About Eraya Village

Eraya is a mid sized village in Chinour tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,650, made up of 893 males and 757 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1103.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 474001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eraya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eraya village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Gwalior
Tehsil	Chinour
Pincode	474001
Area (hectares)	1103.41 hectares
Population	1,650
Male Population	893
Female Population	757
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	848
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Eraya compares

By the 2011 count Eraya is the 16th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 1103.41 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Eraya

Eraya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Eraya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Eraya from other places

Eraya lies about 22 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Antri, about 3.7 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 Eraya
Nearest railway station	Antri	3.7 km
Nearest town	Dabra	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chinour	22 km
District headquarters	Gwalior	22 km

Villages closest to Eraya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Eraya village had a population of 1,650. That makes it the 16th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Eraya village has 893 males and 757 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eraya has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Eraya is 474001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eraya covers 1103.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Eraya falls under Chinour tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Eraya is Antri, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Eraya.

Eraya is about 22 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eraya is in Chinour tehsil of Gwalior district. Antri is about 3.7 km away. Dabra is about 22 km away. Chinour is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.