Erode district is an inland district, bordered on the north by Karnataka State, east by Salem, Namakkal and Karur districts, west by Coimbatore district and south by Tripur districts of Tamil Nadu, covering an area of 5722 Sq.km. The headquarters of the district is Erode and the district is bounded by latitude 10°36'N to 11°58'N and Longitude 76°49'E to 77°58'E. It has ten taluks viz. Sathyamangalam, Talavadi, Gobichettipalayam, Bhavani, Anthiyur, Nampiyur, Erode, Modakurichi, Kodumudi and Perundurai with a total population of 22,51,744 (as per 2011 census).