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pronounced eeroadu = Īrōḍu (phonetically)
Erode is a City located on the banks of River Cauvery. It is the administrative Headquarters of Erode Corporation and Erode District.
Erode is very important market center for Textile, Turmeric and Coconut. Turmeric is received, not only from Erode district, but also from the other parts of TamilNadu and adjoining district like Mysore in Karnataka State.
Erode Railway Junction is one of the important and busiest railway junctions of the state since it is between Chennai, Coimbatore, Kerala and Bangalore and North. It connects almost all the parts of TamilNadu. Plenty of trains to other states also passes through the junction. The Nearest Airport is Coimbatore, which is about 80Km far from the town.
TamilNadu State Transport Corporation has an head quarters in Erode. The Central Bus Terminus of the city is the second largest in the state. It can home about 500 buses at a time. The roadway connects all the parts of the state with the town. Plenty of City buses are plying to connect all the parts.
History: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 is a City located on the banks of River Cauvery. It is the administrative Headquarters of Erode Corporation and Erode District.
Erode is very important market center for Textile, Turmeric and Coconut. Turmeric is received, not only from Erode district, but also from the other parts of TamilNadu and adjoining district like Mysore in Karnataka State.
Erode Railway Junction is one of the important and busiest railway junctions of the state since it is between Chennai, Coimbatore, Kerala and Bangalore and North. It connects almost all the parts of TamilNadu. Plenty of trains to other states also passes through the junction. The Nearest Airport is Coimbatore, which is about 80Km far from the town.
TamilNadu State Transport Corporation has an head quarters in Erode. The Central Bus Terminus of the city is the second largest in the state. It can home about 500 buses at a time. The roadway connects all the parts of the state with the town. Plenty of City buses are plying to connect all the parts.
History: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.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erode
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Coordinates: 11°21'27"N 77°41'59"E
- ROJA NAGAR 0.6 km
- Sakthi Nagar 0.8 km
- Lake Kani Rauthar 0.8 km
- A.O.K.Nagar 1 km
- Chikkaiah Naickar College (CNC ERODE) 1 km
- BP Agraharam Erode 1.5 km
- Periya Semur 1.6 km
- Veerapan Chathram 1.6 km
- BP Agraharam 1.8 km
- Asokapuram 2.3 km
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