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About Eriyur Village

Eriyur is a large village in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,239, made up of 2,064 males and 2,175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632102, 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 Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Polur
Pincode 632102
Area (hectares) 59.51 hectares
Population 4,239
Male Population 2,064
Female Population 2,175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 35 km distance

How Eriyur compares

By the 2011 count Eriyur is the 12th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 59.51 hectares work out to about 71 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Eriyur

Eriyur 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 Eriyur 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 35 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 47 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 Eriyur
Tehsil headquarters Polur 20 km
Nearest town Polūr 20 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 47 km

Villages closest to Eriyur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polur 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 4,239. That makes it the 12th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Eriyur village has 2,064 males and 2,175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eriyur has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Eriyur is 632102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eriyur covers 59.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 71 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Eriyur falls under Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Eriyur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 35 km distance.

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

Eriyur is about 47 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eriyur is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Polur is about 20 km away. Polūr is about 20 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kizkanavayur (under 2 km), Seengadu (2.1 km) and Kovilur (2.9 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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