Erode is well known for Powerloom Textile Industries and cultivation of Turmeric in agriculture. Kangayam Bulls and Uthukuli butter are famous in Tamilnadu State. The Textile notable products such as Towels, Bed sheets and Lungi are exported to the foreign countries. The pilgrimage centres Bannari Amman Temple at Bannari and Sangameswarar Temple at the confluence of rivers Bhavani and Cauvery located at Bhavani have spiritual importance in this district. Bhavanisagar dam attracts tourist people and Lower Bhavani Project plays major role in the Irrigation sector. The social reformer Mr.E.V.Ramasamy called ' Thanthai Periyar' and the great mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujam are the sons of this soil.

Sangameshwarar Temple, Bhavani is about 12 kms. from Erode. Three rivers by name Cauvery, Bhavani and invisible Amudha are merging at this pilgrimage place.

1). Sivanmalai - is about 50 kms. from Erode and very near to Kangayam

2). Chennimalai - is about 30 kms. from Erode and 12 kms from Perundurai

3). Thindalmalai - is 5 kms from Erode

4). Vattamalai - is about 5 kms from Kangayam

Bannari Amman Temple is 75 kms away from Erode and 10 kms 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.

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

2. Kodiveri Dam is about 10 kms from Gobichettipalayam and 55 kms from Erode.

1. Birds Sanctuary, Vellode - is about 15 kms from Erode

2. Periyar Memorial House, Erode

3. Govt. Museum, Erode