These areas get most of their seasonal rainfall from the northeast monsoon winds from late September to mid-November.

The crops grown are sugarcane, paddy, plantain, yuca or manioc (Maravalli kizhangu), groundnuts, maize, millet, and corn.

[citation needed] Employers include the EID Parry sugar factory in Pugalur, the textile industry in Karur, and the Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd (TNPL).

[citation needed] Arulmigu Megabaleeswarar, an 800-year-old temple, is located on the Kauvery River bank.

The temple in Pugalur, dedicated to Lord Murugan, is on a hill northwest of Karur at Velayuthanpalayam.

[citation needed] Every year during the first week of February, Thaipusam is celebrated in the Pugalur temple.

Temple festivals are also celebrated periodically during May by all age groups, irrespective of caste and creed.

Pugalur is governed by the elected Directorate of Village panchayat, which has a president, vice-president, councilor, and members.

[citation needed] M. Kumarasamy College of Engineering (MKCE), in nearby Thalavapalayam, is a landmark on National Highway No.7.

Pugalur has a railway station connected to Erode, Coimbatore, Trichy, Chennai, Madurai, Tuticorin, Palakad, Thrisur, Ernakulum, Bangalore, Nagercoil, Salem, and Mysore.

The public goes to Paramathy Velur, Karur, Erode, Coimbatore, and Trichy for major medical and surgical services.

[citation needed] Aircel, Airtel, BSNL, Reliance, Vodafone, and Tata DoCoMo are the communication providers in Pugalur.