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About Eripurakarai Village

Eripurakarai is a large village in Pattukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,285, made up of 2,047 males and 2,238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 829.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eripurakarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eripurakarai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Pattukkottai
Pincode 614701
Area (hectares) 829.27 hectares
Population 4,285
Male Population 2,047
Female Population 2,238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Eripurakarai compares

By the 2011 count Eripurakarai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 829.27 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1090.

Getting to Eripurakarai

Eripurakarai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Eripurakarai 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Eripurakarai from other places

Eripurakarai lies about 57 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Adirampattinam, about under 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 Eripurakarai
Nearest railway station Adirampattinam under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pattukkottai 13 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 57 km

Villages closest to Eripurakarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Eripurakarai village had a population of 4,285. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Eripurakarai village has 2,047 males and 2,238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eripurakarai has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1090.

The pincode recorded for Eripurakarai is 614701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eripurakarai covers 829.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Eripurakarai falls under Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Eripurakarai is Adirampattinam, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Eripurakarai.

Eripurakarai is about 57 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eripurakarai is in Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district. Adirampattinam is about under 2 km away. Pattukkottai is about 13 km away. Thanjavur is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adirampattinam (1.8 km), Mahilankottai (2.3 km) and Rajamadam (2.5 km).

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

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