Erode district

The district Erode (Tamil: ஈரோடு மாவட்டம் ) is a district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Administrative center is the eponymous town of Erode.

Geography

The district Erode is located in the west of Tamil Nadu on the border of Karnataka state. Historically the area of Kongu Nadu region is counted. Neighboring districts are Salem and Namakkal in the east, in the southeast Karur, Tiruppur in the south, in the southwest of Coimbatore, Nilgiris in the west ( all about Tamil Nadu ) and Chamarajanagar in Karnataka in the north. The area of ​​the district is 5,692 square kilometers.

The area of the district is mostly flat and falls gently to the east to the valley of the River Cauvery from. The Kaveri, the largest river in Tamil Nadu, forms the eastern boundary of the district. The most important tributary of the Kaveri in the district of Erode is the Bhavani. In the north, the terrain rises to the Eastern Ghats to go, which form the natural border with Karnataka. In the west the district area extends to the foothills of the Nilgiri Mountains.

The district Erode is divided into five taluks Sathyamangalam, Bhavani, Gobichettipalayam, Perundurai and Erode.

History

The early history of the district Erode essentially corresponds to the district of Coimbatore. 1804 the area came from Erode to British India and was incorporated as part of the district of Coimbatore in the province of Madras. After Indian independence, the area came in 1956 to the newly formed State of Madras (now Tamil Nadu ). As an independent district Erode exists since 1979, when it was formed from the northeastern parts of the district of Coimbatore. Was created in 2009 from parts of the district Tiruppur districts Coimbatore and Erode.

Population

According to the Indian census of 2011, the district Erode has 2,259,608 inhabitants. Compared to the last census in 2001 the population had grown by 12.1 percent. The population density is lower with 397 inhabitants per square kilometer than the average for Tamil Nadu ( 555 inhabitants per square kilometer). 51.2 percent of the residents of the district live in cities. The degree of urbanization is thus slightly higher than the mean of the state. The literacy rate is 73.0 percent below average, however, and is below the average in both Tamil Nadu ( 80.3 per cent) and total India ( 74.0 percent).

The district Erode is heavily influenced Hindu: According to the 2001 census, 94.7 percent of the residents of the district are in Erode his former boundaries (including the district today to Tiruppur dependent territories ) Hindus. Muslims (3.0 per cent) and Christians ( 2.1 percent ) represent only small minorities.

Cities

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