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Sulur, India

Sulur is a town of 27,909 people in Tamil Nadu, India.

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Population27,909 GeoNames
RegionTamil Nadu
Elevation340 m 1,115 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Land area4.0 km²
Nearest airportCoimbatore International Airport (CJB) 9 km

Why visit Sulur

Townapedia lists 1 place to eat in and around town.

About Sulur

Sulur is a town located in the Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is a suburb of Coimbatore. It is the headquarters of Sulur Taluk of Coimbatore district. There are many market places and many big retail and wholesale shops are available and also taluk office, police station, and a famous RVS institutions consisting of medical college, arts college is there in Sulur.

From the Wikipedia article Sulur (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Restaurants and cafes1

Coffee Club

Cafe · Coffee Shop, Cake, Chocolate · 1.3 km

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Churches and places of worship4

Thiruvengadanatha Perumal Temple

Place of worship · Vaishnavism · 0.7 km

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Sri Rajagula Agamudaiyar Thevar Kulatharin Kulatheivam

Place of worship · 0.7 km

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Sri Vaidhyanatha Swamy Temple

Place of worship · 0.8 km

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Sulur Mosque

Place of worship · 0.6 km

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Gas and EV charging5

Bharat Petroleum

Gas station · 2.2 km

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HP

Gas station

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HP

Gas station · 2.5 km

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Indian Oil

Gas station · 1.3 km

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Nayara

Gas station · 2.3 km

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Schools, colleges and libraries8

RVS Matriculation Higher Secondary

School · 0.7 km

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Government Boys Higher Secondary School

School · 0.6 km

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Kennedy Matriculation Higher Secondary School

School · 1.0 km

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RVS CAS MBA College

School · 0.7 km

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RVS College of Arts & Science

School · 0.8 km

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RVS College of Nursing

School · 1.0 km

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RVS College of Pharmacy

School · 0.9 km

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RVS Institutions

School · 0.8 km

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History

Sulur is a medieval period trade centre situated in the left bank of the river Noyyal. Megalithic burials were noticed in this place during Archaeology excavation. The coins of 3rd century BCE were unearthed in the burial. Two medieval period Vatteluthu inscriptions were also found. Apart from this, semi precious stone beads were also collected here.

From the History section of Sulur on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Healthcare4

Map of Sulur

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Getting there and nearby towns

Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 9 km away.

  • Muttukavundanpudūr 3 km north, about 3 min by car
  • Kannampālaiyam 4 km southwest, about 4 min by car
  • Coimbatore 18 km west, about 18 min by car
  • Palakkad 59 km southwest, about 59 min by car
  • Ooty 64 km northwest, about 1 h by car
  • Mannārakkāt 72 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Erode 75 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Valparai 80 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Marayur 83 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
  • Ottapalam 86 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car

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