Alongwith Rice, other crops like millets, cereals, pulses, sugarcane, groundnut and cotton are grown in the district of Erode. The Erode district is rich in minerals like quartz, feldspar, black granite, colour granite, rough stone and sand. The district is an important business centre for turmeric. It is also famous for marketing of handloom, powerloom and readymade garments such as cotton sarees, bedsheets, towels, carpets, lungies, and dhotis.
Places of tourist interest in the district of Erode are: Bhavani Sangameshwarar Temple (Mukkoodal) Sivanmalai Chennimalai Thindalmalai Vattamalai Bannari Amman Temple |
Bhavanisagar Dam Kodiveri Dam Government Museum Birds Sanctuary, Vellode Periyar Memorial House |
Last Updated on : 08 February 2012