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| Route information | |
| Maintained by Highways and Minor Ports Department | |
| Length | 51 km (32 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Erode |
| South end | Kangeyam |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Districts | Erode, Tiruppur. |
| Primary destinations | Perundurai, Chennimalai |
| Highway system | |
| State Highways in Tamil Nadu | |
State Highway 96 runs in Erode district and Tiruppur district of Tamil Nadu, India. It connects the towns of Erode and Kangeyam via Perundurai. [1] [2]
The highway passes through Perundurai and Chennimalai extending to a length of 51 km.
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Erode District is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It was the largest district by area in the state before the formation of Tirupur District in 2009. The headquarters of the district is Erode. It is divided into two revenue divisions, Erode and Gobichettipalayam, and is further subdivided into 10 taluks. Erode District was a part of Coimbatore District before its division into two on 17 September 1979. It covers an area of 5,722 square kilometres (2,209 sq mi), and as of 2011, had a population of 2,251,744.
Erode is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Erode is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in the state, after Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Tiruppur and Salem. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Erode district. Administered by a city municipal corporation since 2008, Erode is a part of Erode Lok Sabha constituency that elects its member of parliament. Located on the banks of River Kaveri, it is situated centrally on South Indian Peninsula, about 400 kilometres (249 mi) southwest of its state capital Chennai, 250 kilometres (155 mi) south of Bengaluru, 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of Coimbatore and 275 kilometres (171 mi) east of Kochi. Erode is an agricultural, textile and a BPO hub and among the largest producers of turmeric, hand-loom and knitwear, and food products.
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Erode Medical College officially Government Erode Medical College is a government medical institution in Tamil Nadu, affiliated to Dr. M.G.R Medical University, Chennai. It is located off Salem-Kochi National Highway 544 near Perundurai in Erode. The school includes a hospital. The college was originally established under Institute of Road and Transport by the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation. It is located 20 km from Erode Central Bus Terminus and Erode Junction railway station.
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Perundurai Road is one of the major arterial roads in the city of Erode in India. Running from East to West of the city, the road starts from Amma Flyover near Thanthai Periyar Government Hospital and terminates near the western suburb Perundurai. This 17 km stretch of this road further extends to the west connecting SIPCOT Industrial Park and enables further connectivity to Coimbatore and Kochi as NH 544. The commercial and residential establishments along this road make it as the growth identifier of Erode, forecasting the development towards the west. The width of the road is making it four-lane to most of the stretch while few km near the western end is wider to six-lane carriageway.
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