Erode District is one of the western districts of the state of Tamil Nadu, India, with Erode as its headquarters. Until the year 1996, Erode district was called as Periyar District. Erode District was a part of Coimbatore District until September 17, 1979. Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan and social reformer Periyar were from here.
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