Erode taluk

11°21′N 77°44′E / 11.350°N 77.733°E / 11.350; 77.733 Erode taluk is a taluk of Erode district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Erode. In 2016, Erode Taluk has been trifurcated into Erode, Modakurichi and Kodumudi.^[1] It falls under Erode Revenue Division.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Erode had a population of 820,720 with 410,323 males and 410,397 females. There were 1,000 women for every 1,000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 73.5%. Child population in the age group below 6 years were 35,016 Males and 33,498 Females.^[2]

After trifurcation of the taluk, the present Erode taluk has a population of around 558,074 (as per census 2011). So there is a proposal and request to further bifurcate the Erode taluk into Erode North and Erode South.

Populated places

Erode Municipal Corporation
Chittode
Nasiyanur

References

^ "Kodumudi, Modakurichi and Thalavadi taluks take off". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
^ "Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011" (PDF). Census Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

External links

https://web.archive.org/web/20180330160655/http://www.erode.tn.nic.in/taluk.htm

Erode district

District headquarters

Erode

Country

India

State

Tamil Nadu

Region

Kongu Nadu

Divisions

Taluks

Municipal corporations

Erode Municipal Corporation

Municipalities

Selection grade	Gobichettipalayam
Grade I	Sathyamangalam
Grade II	Bhavani Punjai Puliampatti

Major panchayat towns

Water resources

Rivers	Amaravati Bhavani Kaveri Kundha Uppar Noyyal
Dams and reservoirs	Bhavanisagar Kodiveri Perumpallam Kalingarayan Varattupallam
Canals	Kalingarayan LBP Perumpallam Pichaikaranpallam