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About Erudukotta Village

Erudukotta is one of the larger villages in Denkanikottai tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,563, made up of 2,914 males and 2,649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2440.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Erudukotta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Erudukotta village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Denkanikottai
Pincode 635107
Area (hectares) 2440.48 hectares
Population 5,563
Male Population 2,914
Female Population 2,649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Erudukotta compares

By the 2011 count Erudukotta is the 11th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents. Its 2440.48 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Erudukotta

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

Erudukotta lies about 42 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Periyanaga Thunai, about 14 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 Erudukotta
Tehsil headquarters Denkanikottai 9.5 km
Nearest town Denkanikota 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Periyanaga Thunai 14 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 42 km

Villages closest to Erudukotta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Erudukotta village had a population of 5,563. That makes it the 11th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents.

Erudukotta village has 2,914 males and 2,649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Erudukotta has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Erudukotta is 635107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Erudukotta covers 2440.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Erudukotta falls under Denkanikottai tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Erudukotta is Periyanaga Thunai, about 14 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 Erudukotta.

Erudukotta is about 42 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Erudukotta is in Denkanikottai tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Denkanikottai is about 9.5 km away. Denkanikota is about 9.5 km away. Periyanaga Thunai is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanumanthapuram (under 2 km), Santhanapalli (1.9 km) and Kolatti (5.7 km).

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

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