Gangapuram is a neighbourhood in the city of
Erode
Erode () is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Erode is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in the state, after Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Tiruppur and Salem. It is also the administrative headquarters of the E ...
,
Tamil Nadu
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. Located off the National Highway
NH 544
National Highway 544, commonly referred to as NH 544, (''old number'' NH 47) is a National Highway in South India connecting Salem city in Tamil Nadu to the city of Kochi in Kerala. It is also called the Salem-Kochi Highway. The highway runs ...
, it functioned as a
village panchayat
Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...
until 2011 when it was incorporated into
Erode Municipal Corporation
Erode Corporation is a civic administrative body that governs the City of Erode, India. The Corporation consists of a legislative body, headed by the City Mayor and an executive body headed by the Corporation Commissioner. The Corporation's head ...
.
Economy
Agriculture
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...
is the major occupation of the people in the village.
TexValley, a textile mall of Erode is located here. In recent years, there have been a lot of declining factories, auto looms and warehouses which were established in the village.
Demographics
Gangapuram Village Panchayat had a population of about 4,337 among which Males contribute about 2,230 and Females contributes 2,107.
References
Neighbourhoods in Erode
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