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About Erukkuvoy Village

Erukkuvoy is a mid sized village in Gummidipoondi tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 711, made up of 363 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Erukkuvoy Overview

Census 2011 figures for Erukkuvoy village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Gummidipoondi
Pincode 601101
Area (hectares) 212.44 hectares
Population 711
Male Population 363
Female Population 348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 3 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 15 km distance

How Erukkuvoy compares

By the 2011 count Erukkuvoy is the 60th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,097 residents. Its 212.44 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Erukkuvoy

Erukkuvoy 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 Erukkuvoy as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 3 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 15 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Erukkuvoy from other places

Erukkuvoy lies about 28 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Gummidipundi, about 11 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 Erukkuvoy
Nearest railway station Gummidipundi 11 km
Nearest town Ponneri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Gummidipoondi 28 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 28 km

Villages closest to Erukkuvoy

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Erukkuvoy village had a population of 711. That makes it the 60th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,097 residents.

Erukkuvoy village has 363 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Erukkuvoy has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Erukkuvoy is 601101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Erukkuvoy covers 212.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Erukkuvoy falls under Gummidipoondi tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Erukkuvoy is Gummidipundi, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 15 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 3 km distance for Erukkuvoy.

Erukkuvoy is about 28 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Erukkuvoy is in Gummidipoondi tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Gummidipundi is about 11 km away. Ponneri is about 16 km away. Gummidipoondi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sepedu (under 2 km), Manali (under 2 km) and Paleswaram (3.1 km).

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

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