Erode District

Population: 2259608 (2011)

State: Tamil Nadu

Language: Tamil

Headquarters: Erode

 

Location: Tamil Nadu, India

Date of formation of Erode District: 17th September 1979

Area of Erode District: 5693 square kilometers

Population as of 2011 census: 22, 59, 608

Literacy Rate: 72.96%

Density of population: 397 people per square kilometers

 

Boundaries of Erode District

 

North: Chamarajanagar District, Karnataka

South: Tirupur District, Tamil Nadu

East: Kaveri River and Salem, Namakkal and Karur Districts

West: Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu

 

 

Erode District Average Rainfall: 700 mm

Erode District Average Temperature in Summer: 35 degree Celsius

Erode District Average Temperature in Winter: 18 degree Celsius

 

ERODE DISTRICT

 

 

 

Major Rivers: Cauvery, Bhavani, Noyyal, Amaravati, Palar

Taluks: Bhavani, Erode, Gobichettipalayam, Perundurai, SathyamangalamAnthiyur

Assembly Constituencies: Anthiyur, Bhavani, Erode East, Bhavani Sagar, Erode West, Gobichettipalayam, Modakurichi, Perundurai

Hills in Erode District: Chennimalai, Perumalmalai, Thalavumalai, Lakkapuram, Pachaimalai, Pavazhamalai

 

Erode District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Bhavanisagar Dam, Bhavanisagar

2. Kodiveri Dam, Gobichettipalayam

3. Periyar Memorial House, Erode

4. Vellode Bird’s Sanctuary, Vellode

5. Kooduthurai, Bhavani

6. Government Museum, Erode

 

Agricultural Products: Paddy, plantain, coconut, sugarcane, turmeric, groundnut, cotton, tobacco

Industrial Products: Handloom and power loom textiles, bedsheets, towels, readymade garments.

What is Erode District Famous For: Bhavani Bedsheets, Turmeric, Textiles, Punjai Puliampatti Shandy, Anthiyur Shandy, Modachur Cattle Shandy

Famous People From Erode District: Mathematician Ramanujan, Social Reformer E.V. Ramaswamy Periyar, Singer K. B. Sundarambal, Freedom Fighter Dheeran Chinnamalai, Politician E.V.K. Sampath, Actor and Director K. Bhagyaraj, Film Director Sundar. C., Actor Nagesh

 

Erode Pin Codes

Last Updated : Friday Jun 15 , 2012

 

Places in Erode District