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About Eruvakkam Village

Eruvakkam is a small village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 461, made up of 227 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eruvakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eruvakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Maduranthakam
Pincode 603303
Area (hectares) 123.13 hectares
Population 461
Male Population 227
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 4 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 4 km distance

How Eruvakkam compares

By the 2011 count Eruvakkam is the 152nd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 123.13 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Eruvakkam

Eruvakkam 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 Eruvakkam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 4 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 4 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Eruvakkam from other places

Eruvakkam lies about 2.7 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Kanchipuram, about 1.6 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 Eruvakkam
Nearest railway station Kanchipuram 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Maduranthakam 2.7 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 2.7 km

Villages closest to Eruvakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Eruvakkam village had a population of 461. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Eruvakkam village has 227 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eruvakkam has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Eruvakkam is 603303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eruvakkam covers 123.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Eruvakkam falls under Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Eruvakkam is Kanchipuram, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 4 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 4 km distance for Eruvakkam.

Eruvakkam is about 2.7 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eruvakkam is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Kanchipuram is about 1.6 km away. Maduranthakam is about 2.7 km away. Kancheepuram is about 2.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Allur (4.4 km), Irusumanallur (4.4 km) and Nallur (4.4 km).

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

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