Kappalur
Kappalur is a suburban area in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is south of district headquarters Madurai, and from the nearby town Tirumangalam. It is located between Madurai and Thirumangalam. Kappalur has become the next emerging business hub for automotive industries such as KUN BMW, Isuzu, Volkswagen, Toyota, Mahindra, Tata, Maruti Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Ashok Leyland, Jeep, Fiat India. Many independent automobile service centres are situated here. Cermaic Pro car detailing services, Car accessories shops are also available here.
The proposed AIIMS hospital site is located nearby. The government has created Utchapatti-Thoppur satellite Township in Kappalur. Sidco Kappalur has many polymer and houseware manufacturing units.
Real estate is picking up very quickly for industrial and residential developments, now that Thirupurangundram, Thirumangalam and parts of Thanakankulam are within Madurai Corporation limits. Kappalur and its surrounding areas are expected to be under corporation limits in next 5 years.
Kappalur's pin code is 625008.
