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About Eriyur Village

Eriyur is a large village in Tirupathur tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,353, made up of 1,242 males and 1,111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1131.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630566, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eriyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eriyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Tirupathur
Pincode 630566
Area (hectares) 1131.15 hectares
Population 2,353
Male Population 1,242
Female Population 1,111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Eriyur compares

By the 2011 count Eriyur is the 38th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,291 residents. Its 1131.15 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Eriyur

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

Eriyur lies about 22 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Panangudi, about 18 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 Eriyur
Nearest railway station Panangudi 18 km
Nearest town Melur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirupathur 22 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 22 km

Villages closest to Eriyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Eriyur village had a population of 2,353. That makes it the 38th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,291 residents.

Eriyur village has 1,242 males and 1,111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eriyur has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Eriyur is 630566. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eriyur covers 1131.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Eriyur falls under Tirupathur tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Eriyur is Panangudi, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Eriyur.

Eriyur is about 22 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eriyur is in Tirupathur tehsil of Sivaganga district. Panangudi is about 18 km away. Melur is about 19 km away. Tirupathur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mampatti Devasthanam (2.3 km), Mampatti North (2.3 km) and Mampatti South (2.3 km).

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

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