Chithode is a panchayat town in Erode taluk of Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Spread across an area of 3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi), it had a population of 8,550 individuals as per the 2011 census. It is located on the intersection of the National Highway 544 and State Highway 15 in the north-western part of the state.