The handloom and powerloom towns around Erode city that supply its markets: Chennimalai for bedsheets and towels, Bhavani for the GI-tagged Bhavani Jamakkalam, Perundurai for powerloom and processing, and Sathyamangalam for cotton and soft silk sarees.
Much of what is sold in Erode's markets is woven in the towns around the city. The district has 191 handloom weavers' cooperative societies and 57 powerloom weavers' cooperative societies, and each town has its own speciality.
Powerloom clusters at Ashokapuram, Veerapanchatram, Lakkapuram, Sulai, Perundurai and Chithode weave dhotis, sarees and uniform cloth, much of it for government schemes. For the 2026 Pongal free distribution, Erode met its targets of 60.38 lakh dhotis and 49.49 lakh sarees.
Buyers can go to the cooperative societies in each town, or buy the same goods through traders at Gani Market and Texvalley in Erode. For large or custom orders, buying at source lets you set loom width, yarn count and colours.
Chennimalai is Erode district's best-known handloom town for bedsheets, bedspreads, pillow covers, towels and home furnishings. A…
Bhavani is home to the Bhavani Jamakkalam, a GI-tagged hand-woven rug with multicoloured cross bars, woven on pit looms. It is on…
Perundurai, south-west of Erode, has handloom and powerloom weaving and a SIPCOT industrial estate where home-textile processing …
Sathyamangalam and nearby Doddampalayam and D.G. Pudur weave cotton and soft silk sarees on handlooms, according to the Erode dis…
Kavindapadi, on the Erode–Sathyamangalam road, has handloom cooperatives making the mats sold as Erode handloom door mats, along …
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Chennimalai (bedsheets, towels), Bhavani (Jamakkalam rugs), Kavindapadi (door mats, towels), Sathyamangalam (cotton and soft silk sarees) and Sivagiri (mats, towels, duster cloth).
191 handloom weavers' cooperative societies and 57 powerloom weavers' cooperative societies.
Erode is known for cotton textiles: bedsheets, towels and home furnishings (Chennimalai), Bhavani Jamakkalam rugs, dhotis, lungis, cotton and soft silk sarees, powerloom fabric, innerwear and everyday garments. Read the full answer
About 1.5 lakh power looms operate in Erode, Komarapalayam and Tiruchengodu. Erode district also has 191 handloom and 57 powerloom weavers' cooperative societies. Read the full answer
In Kavindapadi and other handloom centres of Erode district. Several weaver cooperatives, including one at Kaunthappadi, make the mats sold as Erode handloom door mats. Read the full answer
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