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About Erumeli South Village

Erumeli South is one of the larger villages in Kanjirappally tehsil, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43,437, made up of 21,199 males and 22,238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8196 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686509, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Erumeli South Overview

Census 2011 figures for Erumeli South village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kottayam
Tehsil Kanjirappally
Pincode 686509
Area (hectares) 8196 hectares
Population 43,437
Male Population 21,199
Female Population 22,238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Erumeli South compares

By the 2011 count Erumeli South is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 22,504 residents. Its 8196 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Erumeli South

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

Erumeli South lies about 21 km from Kottayam, and the nearest railway station is Cherthala, about 3.9 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 Erumeli South
Nearest town Shertallai 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Cherthala 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanjirappally 21 km
District headquarters Kottayam 21 km

Villages closest to Erumeli South

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanjirappally 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 Erumeli South

As per the Census of India 2011, Erumeli South village had a population of 43,437. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 22,504 residents.

Erumeli South village has 21,199 males and 22,238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Erumeli South has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Erumeli South is 686509. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Erumeli South covers 8196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Erumeli South falls under Kanjirappally tehsil of Kottayam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Erumeli South is Cherthala, about 3.9 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 Erumeli South.

Erumeli South is about 21 km from Kottayam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Erumeli South is in Kanjirappally tehsil of Kottayam district. Shertallai is about 2.2 km away. Cherthala is about 3.9 km away. Kanjirappally is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Erumeli North (2.1 km).

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

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