal legislature of India ([[2009 Indian general election|Member of Parliament as of 2009 elections]]).
'''Tirupattur Municipality'''
Tirupattur Municipality was constituted as a third grade municipality in the year 1886. As per G.O. No. 194, date: 10.02.1970, classified as Second Grade Municipality. At present from 1.4.1977 onwards as per G.O. No. 654, classified as first grade municipality.

==Demographics==
In the [[2001 Indian census]], Tirupathur had a population of 60,803. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Tirupathur had an average literacy rate of 73%, significantly higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 79%, and female literacy was 67%. In 2001 in Tirupathur, 11% of the population was under 6 years of age.<ref name="Census Commission of India"/>

In the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], the city of Tirupathur had a population of 63,798.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NPR Report: Tamil Nadu: Vellore: Tirupathur|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/NprStateReport.aspx?stcd=33&distcd=04&tslcode=009}}</ref> Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Tirupathur had an average literacy rate of 78%, significantly higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 80%, and female literacy was 76%. In 2011 in Tirupathur, 11% of the population was under 6 years of age.{{Citation needed|date=April 2013}}

==Geography==
It is known as the "Sandalwood Town" due to the abundant availability of sandalwood trees in the surrounding hills.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} It is very close to the 4th major hill station of [[Tamil Nadu]], the [[Yelagiri]] hills, which is also known as the Poor man's Ooty. The town is at an average elevation of 388 m.

==Economy==
This area is very famous for [[sandalwood]]. It claims to be the second biggest depot in Asia. The main businesses is [[goldsmithing]] and selling raw products.

==Location of Tirupattur==
The strategic location of this town is such that the town acts as an "urban magnet" to radius of 20 to 25 km all-round. Nearly 200 villages are mainly depending on this town for all their urban needs. The growth is dominated by wholesale agriculture production and [[Sandalwood]]. The Urban Municipal town spreads over an extent of 9.26 km<sup>2</sup>; this is a class-I town in Vellore District; is based on population range; floating population is increasing day by day.

==Infrastructure==
The Tirupattur town has 56.059 km length of roads and the municipality is maintaining ‘B’ Grade Bus stand in the heart of the town. There is a century old municipal market having 413 shops which helps in promoting commercial and economic activities of the town.

==Climate==
The town is known for recording coldest temperature in the Tamil Nadu plains during winter. The seasonal climate conditions are moderate and the weather is uniformly salubrious. The town experiences hot summers and cool winters.

The town gets its majority of rainfall during the south west monsoon period. September and October are the wettest months with around 400 mm of rain being received in these two months. The town also experiences fairly frequent thunderstorms in late April and May, which gives necessary relief from the heat, along with the dip in night temperatures. The warmest nights are in May, when the town has an average minimum temperature of 23.4 °C. The coldest nights are in January, when the average minimum temperatures drop to 16.1 °C. May is the hottest month with an average maximum of 37.0 °C.

The highest ever temperature recorded in the town is 46.3 °C on 7 May 1976. The lowest ever recorded temperature is 10.2 °C on 15 December 1974. The highest 24‑hour precipitation is 167.3mm received on 4 November 1966.
The average annual rainfall being received in the town is 982 mm.

{{Weather box
|location = Tirupattur (1951–2012)
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|Jan record high C = 35.6
|Feb record high C = 39.4
|Mar record high C = 41.2
|Apr record high C = 45.8
|May record high C = 46.3
|Jun record high C = 41.8
|Jul record high C = 39.6
|Aug record high C = 39.3
|Sep record high C = 40.0
|Oct record high C = 37.1
|Nov record high C = 36.3
|Dec record high C = 34.3
|year record high C = 46.3
|Jan high C = 29.6
|Feb high C = 32.3
|Mar high C = 34.9
|Apr high C = 36.3
|May high C = 37.0
|Jun high C = 34.8
|Jul high C = 33.2
|Aug high C = 33.4
|Sep high C = 32.9
|Oct high C = 31.5
|Nov high C = 29.9
|Dec high C = 29.0
|year high C =
|Jan low C = 16.1
|Feb low C = 18.3
|Mar low C = 20.4
|Apr low C = 22.6
|May low C = 23.4
|Jun low C = 23.1
|Jul low C = 22.9
|Aug low C = 22.9
|Sep low C = 22.6
|Oct low C = 21.9
|Nov low C = 19.8
|Dec low C = 17.2
|year low C =
|Jan record low C = 10.3
|Feb record low C = 10.5
|Mar record low C = 12.8
|Apr record low C = 16.6
|May record low C = 18.3
|Jun record low C = 19.1
|Jul record low C = 18.4
|Aug record low C = 17.0
|Sep record low C = 14.6
|Oct record low C = 15.5
|Nov record low C = 12.1
|Dec record low C = 10.2
|year record low C = 10.2
|Jan precipitation mm = 1.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 4.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 8.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 22.0
|May precipitation mm = 103.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 58.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 124.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 132.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 192.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 190.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 101.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 42.1
|year precipitation mm = 981.5
|Jan precipitation days = 0.1
|Feb precipitation days = 0.3
|Mar precipitation days = 0.5
|Apr precipitation days = 1.6
|May precipitation days = 5.0
|Jun precipitation days = 3.1
|Jul precipitation days = 5.5
|Aug precipitation days = 5.6
|Sep precipitation days = 7.9
|Oct precipitation days = 8.0
|Nov precipitation days = 4.7
|Dec precipitation days = 1.7
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]],<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.mausam.gov.in/WEBIMD/ClimatologicalAction.do?function=getStationDetails&actionParam=1&param=2&station=Tiruppattur|title=Climatological Information for Tirupattur, India|publisher=India Meteorological Department}}</ref>|date=August 2010}}
'''Nature of soil'''
The major group of soils that are found in the town are black and red varieties. The red soil constitutes 90% while black soil only 10%.

==Historical moments==
Tirupattur is called as the "Sandal City", "Sandal Kingdom", Even a rough estimation cannot easily be established on the origin of Tirupattur town, owing to its antiquity.

Tirupattur has a unique name for its own to have the "FIRST COLLECTOR OFFICE" in India. And this Collector office is currently serving the nation as the Tirupattur railway junction.

Through, the inscriptions, so far surveyed by Archaeological Survey of India in Tirupattur, it is estimated that this town is more than 1600 years old. During the regimes of various rulers like Cholas, Vijaya Nagara dynasty, Hoysalas the town had been referred to, by the following names :
Sri Mathava Chaturvedi Mangalam, Veera Narayana Chaturvedi Mangalam, Tiruperur and Brahmapuram (Brahmeeswaram). The present name "Tirupattur" might have got derived from "Tiruperur". Erstwhile "Tiruperur" or "Sri Madhava Chaturvedi Mangalam" was in "Eyyil Nadu", subdivision of "Nigarili Chola Mandalam", division of "Chola Empire".

There existed a fort in the eastern part of the town around 800 years ago. Its entrance might have been near the Kottai Darwaja Sri Veera Anjaneyar Temple, since the word "Kottai" in Tamil means "Fort", and the word "Darwaja" in Hindi/Urdu means "Gate" or "Door". The area is still known as "Kottai"(fort).

The town was ruled by Cholas, Pallavas, Hoysalas, Vijaya Nagara rulers, Vallala Maharajan, Sambuvarayars, Tipu, Nawabs of Arcot and undoubtedly by the British.

==Map routes==
{{Adjacent communities
|title =
|Northwest = [[Natrampalli]]
|North = [[Vaniyambadi]], [[Pallikonda]], [[Vellore]]
|Northeast = [[Yelagiri]], [[Alangayam]]
|West = [[Krishnagiri]]
|Centre = [[Tiruppattur, Tirupattur district|Tirupattur]]
|East = [[Thiruvannamalai]]
|Southwest = [[Dharmapuri]]
|South = [[Harur]], [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]]
|Southeast = [[Singarapettai]]
}}

==Roadways==
*The Tamil Nadu state Bus transport corporation (TNSTC) is providing 85% of transport facilities to this town.
*Tirupattur is well connected by road and rail to major cities of India. Regarding transportation linkage.
*The highway (NH 46) from Chennai to Krishnagiri (via) [[Natrampalli]] passes through the outskirts of the town.
*The town is separated by a distance with [[Chennai]] (225 km).
*[[Bangalore]] (130 km), [[Vellore]] (87 km) and [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]] (108 km).
*Several State Highways connect the town from [[Dharmapuri]] (60 km), Krishnagiri (40 km) [[Vaniyambadi]] (22 km) and Salem (108 km) section.
*TNSTC also operates luxury Volvo A/C buses (Route no:502B) to Chennai daily.
*Frequent buses are there to Chennai, Vellore, Salem, Bangalore, [[Villupuram]].

==Railways==
Tirupattur railway station is under the administrative control of the Southern Railways. It is 2 km away from bus stand. Traveling north, {{stnlnk|Jolarpettai Junction}} (8 km) is the nearest junction and going south-west, Samalpatti is the next station. Due to proximity to the Jolarpet railway junction only few express trains halt here.

The [[Yelagiri Express]] runs from Jolarpettai to Chennai every day.

The West Coast Express (Mangalore–Chennai Central–Manglore) stops at Tiruppattur railway station every day.
The other trains that stop at Tirupattur station are:
*Yercaud Express – Daily
*Bangalore–Kanyakumari Express – Daily
*West Coast Express – Daily
*Dhanbad–Allepey Express – Daily
*Erode–Jolarpettai Passenger
*Katpadi–Salem Passenger
*Nagercoil–Chennai Central Express-only Monday
*Nagercoil–Mumbai CST Express – except Thursday, Saturday, Sunday
*Ernakulam Junction–Yeshwantpur Express – only Tuesday
*Ernakulam Junction–Bangalore Superfast Express – only Monday and Wednesday
*Trivandrum Central–Bangalore City Junction Express – only on Thursday
*Trivandrum Central–Mumbai CST Express – only Saturday
*Coimbatore–Rajkot Express – only Friday
*Trivandrum Central–Bangalore City Junction Superfast Express – only Sunday

==Air==
The nearest airports:

''Domestic'':
* Salem (105 km)
* Vellore Air Strip (85 km)

''International'':
* Bengaluru (135 km)
* Chennai (225 km)

==Schools==

===CBSE Schools===
*Don Bosco School of Excellence
*Shri Nandanam International
*Vijay Vidhyalaya CBSE School.
*Green Valley Public School
*Shri Ramesh CBSE international school
*Vailankanni public school

===Elementary schools===
* Our Lady's School.
* Vivekananda Aided Elementary School
* TMS Aided Elementary School
* Government Garden Aided Elementary School

===Higher Secondary Schools===

* Our Lady's Nursery and Primary School
* Dominic Savio Higher Secondary School
* Mary Immaculate Higher Secondary School
* Shepherds Matriculation Higher Secondary School
* C.S.I Girls Matriculation Higher Secondary School
* [[YMCA Brown Matriculation Higher Secondary School]]
* Holy Cross Matriculation Higher Secondary School
* Ramakrishna Higher Secondary School
* Shri Amrita Higher Secondary School
* Ubaibas Girls Higher Secondary School
* TMS Higher Secondary School
* Good Will Matriculation Higher Secondary School
* I.V.N Govt Higher Secondary School
* St. Charles Matriculation Higher Secondary School
* Lions Matriculation Higher Secondary School
* Al Ameen Matriculation Higher Secondary School
* Osmania Higher Secondary School
* Meenakshi Government Girls Higher Secondary School
* Government Boys Higher Secondary School
* Government Garden High School
* RamaKrishna Vidhyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School
* Vijayashanthi Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School
* Lingannamani Matriculation Higher Secondary School
* Dewan Mohammed Memorial Matriculation Higher Secondary School
* Pudupet Higher Secondary School
*Government Higher Secondary School ANDIYAPPANUR
* Don Bosco Matriculation higher secondary school

==Music Academy==
*The Joyful Noise Music Academy

==Colleges==
===Arts Colleges===
* Tirupattur Arts and Science College
* Sacred Heart College (Autonomous)
* Marappan Lakshmiammal Arts And Science College
* Holy Cross Arts and Science College for Women
* Government College of Arts and Science
* Vannavil Arts and Science College
(A Don Bosco Institution)
* Yelagiri Arts and Science College
* Islamiah college (Autonomous), Vaniyambadi.

===B.Ed Colleges===
* Amrita College of Education
* Amritalaya College of Education
* Dr. David Raja and Dr. Chandraleka College of Education
* G.P. Secondary Teacher Education Training College
* Sri Kalaimagal College of Education
* St. Joseph Women's College of Education
* T.K. Raja College of Education
* Thirumal College of Education
* TES Teacher Training Institute

===Nursing College===
*Jeya Nursing College, Tirupattur.

===Polytechnic===
* Tirupattur Polytechnic College
* Pandian Polytechnic College
* G.P Polytechnic College
* Sri Nandhanam Polytechnic College
* Sri Padmam Polytechnic College
* Kamaraj Polytechnic College
* Government Polytechnic College

===Engineering Colleges===
* Sri Nandhanam College of Engineering & Technology
* Sri Nandhanam Maritime Academy
* Podhygai College of Engineering & Technology
* Bharathidasan Engineering college

===Teacher Training Institutes===
* Mary Immaculate Teacher Training Institute
* Amritalaya Teacher Training Institute
* Shri Amrita Teacher Training Institute
* Tirupattur Teacher Training Institute
* G.Ponnusamy Teacher Training Institute
* Sri Padmam Teacher Training Institute
* TES Teacher Training Institute, Jayapuram
* Dr. David Raja Teacher Training Institute, Vengalapuram

===Computer Institutes===
*Bosco Integrated Computing Service
*Nirmal Multi-Tech Industries
*Aptech Computer Education
*Anugraha Computer Center
*CRN computer Education
*SRM Infotec.

==Politics==

Tirupattur assembly constituency is part of [[Tiruvannamalai (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
|title = List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies
|accessdate = 2008-10-08
|work = Tamil Nadu
|publisher = Election Commission of India
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060504185928/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
|archivedate = 4 May 2006
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref>

'''Municipal Chairman'''
S Arasu M.A, M.Ed

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://municipality.tn.gov.in/thirupathur/ Tirupattur Official Website ]
* [http://maps.google.co.in/maps?hl=en&safe=off&q=tirupattur&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=3072l5281l0l5524l10l7l0l0l0l0l772l3194l5-3.2l5l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.,cf.osb&biw=1280&bih=601&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl /Tirupattur map]

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