About Municipality

          The Karur Town is situated on the banks of the river  “Amaravathi”. This Municipality was constituted  in 1874, and subsequently upgraded as Ist Grade Municipality from 24.10.69 and upgraded into Selection Grade Municipality vide G.O. MS. No.651, RD & LA Dated.09.05.1983 and  upgraded as “ Special Grade Municipality “ from 24.05.1988 as per G.O. MS. No. 526 Dated.07.04.1988. The Karur town consists of the  revenue villages by nded by Karur, Enam Karur , Sanapratti, Lakshminarayana Samuthiram, Balambalpuram Thirumanilaiyur and Thanthoni.  

            The Area of this town is 5.96 sq.km., and the total population as per 1991 census is 73418 and 76338 as per 2001 census. This Municipality is divided into 36 wards as per G.O. No.62 M.A. & W.S. Dated.22.03.1995 and no changes in the ward boundaries since from 1996. There is one elected chairman and 35 ward councilors are in existence. As per 1994 Act., under section 25, out of 36 wards, 12 wards are  reserved for Women, 4 wards are reserved for Scheduled caste and out of these 4 wards, 2 wards are reserved for Scheduled caste women candidates