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About Eraiyur Village

Eraiyur is a large village in Tittakudi tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,618, made up of 2,296 males and 2,322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eraiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eraiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Tittakudi
Pincode 606111
Area (hectares) 347.12 hectares
Population 4,618
Male Population 2,296
Female Population 2,322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Eraiyur compares

By the 2011 count Eraiyur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,790 residents. Its 347.12 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Eraiyur

Eraiyur 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 Eraiyur 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 Eraiyur from other places

Eraiyur lies about 30 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Thiruthuraiyur, about 4.1 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 Eraiyur
Nearest railway station Thiruthuraiyur 4.1 km
Nearest town Panruti 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Tittakudi 30 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 30 km

Villages closest to Eraiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Eraiyur village had a population of 4,618. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,790 residents.

Eraiyur village has 2,296 males and 2,322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eraiyur has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Eraiyur is 606111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eraiyur covers 347.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Eraiyur falls under Tittakudi tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Eraiyur is Thiruthuraiyur, about 4.1 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 Eraiyur.

Eraiyur is about 30 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eraiyur is in Tittakudi tehsil of Cuddalore district. Thiruthuraiyur is about 4.1 km away. Panruti is about 7.5 km away. Tittakudi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thoraiyur (under 2 km), Venkarumbur (2.7 km) and Alathur (2.8 km).

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

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