# Erode District, Tamil Nadu – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Tamil Nadu 

# Erode district

Erode is a district of Tamil Nadu, 15th of 32 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **2,251,744 people** in 5 sub-districts, 59 towns and 306 villages; 51% lived in towns. The largest town is [Erode](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/erode/erode/) (157,101).

- 2,251,744people (2011)
- 5sub-districts
- 59towns
- 72.6%literacy

## Who lives in Erode?

Erode had **2,251,744 people** at the 2011 Census — 3.1% of Tamil Nadu's population and 15th of 32 districts of Tamil Nadu by population. There were 993 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Tamil Nadu figure of 996; 19th of 32 districts of Tamil Nadu). Among children under 7 the ratio was 953 girls per 1,000 boys (the Tamil Nadu figure is 943). An average household had 3.4 people, against 3.9 across Tamil Nadu.

## How literate is Erode?

72.6% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Tamil Nadu's 80.1%), 28th of 32 districts of Tamil Nadu. Men were at 80.4% and women at 64.7% — a gap of 15.7 points (it is 13.3 points across Tamil Nadu). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Erode](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/erode/) (80.2%) and lowest in [Sathyamangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/sathyamangalam/) (65.4%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Erode do for a living?

53.1% of people worked in 2011 (women: 41.3%). Of all workers, 14% farmed their own land, 28% were farm labourers, 4% worked in household industry and 47% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 7% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 42% of workers here, against 34% across Tamil Nadu. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Bhavani](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/bhavani/) (54% of workers in farming) and the least is [Erode](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/erode/) (28% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 14 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (28%) · **■** Household industry 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 47 (47%) · **■** Marginal 7 (7%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Erode

51.4% of people lived in towns and cities (above Tamil Nadu's 48.4%), 10th of 32 districts of Tamil Nadu. The Census counted 59 towns: 53 statutory towns with a municipality and 6 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Erode](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/erode/erode/) with 157,101 people, home to 14% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Erode

Erode had 306 census villages, 287 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 3,811 people; 72 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Kavandapadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/bhavani/kavandapadi/) (28,590), [Anthiyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/bhavani/anthiyur/) (18,163), [Burgur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/bhavani/burgur-634843/) (17,529), [Guthiyalathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/sathyamangalam/guthiyalathur/) (17,257) and [Pudur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/erode/pudur/) (16,054).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Erode district in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Erode district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> ERODE, a town of British India, in the Coimbatore district of Madras, situated on the right bank of the river Cauvery, which is here crossed by an iron railway girder bridge of 22 spans. Here the South Indian railway joins the South-Western line of the Madras railway, 243 m. from Madras. There are exports of cotton and saltpetre; and the town has a steam cotton press.

Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica).

Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted.

## Population of Erode compared with Tamil Nadu

■ Erode · ■ Tamil Nadu

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**80.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**943

Working population ****53.1%**

**45.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Erode

Of every 100 households in Erode in 2011, 90 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Erode · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

Toilet within the home ****49%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

Tap water ****78%**

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%**

Use banking services ****54%**

Television ****85%**

Mobile phone ****66%**

Computer with internet ****3%**

Two-wheeler ****44%**

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

None of these assets ****6%**

Own their home ****71%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Erode

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Sathyamangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/sathyamangalam/) 327,441 75 5 

[Bhavani](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/bhavani/) 459,517 53 10 

[Gobichettipalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/) 376,351 60 10 

[Perundurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/perundurai/) 266,106 62 10 

[Erode](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/erode/) 822,329 56 24 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Erode

- Erode · 157,101
- Veerappanchatiram · 84,453
- Kasipalayam · 73,425
- Gobichettipalayam · 59,523
- Periyasemur · 55,282
- Surampatti · 41,782
- Bhavani · 39,225
- Sathyamangalam · 37,816
- Suriyampalayam · 28,585
- Perundurai · 24,930
- Brahmana Periya Agraharam · 24,798
- Karumandi Chellipalayam · 23,868
- Anthiyur · 21,086
- Punjaipuliampatti · 18,967
- Sivagiri · 17,979
- Mettunasuvanpalayam · 17,240
- Jambai · 16,522
- Nambiyur · 16,379
- Ariyappampalayam · 15,706
- Salangapalayam · 15,609
- Chennimalai · 15,500
- Thindal · 15,440
- Mukasipidariyur · 14,143
- Kodumudi · 13,225
- Periyakodiveri · 12,330
- Vaniputhur · 12,044
- Arachalur · 12,034
- Avalpoondurai · 11,789
- Kuhalur · 11,753
- Lakkampatti · 11,716
- Kanjikoil · 11,294
- Kembainaickenpalayam · 11,103
- Nasiyanur · 10,970
- Appakudal · 10,610
- Olagadam · 9,958
- Modakurichi · 9,907
- Ammapettai · 9,677
- Vadugapatti · 9,657
- Kolappalur · 9,607
- Ottapparai · 9,493

## Largest villages in Erode

- Kavandapadi · 28,590
- Anthiyur · 18,163
- Burgur · 17,529
- Guthiyalathur · 17,257
- Pudur · 16,054
- Nanjaiuthukuli · 13,234
- Brammadesam · 12,839
- Kurichi · 11,763
- Vembathi · 11,708
- Bhavani · 11,300
- Vadamugam Vellode · 11,023
- Thuyyampoondurai · 10,800
- Illippili · 10,377
- Vellithiruppur · 9,775
- Punjailakkapuram · 9,739
- Kalingiyam · 9,722
- Talavadi · 9,689
- Kesarimangalam · 9,586
- Ukkaram · 9,443
- Punjai Kalamangalam · 9,353

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Erode?5: Sathyamangalam, Bhavani, Gobichettipalayam, Perundurai, Erode
- What is the population of Erode district?2,251,744 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Erode?Erode