About Eraiyur Village

Eraiyur is a large village in Chengam tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,089, made up of 2,077 males and 2,012 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 725.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eraiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eraiyur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Chengam
Pincode	606704
Area (hectares)	725.51 hectares
Population	4,089
Male Population	2,077
Female Population	2,012
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 25 km distance

How Eraiyur compares

By the 2011 count Eraiyur is the 10th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents. Its 725.51 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 964.

Getting to Eraiyur

Eraiyur 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 Eraiyur 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 25 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Eraiyur from other places

Eraiyur lies about 20 km from Tiruvannamalai. 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 Eraiyur
Tehsil headquarters	Chengam	12 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	20 km

Villages closest to Eraiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Eraiyur village had a population of 4,089. That makes it the 10th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents.

Eraiyur village has 2,077 males and 2,012 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eraiyur has about 969 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 964.

The pincode recorded for Eraiyur is 606704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eraiyur covers 725.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Eraiyur falls under Chengam tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Eraiyur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 25 km distance.

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

Eraiyur is about 20 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eraiyur is in Chengam tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Chengam is about 12 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.