Tirupur was formerly merged with Coimbatore district and later it has been segregated as a separate district.
Tirupur city is known for textile and dyeing industries. Tiruppur is also providing employment to many peoples in and around Tiruppur and also other areas of Tamilnadu and neighboring state. Nowadays people from many part of India are also finding employment here.
Tiruppur is said to be supplying the demand of many reputed international garment companies through its knitwear industries. Tirupur has a pride of exporting knit fabrics, kids, women and men garments around the world.
Tiruppur export industries are part of sewing units, knitting units and dyeing units apart from other units.
Tiruppur has a record of spreading textile industries considerably for the development of Indian economy. Tirupur is serving best for the development of Indian economy because it is one of the leading districts in Tamilnadu and India earning foreign exchange revenue through its garment export industries. Tiruppur has a pride of earning foreign exchange of more than 10,000 crores of rupees as of 2011 through its garments export industries. More foreign exchange earnings are expected in the coming years.
N etaji Apparel Park is another pride of Tiruppur city. Netaji Apparel Park has been developed on the model of international standard which occupies number of exporting units with modern infrastructure facilities for export. NAP is providing considerable employment to thousands and thousands of peoples all over India. Netaji Apparel Park is also considered to be one of the major foreign exchange revenue to Government of India.
Tiruppur city can be easily connected with Air through Coimbatore international airport which is 42Kms away from Tiruppur city.
Tiruppur is also connected well with road and rail routes to the neighboring cities and other cities in Tamilnadu. Tirupur is also connected easily to the other states of Indian Territory.
