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About Erukkalainattam Village

Erukkalainattam is a small village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 266 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625014, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Erukkalainattam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Erukkalainattam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625014
Area (hectares) 57.93 hectares
Population 493
Male Population 266
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Erukkalainattam compares

By the 2011 count Erukkalainattam is the 88th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 57.93 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Erukkalainattam

Erukkalainattam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Erukkalainattam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Erukkalainattam from other places

Erukkalainattam lies about 12 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Kudalnagar, about 10 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 Erukkalainattam
Nearest town Kannānendal 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Kudalnagar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 12 km
District headquarters Madurai 12 km

Villages closest to Erukkalainattam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai North 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 Erukkalainattam

As per the Census of India 2011, Erukkalainattam village had a population of 493. That makes it the 88th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Erukkalainattam village has 266 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Erukkalainattam has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Erukkalainattam is 625014. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Erukkalainattam covers 57.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Erukkalainattam falls under Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Erukkalainattam is Kudalnagar, about 10 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 <5 km distance for Erukkalainattam.

Erukkalainattam is about 12 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Erukkalainattam is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Kannānendal is about 6.5 km away. Kudalnagar is about 10 km away. Madurai North is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paraipatti (under 2 km), Usilampatti (under 2 km) and Appanthirupathi (1.6 km).

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

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