What is Tiruppur famous for?

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Tiruppur is India's knitwear capital. It made about ₹46,000 crore of exports in FY2025-26, nearly 60% of India's knitwear exports, and employs about 1 million people.

Tiruppur is known as India's knitwear capital: T-shirts, innerwear, polos, sweatshirts and kids wear.

  • Exports of about ₹46,000 crore in FY2025-26.
  • Nearly 60% of India's knitwear exports.
  • About 1 million workers.

See the Tiruppur Knitwear Export Cluster.

Updated 5 November 2026 Share on WhatsApp

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