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About Eruvassy Village

Eruvassy is one of the larger villages in Taliparamba tehsil, in the district of Kannur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19,216, made up of 9,519 males and 9,697 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4908 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 670632, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eruvassy Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eruvassy village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kannur
Tehsil Taliparamba
Pincode 670632
Area (hectares) 4908 hectares
Population 19,216
Male Population 9,519
Female Population 9,697
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Eruvassy compares

By the 2011 count Eruvassy is the 7th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents. Its 4908 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Eruvassy

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

How far is Eruvassy from other places

Eruvassy lies about 32 km from Kannur, and the nearest railway station is Pappinisseri, about 28 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Eruvassy
Nearest town Mattanur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Taliparamba 22 km
Nearest railway station Pappinisseri 28 km
District headquarters Kannur 32 km

Villages closest to Eruvassy

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Taliparamba tehsil.

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 Eruvassy

As per the Census of India 2011, Eruvassy village had a population of 19,216. That makes it the 7th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents.

Eruvassy village has 9,519 males and 9,697 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eruvassy has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Eruvassy is 670632. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eruvassy covers 4908 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Eruvassy falls under Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Eruvassy is Pappinisseri, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Eruvassy.

Eruvassy is about 32 km from Kannur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eruvassy is in Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district. Mattanur is about 16 km away. Taliparamba is about 22 km away. Pappinisseri is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Payyavoor (2.6 km), Sreekandapuram (6.3 km) and Nediyanga (7.2 km).

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

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