About Eroor Village

Eroor is one of the larger villages in Pathanapuram tehsil, in the district of Kollam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20,640, made up of 9,600 males and 11,040 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,150 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2224 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 691302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eroor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eroor village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Tehsil	Pathanapuram
Pincode	691302
Area (hectares)	2224 hectares
Population	20,640
Male Population	9,600
Female Population	11,040
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,150
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Eroor compares

By the 2011 count Eroor is the 8th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 17,555 residents. Its 2224 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1120.

Getting to Eroor

Eroor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Eroor 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 Eroor from other places

Eroor lies about 32 km from Kollam, and the nearest railway station is Kayamkulam Junction, about 2.5 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 Eroor
Nearest town	Krishnāpuram	1.6 km
Nearest railway station	Kayamkulam Junction	2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathanapuram	32 km
District headquarters	Kollam	32 km

Villages closest to Eroor

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

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Common questions about Eroor

As per the Census of India 2011, Eroor village had a population of 20,640. That makes it the 8th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 17,555 residents.

Eroor village has 9,600 males and 11,040 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eroor has about 1150 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1120.

The pincode recorded for Eroor is 691302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eroor covers 2224 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Eroor falls under Pathanapuram tehsil of Kollam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Eroor is Kayamkulam Junction, about 2.5 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 Eroor.

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

Eroor is in Pathanapuram tehsil of Kollam district. Krishnāpuram is about 1.6 km away. Kayamkulam Junction is about 2.5 km away. Pathanapuram is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.