About Erathu Village

Erathu is one of the larger villages in Adoor tehsil, in the district of Pathanamthitta, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 24,880, made up of 11,626 males and 13,254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2174 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 691551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Erathu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Erathu village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Pathanamthitta
Tehsil	Adoor
Pincode	691551
Area (hectares)	2174 hectares
Population	24,880
Male Population	11,626
Female Population	13,254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,140
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Erathu compares

By the 2011 count Erathu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 19,555 residents. Its 2174 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1148.

Getting to Erathu

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

Erathu lies about 20 km from Pathanamthitta, and the nearest railway station is Kuri, about 6.1 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 Erathu
Nearest railway station	Kuri	6.1 km
Nearest town	Kottārakara	9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Adoor	20 km
District headquarters	Pathanamthitta	20 km

Villages closest to Erathu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Erathu village had a population of 24,880. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 19,555 residents.

Erathu village has 11,626 males and 13,254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Erathu has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1148.

The pincode recorded for Erathu is 691551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Erathu covers 2174 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Erathu falls under Adoor tehsil of Pathanamthitta district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Erathu is Kuri, about 6.1 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 Erathu.

Erathu is about 20 km from Pathanamthitta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Erathu is in Adoor tehsil of Pathanamthitta district. Kuri is about 6.1 km away. Kottārakara is about 9.9 km away. Adoor is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.