About Erukkur Village

Erukkur is a large village in Sirkali tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,190, made up of 1,578 males and 1,612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 505.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Erukkur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Erukkur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Nagapattinam
Tehsil	Sirkali
Pincode	609108
Area (hectares)	505.14 hectares
Population	3,190
Male Population	1,578
Female Population	1,612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,022
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Erukkur compares

By the 2011 count Erukkur is the 30th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents. Its 505.14 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Erukkur

Erukkur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Erukkur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Erukkur from other places

Erukkur lies about 59 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Sirkazhi, about 4.2 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 Erukkur
Nearest railway station	Sirkazhi	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sirkali	5.1 km
Nearest town	Sīrkāzhi	5.1 km
District headquarters	Nagapattinam	59 km

Villages closest to Erukkur

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

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Common questions about Erukkur

As per the Census of India 2011, Erukkur village had a population of 3,190. That makes it the 30th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents.

Erukkur village has 1,578 males and 1,612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Erukkur has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Erukkur is 609108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Erukkur covers 505.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Erukkur falls under Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Erukkur is Sirkazhi, about 4.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Erukkur.

Erukkur is about 59 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Erukkur is in Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Sirkazhi is about 4.2 km away. Sirkali is about 5.1 km away. Sīrkāzhi is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.