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About Erkudi Village

Erkudi is a mid sized village in Madurai South tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,435, made up of 692 males and 743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Erkudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Erkudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai South
Pincode 625019
Area (hectares) 98.34 hectares
Population 1,435
Male Population 692
Female Population 743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Erkudi compares

By the 2011 count Erkudi is the 30th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents. Its 98.34 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Erkudi

Erkudi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Erkudi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Erkudi from other places

Erkudi lies about 6.2 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Nagamalai West, about 2.3 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 Erkudi
Nearest railway station Nagamalai West 2.3 km
Nearest town Paravai 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai South 6.2 km
District headquarters Madurai 6.2 km

Villages closest to Erkudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Erkudi village had a population of 1,435. That makes it the 30th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents.

Erkudi village has 692 males and 743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Erkudi has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Erkudi is 625019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Erkudi covers 98.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Erkudi falls under Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Erkudi is Nagamalai West, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Erkudi.

Erkudi is about 6.2 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Erkudi is in Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district. Nagamalai West is about 2.3 km away. Paravai is about 2.9 km away. Madurai South is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Achampattu (under 2 km), Nagamalaipudukottai (under 2 km) and Sambakudi (1.6 km).

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

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