About Eraiyur Village

Eraiyur is one of the larger villages in Veppanthattai tehsil, in the district of Perambalur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,074, made up of 3,030 males and 3,044 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1181.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eraiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eraiyur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Perambalur
Tehsil	Veppanthattai
Pincode	621133
Area (hectares)	1181.18 hectares
Population	6,074
Male Population	3,030
Female Population	3,044
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Eraiyur compares

By the 2011 count Eraiyur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,612 residents. Its 1181.18 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Eraiyur

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

Eraiyur lies about 18 km from Perambalur, and the nearest railway station is Ottakovil, about 21 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 Eraiyur
Nearest town	Tittagudi	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Veppanthattai	18 km
District headquarters	Perambalur	18 km
Nearest railway station	Ottakovil	21 km

Villages closest to Eraiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Eraiyur village had a population of 6,074. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,612 residents.

Eraiyur village has 3,030 males and 3,044 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eraiyur has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Eraiyur is 621133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eraiyur covers 1181.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Eraiyur falls under Veppanthattai tehsil of Perambalur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Eraiyur is Ottakovil, about 21 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 Eraiyur.

Eraiyur is about 18 km from Perambalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eraiyur is in Veppanthattai tehsil of Perambalur district. Tittagudi is about 16 km away. Veppanthattai is about 18 km away. Perambalur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.