Bargur
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| Coordinates | 12°33′N 78°22′E / 12.55°N 78.37°ECoordinates: 12°33′N 78°22′E / 12.55°N 78.37°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District(s) | Krishnagiri |
| Population | 12,577 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
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• 533 metres (1,749 ft) |
Bargur (Tamil: பர்கூர்) (also known as Barguru) is a town panchayat in Krishnagiri district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
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[edit] Geography
Bargur is located at 12°33′N 78°22′E / 12.55°N 78.37°E[1]. It has an average elevation of 533 m (1,749 ft).
[edit] Education
There is a government college of engineering started (in 1994) with three branches (EEE, ECE & CSE). It has hostel facilities for both boys and girls. This engineering college is the youngest of the 6 government engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu. It is affiliated to Anna university as a constituent college. There is a bill introduced in the State Assembly to delink its Constituent college status and revert it back to government control with affiliation to Anna University.
The college was originally housed in 2 buildings within the government polytechnic campus krishnagiri. It was shifted to its present campus at Bargur in July 2000.
There is a Polytechnic in Bargur managed by Institute of Road and Transport Technology (IRTT).It has 3 branches(EEE, ECE & CSE).
There is a Government Women's Arts and Science college at Bargur
[edit] Economy
Bargur is famous for its mango fruits and export oriented fruit processing factories. Bargur has a famous Textile Market with turnover of crores and crores of rupees. This is surprising as there is not a single textile mill at Bargur. The textile market shops are whole sale and retailers also. List of Textile Markets:- 1)Barugur Textile Market 2)B.S.T.Textile Market 3)Barugur Main Road Market 4)Kalaignar Textile Market 5)Ayyapa Textile Market 6)Surat Textile Market 7)New Kalaignar Textile Market 8)New Surat Textile Market 9)Maris Textile Market etc. One more market is under construction. Bargur is famous for Granite Factories.There are more than 100 granite factories available in barugur and they do export for foreign countries. Barugur is famous for Bluemetal factories also...
[edit] Schools
List of Higher Secondary School(s) in Bargur 1)Concordia Higher Secondary School, 2)Concord Matric Higher Secondary School, 3)Government Higher Secondary School(Boys), 4)Government Higher Secondary School(Girls), 5)Vailankanni Matric Higher Secondary School, 6)vailakanni higher secondary school, 7)vailankanni public school 8)st.pauls matriculation school 9)Kanakadhasa matriculation school 10)Selva Matric Higher Sec School
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Bargur had a population of 12,577. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Bargur has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the males and 45% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 year
[edit] Politics
Bargur assembly constituency is part of Krishnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency).[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bargur
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies". Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
