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Hosur is an industrial city located in the Tamil Nadu state of India. Hosur is one of the 21 municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu. It is located on the bank of the river River Ponnaiyar, 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Bengaluru and 306 kilometres (190 mi) west of Chennai, the state capital. Hosur is home to major manufacturing industries including Stellantis, Ashok Leyland, Titan, TATA Electronics, TVS Motors, Caterpillar, Ather Energy, Schaeffler, and many others.
Hosur was known as Murasu Nadu during the Chola period in the 13th century. From the 16th century onwards, the town has come to be known by its present name.[citation needed] The 11th-century Chandrachoodeshwara Swamy Temple has inscriptions that tell about the contributions made by Hoysalas. Hoysalas ruled Hosur around 1200 CE and contributed to the temple. Then it came under Vijayanagara Empire.
Later, Hosur was part of Kingdom of Mysore. From 1790 to 1792 Tipu Sultan lost the third Anglo-Mysore war to the British. In 1801 he handed over the southern part of the Mysore kingdom as a partial settlement to the Presidencies and provinces of British India. During the British period, Salem collector Walton Illiat Lockardt, made Hosur as the headquarters for Salem district.[citation needed]
James Hunter served as a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery. He was a military painter, and his sketches portrayed aspects of military and everyday life.[citation needed]
During 1980s industrialization began with the help of State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu and Hosur became an Industrial Town. After that the basic development started taking place.
In April 2022, plans to expand the city limit into 740 square kilometres were announced.
Hosur city is governed by Hosur City Municipal Corporation, which was established in 2019. The city is divided into four administrative zones – East, West, North, and South. The corporation is headed by a mayor. The mayor and councillors of the city are elected through a popular vote by the residents.
Hosur town was constituted as a selection grade town panchayat in 1962. It was upgraded to asecond grade municipality in 1992 and to a selection grade municipality in 1998. Hosur Municipal Corporation formed in 2019 and became one of the 21 municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu.
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Hosur
Hosur is an industrial city located in the Tamil Nadu state of India. Hosur is one of the 21 municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu. It is located on the bank of the river River Ponnaiyar, 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Bengaluru and 306 kilometres (190 mi) west of Chennai, the state capital. Hosur is home to major manufacturing industries including Stellantis, Ashok Leyland, Titan, TATA Electronics, TVS Motors, Caterpillar, Ather Energy, Schaeffler, and many others.
Hosur was known as Murasu Nadu during the Chola period in the 13th century. From the 16th century onwards, the town has come to be known by its present name.[citation needed] The 11th-century Chandrachoodeshwara Swamy Temple has inscriptions that tell about the contributions made by Hoysalas. Hoysalas ruled Hosur around 1200 CE and contributed to the temple. Then it came under Vijayanagara Empire.
Later, Hosur was part of Kingdom of Mysore. From 1790 to 1792 Tipu Sultan lost the third Anglo-Mysore war to the British. In 1801 he handed over the southern part of the Mysore kingdom as a partial settlement to the Presidencies and provinces of British India. During the British period, Salem collector Walton Illiat Lockardt, made Hosur as the headquarters for Salem district.[citation needed]
James Hunter served as a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery. He was a military painter, and his sketches portrayed aspects of military and everyday life.[citation needed]
During 1980s industrialization began with the help of State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu and Hosur became an Industrial Town. After that the basic development started taking place.
In April 2022, plans to expand the city limit into 740 square kilometres were announced.
Hosur city is governed by Hosur City Municipal Corporation, which was established in 2019. The city is divided into four administrative zones – East, West, North, and South. The corporation is headed by a mayor. The mayor and councillors of the city are elected through a popular vote by the residents.
Hosur town was constituted as a selection grade town panchayat in 1962. It was upgraded to asecond grade municipality in 1992 and to a selection grade municipality in 1998. Hosur Municipal Corporation formed in 2019 and became one of the 21 municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu.
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