Muthur

Muthur is a panchayat town in Kangeyam taluk in Tirupur district, Tamil Nadu, India.

This article is about the Indian town. For the Sri Lankan town, see Muthur (Sri Lanka). For the fictional computer in the Alien films, see List of Alien (film series) characters § MU / TH / UR 6000.

Muthur
Town
Muthur during the Serampalayam Mariamman Temple Festival
Muthur
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11.04°N 77.73°E / 11.04; 77.73
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
RegionKongu Nadu
DistrictTirupur
Population
 (2001)
 • Total10,063
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
638 105
Telephone code+91,04257
Vehicle registrationTN 42,TN 56

Demographics

The Muthur Town Panchayat has population of 13,212 of which 6,588 are males while 6,624 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1003 which is 7.59% of total population of Muthur (TP). In Muthur Town Panchayat, Female Sex Ratio is of 1005 against state average of 996. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Muthur is around 889 compared to Tamil Nadu state average of 943. Literacy rate of Muthur city is 70.61% lower than state average of 80.09%. In Muthur, Male literacy is around 79.78% while female literacy rate is 61.59%.

The town is having both government and private educational institutions for schooling. Government institutions include one boys and girls higher secondary school (MGHSS) in Muthur to Kodumudi road and one co-ed middle school near to Muthur bus stand which gets its students from rural areas in and around Muthur town. The town is studded with three well built private schools namely KKP, Anoor and Vivekanandha matriculation higher secondary schools. There is also a CBSE school named Nava international school which comes under the Vivekanandha school. All these private schools have hostel facilities.

Education
  • Government Schools
    • Government Higher Secondary School
    • Elementary School, Muthur.
    • Elementary School, Chinnamuthur.
  • Matriculation Schools
    • Aanoor Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School
    • Vivekanandha Matriculation Hr Sec School
    • KKP Matriculation Higher Secondary School
  • CBSE Schools
    • Nava
  • Colleges
    • Karuppannan Mariappan College for Arts & Science

Religion

Muthur is predominantly Hindu, with many temples.

  • Pon Alagunachi Amman temple, Valliyarachal
  • Muthur Soleeswarar Temple (Shiva temple near bus stand) Vaanathaippola movie was taken in this village.
  • Lord Selvakumara Swamy is a kulatheivam of Maniyan kulam, Muthan kulam and Vellamban kulam (an avatar of Lord Murugan or Skanda) and Kuppanna Swamy, both clan deities of Cheran) are in Muthur.
  • Angalamman Temple
  • Sellandi Amman Temple
  • Serampalayam Mariyamman Temple
  • Varatharaja Perumal Temple
  • Sri Vichithra Vera Anjaneyar Temple

Attractions:

  • Noyyal check dam, Chinna muthur

Hospitals
  • Primary health center
  • Ramalingam Clinic
  • Sri Balaji hospital
  • RajaMohan Hospital
  • Malar Hospital

Nearby cities
  • Erode (39km)
  • Tiruppur (50km)
  • Karur (47 km)
  • Coimbatore (88 km)
  • Vellakovil (12km)

    Muthur is part of Erode (Lok Sabha constituency).


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