Karuppur, Salem

Karuppur
Town
Karuppur
Location in Salem, India
Karuppur
Karuppur (Tamil Nadu)
Karuppur
Karuppur (India)
Coordinates: 11°43′04″N 78°05′30″E / 11.7177°N 78.0917°E / 11.7177; 78.0917
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictSalem
Metro Salem Metropolitan Area
Population
 (2011)
  Total
13,967
Languages
  OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Karuppur is a panchayat town in Salem District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the National Highway 7 between Salem and Bangalore. The Periyar University, with which many Salem colleges are affiliated, is located here. Government College of Engineering, referred as GCE-Salem is also located here. It is a railway station on the Chennai-Shoranur railway line.