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About Erra Village

Erra is a mid sized village in Kurud tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,560, made up of 771 males and 789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493770, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Erra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Erra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Kurud
Pincode 493770
Area (hectares) 247.17 hectares
Population 1,560
Male Population 771
Female Population 789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Erra compares

By the 2011 count Erra is the 51st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents. Its 247.17 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Erra

Erra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Erra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Darra, Darri, Deori and Dhetha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Erra

As per the Census of India 2011, Erra village had a population of 1,560. That makes it the 51st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents.

Erra village has 771 males and 789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Erra has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Erra is 493770. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Erra covers 247.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Erra falls under Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Erra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Erra.

Erra is in Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Erra today is likely to be higher.

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