TNPL Pugalur
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TNPL Kagithapuram Kagithapuram |
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| Town panchayat | |
 TNPL Kagithapuram
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| Coordinates: 11°02′56″N 77°59′52″E / 11.0488°N 77.9977°ECoordinates: 11°02′56″N 77°59′52″E / 11.0488°N 77.9977°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Karur |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 5,880 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 639 |
| Telephone code | 04324 |
TNPL Kagithapuram is a panchayat town in Karur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
As of 2001[update] India census, Kagithapuran,Karur had a population of 5880. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Pugalur has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 75%. In Pugalur, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age. Its surface area is around 8 square kilometre.
Kagithapuram, Karur is the place where TNPL, a large paper mill is located.
The other small towns/villages located in this panchayat are TNPL, Moolimangalam, Sottaiyur Velayuthampalayam, Pandipalayam, Sokkankadu,thirukkaduthurai,kandampalayam. The big town close to Kagithapuram is Karur.
Pughazhi Malai is a temple situated on a mount Aarunaatan Malai in the centre of the town. The temple is devoted to Lord Muruga.
BSNL, Aircel, Airtel, Reliance, Vodafone are the communication providers to the town Panchayat. The landline connections are provided by BSNL. The Internet is mostly dial-up. BSNL provide a broadband Internet connection.
The town is well connected by road and rail. By road, it is connected to other parts of the districts by Government and Private-run buses. Yet Karur continues to common place for passengers travelling to other parts of state and other states. By rail, it has Pugalur railway station (Code: PGR) falling under Salem division, where almost every passenger and express trains stop at the station for passengers travelling to Chennai, Trichy, Thanjavur, Madurai, Nagercoil, Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore, Palakkad and Ernakulam. TNPL has its own team track diverting from the Trichy - Erode railway line which facilitates its freight services.
The nearest airports are Tiruchirappalli (87 kilometres (54 mi)) and Coimbatore (115 kilometres (71 mi)). The nearest major railway junction is at Karur (13 kilometres (8.1 mi)).
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