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Erode

Erode, is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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The place

Erode, is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Kaveri river and is surrounded by the Western Ghats. It is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative capital of Erode district and is administered by the Erode Municipal Corporation which was established in 2008.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Erode

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Thindal Murugan Temple

    Arulmigu Velayuthaswamy Thirukovil, also known as the Thindalmalai Murugan Temple, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Murugan, located on Thindalmalai hillock near Erode, Tamil Nadu, India. The primary deity is Sri Velayudhaswami.

    5.2 km · temple in India · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Government Museum, Erode

    The Government Museum, Erode is an archaeological museum located in the city of Erode, Tamil Nadu. It is located inside the VOC Park campus, 200 meters to the north of Erode Central Bus Terminus and 3 km from Erode Junction.

    1.2 km · archaeological Museum in Erode, Tamil Nadu. · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Sunnambu Canal

    Sunnambu Canal is a canal that runs in Sunnambu Odai, in the northern part of the city of Erode, India. It was once a natural channel supplying water for irrigation in the surrounding areas.

    5.7 km · canal in India · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Erode V.O.Chidambaram Park Stadium

    The V.O.Chidambaram Park Stadium or VOC Park SDAT Stadium, primarily a football venue, is a multipurpose sports complex in the South Indian city of Erode, Tamil Nadu. It is located inside the SDAT District Sports Complex near VOC Park.

    1.1 km · building in India · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Perumpallam Canal

    Perumpallam Canal is an irrigation canal in the city of Erode in Tamil Nadu. The canal traverses from west to east across the city and flows into River Kaveri.

    1.5 km · irrigation canal in Erode, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Abdul Gani Textile Market

    Abdul Gani Textile Market locally called as Gani Market, is one of the wholesale and retail textile markets located in the city of Erode in Tamil Nadu, India. It is owned, operated and maintained by Erode City Municipal Corporation.

    1.1 km · Textile market in Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Brough Memorial Church

    Brough Memorial Church or CSI Brough Memorial Church is a CSI church situated in Erode of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India. This church was built and consecrated in the year 1930 by Rev.

    1 km · church in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Mahakavi Bharathi Memorial Library

    Mahakavi Bharathi Memorial Library is a Public Library located in Karungalpalayam, Erode, in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was named in memorandum of the Tamil patriotic poet Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathi.

    1.2 km · museum in India · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Pichaikaranpallam Canal

    Pichaikaranpallam Canal is a canal that runs in Erode, Tamil Nadu. It is one of the tributary to River Kaveri.

    2.4 km · Canal in Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Cauvery Bridge

    Cauvery Bridge is a road bridge across the Kaveri River in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. It connects the island town of Srirangam with the city’s mainland, facilitating transportation for residents and pilgrims.

    3.6 km · bridge in India · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

See

What Wikivoyage says to see

  1. 01
    Bannari Amman Temple

    Bannari Amman Temple is 75 km away from Erode and 10 km distance from Sathyamangalam.It is the famous temple in Erode District and situated at the bottom of the Western Ghats and on the way to Mysore.

  2. 02
    Bhavanisagar Dam

    Bhavanisagar Dam is about 16 km from Sathyamangalam across the river Bhavani.

  3. 03
    Birds Sanctuary
  4. 04
    Chennimalai
  5. 05
    Kodiveri Dam
  6. 06
    Periyar Memorial House

From Wikivoyage: Erode, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Do

Things to do

Gobichetti palayam is a famous cinema shooting spot near to Erode.

From Wikivoyage: Erode, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Eat

Where to eat

In Erode you can find Parotta, Dosai, Idly etc. You will also be able to locate a lot of multi-cuisine restaurants in an around Erode. Both the vegetarian and the non-vegetarian people could have a tasty and tummy full food cheaper than other cities in Tamil Nadu. Best Places: Vegetarian: Trichy Cafe - two hotels. One located near bus-stand and the other near Manikoondu.

From Wikivoyage: Erode, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Go there

Getting to Erode

Airports
Coimbatore (CJB), 81 km · Tiruchirappalli (TRZ), 127 km · Calicut (CCJ), 194 km
Stations
Erode Junction railway station, 1.8 km · Cauvery Railway Station, 4.9 km · Totiyapalayam railway station, 6.6 km
  • Coimbatore → Erode
    91 km · quickest by road, 2h 7m · ₹680–850
  • Tiruchirappalli → Erode
    121 km · quickest by road, 2h 55m · ₹920–1,150
  • Calicut → Erode
    213 km · quickest by road, 5h 23m · ₹1,790–2,230
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Erode

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Erode. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    KanthalloorIN

    6 ways of moving, 13 sources

    138 km
  2. 02
    VattavadaIN

    6 ways of moving, 19 sources

    138 km
  3. 03
    NelliyampathyIN

    7 ways of moving, 26 sources

    144 km
  4. 04
    SuryanelliIN

    6 ways of moving, 18 sources

    154 km
  5. 05
    ThekkadyIN

    8 ways of moving, 14 sources

    209 km

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Around it

Next door to Erode

Erode is 47 km from Tiruppur, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.