History
of Corporation
Erode
Town is the head quarters of Erode District, which was bifurcated
from the composite Coimbatore District since the year 1979.
This town was constituted as a Municipality in the year 1871 and
was elevated to Special Grade during the year 1980 and upgraded
as Corporation with effect from 01.01.2008.
The Corporation consists of Erode, Surampatti, Peelamedu, Sarkar
Chinna Agraharam revenue villages. Total area of the Corporation
is 109.52 Sq.Km. Erode Corporation is surrounded by Kasipalayam,Surampatti,Veerappan
Chathiram, Periya Semur - Third Grade Municipalities, B.P.Agraharam
and Suriyampalayam Town Panchayats, Thindal, Gangapuram,
Ellapalayam, Villarasampatti, Muthampalayam Village Panchayats.
The Town has been divided into 60 Electroral wards and 15
Sanitary Divisions. As per the 1991 census population of the
Corporation was 1,59,232 , as per 2001 population is 1,51,274
and as per 2011 Provisional Population is 4,98,121.
Location and Address
Erode city is located at a distance
of 100kilometers east of coimbatore and is situated on the banks
of river cauvery.
COMMISSIONER,
ERODE
CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OFFICE.
New No.246, Old No.894,
BROUGH ROAD,
ERODE – 638 001.
E-Mail : commr.erode@tn.gov.in
Phone
: 0424 - 2251616
- 2251617
- 2251618
- 2251619
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Key Events of Corporation's Growth
The Corporation has got different wings
such as Engineering,
Town Planning,
Public Health,
Revenue, General
and Medical wings. Difference services such as Water
Supply, Street
light, Maintenance of Roads,
Drainage, Public Health, Medical, in position of Tax and its
collection, Registration of Birth and Death and so on are some
of the activities provided by Corporation.
Growth of Corporation
Erode Corporation was constituted in
1871. It has been upgraded from Selection Grade Corporation
to Special Grade Corporation with effect from 01.03.1980 as
per G.O.Ms.No.349 R.D. & L.A., dated 27.02.1980. As per
the 1991 census population of the Corporation was 1,59,232, as per 2001 population is 1,51,274
and as per 2011 Provisional Population is 4,98,121. The present Municipal
area covers 109.52 square kilometer. During the bifurcation of
Erode District , Erode became the District Headquarters.
