Korakkattur

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Korakkattur is a small village in Gobichettipalayam taluk, Erode district. Korakkattur is also called Korakkattupudur. This place comes under two panchayats which are Vellankovil and Kadukkampalayam. The village is also split between two MLA constituencies, Gobichettipalayam and Anthiyur.

The Kariya Kalli Amman Kovil and Lord Shiva, Vishnu, Hanuman temple usually conducts a festival in February or March. There is also a Mariamman Temple located at this village which holds a seven-day festival in May. There is also a temple named Sri Maha Muniyappan temple in which at the day of festival ends there is a procedure that they light the lamp (விளக்கு) which burns in coconut water it's the speciality of this temple

Korakkattur village is mainly dependent on agriculture, producing sugar cane, turmeric, rice, and other produce. The main water source is the LBP canal.

11°24′18″N77°29′38″E / 11.405°N 77.494°E / 11.405; 77.494