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About Erukankattupadugai Village

Erukankattupadugai is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,986, made up of 1,028 males and 958 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Erukankattupadugai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Erukankattupadugai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608401
Area (hectares) 161.31 hectares
Population 1,986
Male Population 1,028
Female Population 958
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Erukankattupadugai compares

By the 2011 count Erukankattupadugai is the 47th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 161.31 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Erukankattupadugai

Erukankattupadugai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Erukankattupadugai 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Erukankattupadugai from other places

Erukankattupadugai lies about 48 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Vallampadugai, 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 Erukankattupadugai
Nearest railway station Vallampadugai 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 7.6 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 48 km

Villages closest to Erukankattupadugai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Erukankattupadugai village had a population of 1,986. That makes it the 47th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Erukankattupadugai village has 1,028 males and 958 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Erukankattupadugai has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Erukankattupadugai is 608401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Erukankattupadugai covers 161.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Erukankattupadugai falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Erukankattupadugai is Vallampadugai, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Erukankattupadugai.

Erukankattupadugai is about 48 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Erukankattupadugai is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Vallampadugai is about 2.5 km away. Chidambaram is about 7.6 km away. Cuddalore is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vallampadugai (under 2 km), Agaranallur (2.4 km) and Perampattu (2.5 km).

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

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