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| SALIENT
PARTICULARS OF ERODE DISTRICT
The district of Erode was named after the great atheist South India leader and Founder of 'Dravida Kazhagam' Late Thiru E V Ramasamy Naicker. He is also known as 'Thandai Periyar'. The total area of the District is 8209 sq.km and it has a population 23,22,851 as per 1991 census. The density population is 283 persons per sq.km. The Headquarters of Districts is Erode Town. |
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| Location | Erode District is situated between Trichy&Salem Districts in the East, Combatore & Nilgiris in the West, Karnataka State in the North and Madurai distric in the South. |
| Type of Soil | 1.Mixed
sand with red soil 2. Reds soil with clay 3. Black soil |
| Names of some hills | Sathy Hills, Thalavadi Hills & Bargur Hills |
| Rivers | Cauvery and Bhavani |
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Dams
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Bhavani Sagar Dam, Varattupattam Dam & Vattamalai Dam |
| Climate | Hot through out the year |
| Rainfall | 70 cm of Rainfall per year. Average rainfall of the district is 43 days in a year. Rainy season is from July to October |
| Vegetation | Deciduous or Monsoon Forests. |
| The four Forest ranges are | 1.
Sathiyamangalam Range 2. Thalamalai Range 3. anthiyur Range 4. Bargur Range |
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Wild
life
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Elephants, Bisons, Deer, Beer, Wild Boar, Porcupine, Wild dogs & Foxes etc |
| Population | 23,22,851 |
| Male | 12.10 Lakh |
| Female | 11.12 Lakh |
| Rural Population | 17.15 Lakh |
| Education | % Of Literate is 39.81% |
| Men | 51.8% |
| Women | 27.3 |
| Arts Colleges | 4 |
| Primary Health Centers | 27 |
| Maternity Homes | 154 |
| Health Center | 180 |
| Medical College | 1 |
| Hospitals | 7 |
| Agriculture | Area of Agriculture 2,96,655 Hectares, Paddy, Groundnut, Turmeric, Banana, Cotton& Tobacco are grown. |
| Cereals | Mustard , Ragi, Millets etc |