About Eri Village

Eri is a small village in Valangaiman tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 220 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eri village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvarur
Tehsil	Valangaiman
Pincode	612701
Area (hectares)	107.29 hectares
Population	441
Male Population	220
Female Population	221
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 5 - 10 km distance

How Eri compares

By the 2011 count Eri is the 58th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,323 residents. Its 107.29 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 999.

Getting to Eri

Eri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Eri 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Eri from other places

Eri lies about 38 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Papanasam, about 5.8 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 Eri
Nearest railway station	Papanasam	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Valangaiman	9.4 km
Nearest town	Kumbakonam	12 km
District headquarters	Thiruvarur	38 km

Villages closest to Eri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Eri village had a population of 441. That makes it the 58th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,323 residents.

Eri village has 220 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eri has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Eri is 612701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eri covers 107.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Eri falls under Valangaiman tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Eri is Papanasam, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Eri is about 38 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eri is in Valangaiman tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Papanasam is about 5.8 km away. Valangaiman is about 9.4 km away. Kumbakonam is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.