About Eruthempathy Village

Eruthempathy is one of the larger villages in Chittur tehsil, in the district of Palakkad, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,469, made up of 4,701 males and 4,768 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1986 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 678555, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eruthempathy Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eruthempathy village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Palakkad
Tehsil	Chittur
Pincode	678555
Area (hectares)	1986 hectares
Population	9,469
Male Population	4,701
Female Population	4,768
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Eruthempathy compares

By the 2011 count Eruthempathy is the 20th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 13,102 residents. Its 1986 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Eruthempathy

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

Eruthempathy lies about 24 km from Palakkad, and the nearest railway station is Walayar, about 11 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 Eruthempathy
Nearest railway station	Walayar	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chittur	14 km
Nearest town	Chittūr	14 km
District headquarters	Palakkad	24 km

Villages closest to Eruthempathy

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Eruthempathy village had a population of 9,469. That makes it the 20th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,102 residents.

Eruthempathy village has 4,701 males and 4,768 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eruthempathy has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Eruthempathy is 678555. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eruthempathy covers 1986 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Eruthempathy falls under Chittur tehsil of Palakkad district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Eruthempathy is Walayar, about 11 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 Eruthempathy.

Eruthempathy is about 24 km from Palakkad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eruthempathy is in Chittur tehsil of Palakkad district. Walayar is about 11 km away. Chittur is about 14 km away. Chittūr is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.