Erode District

Erode

Erode

Erode District lies on the extreme north of Tamil Nadu. It is bounded mostly by Karnataka State and also River Palar covers pretty long distance. To the East lies Namakkal and Karur Districts. Dindigal District is its immediate neighbour to the South and on the West, it has Coimbatore and Nilgiri Districts, as its boundaries. Thus Erode District is essentially a land-locked area having no sea-cost of its own.

Erode District situated at between 10 36” and 11 58” North Latitude and between 76 49” and 77 58” East Longitude. It has a population of about 4 lakhs. Agriculture and handloom textiles play an important role in its economy. It is the 8th largest urban agglomeration in the state of Tamilnadu. Erode is associated with Anti-Brahmanism, as it was the home town of the leader of Tamil Nadu's anti-Brahmin movement, E. V. Ramaswami Naicker.

Erode was under the regimes of Cara kings in 850 A.D. Thereafter (in 1000 A.D. - 1275 A.D.) this place came under the rule of Cholas with Dharapuram as their Headquarters. Subsequently it came under the control of Padiars (from 1276 A.D.). Only during this period, a ruler by name Veerapandian caused the digging of Kalingarayan Channel. Then the Muslims (Modeen Sulthans) took over the rule after which Nayaks of Madurai ruled. Then Hyder Ali and Tippu Sultan had their sway. In 1799 when Tippu fell to the British, the East Indian Company took over the administration.

Erode District in Tamil Nadu State is very important market centre for Turmeric. Turmeric is received, not only from Erode district, but also from the other parts of Tamil Nadu and adjoining district like Mysore in Karnataka State. Erode is well known for marketing of textile products of Handloom, Powerloom and Readymade Garments. The Handloom and Powerloom products such as Cotton Sarees, Bed Spreads, Carpets, Lungies, Printed Fabrics, Towels, Dhotis are marketed here in bulk. The root for the name of the Town "ERODE" may be because of the existence of the two (Odais) water courses viz., Perumpalayam and Kalingarayan Channel. But there is also a legend which says that the place apparently derives, its name from the words "Eara Odu" which means "wet skulls".

Area: (sq.km) 8,170
Population: 2,322,851
Taluka: 7
Places of Interest: Bannari, Bhavani, Chennimalai, Kodumudi, Vellode Birds Santuary, Thindal Temple

Towns in Erode:

Gobichettipalayam, Sathyamangalam, Kangeyam, Kodumudi, Dharapuram, Sivagiri, Perundurai, Vellore, Nallagoundanpalayam, Vettaiperiampalayam, M.Anumanpalli, Anthiyur, Moolanur, Modakurichi, Kunnathur, Chennimalai, Bhavani, VikramputhurPunjai, Puliampatti

Panchayats in Erode District:

Kumaravalasu
Nasianoor
Kanagapuram-638112
Kuppanadampalayam-638502

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