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About Eripudur Village

Eripudur is a mid sized village in Vazhapadi tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,806, made up of 910 males and 896 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 435.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eripudur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eripudur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Vazhapadi
Pincode 636106
Area (hectares) 435.18 hectares
Population 1,806
Male Population 910
Female Population 896
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Eripudur compares

By the 2011 count Eripudur is the 31st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 435.18 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Eripudur

Eripudur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Eripudur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Eripudur from other places

Eripudur lies about 15 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Minnampalli, about 2.4 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 Eripudur
Nearest railway station Minnampalli 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Vazhapadi 13 km
District headquarters Salem 15 km

Villages closest to Eripudur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Eripudur village had a population of 1,806. That makes it the 31st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Eripudur village has 910 males and 896 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eripudur has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Eripudur is 636106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eripudur covers 435.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Eripudur falls under Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Eripudur is Minnampalli, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Eripudur.

Eripudur is about 15 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eripudur is in Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district. Minnampalli is about 2.4 km away. Vazhapadi is about 13 km away. Salem is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agrahara Nattaramangalam (under 2 km), Sarkar Nattamangalam (1.5 km) and Karumapuram (2.3 km).

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

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