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About Eramalur Village

Eramalur is a mid sized village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,244, made up of 624 males and 620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 366.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eramalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eramalur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Vandavasi
Pincode 604406
Area (hectares) 366.87 hectares
Population 1,244
Male Population 624
Female Population 620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 2 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 35 km distance

How Eramalur compares

By the 2011 count Eramalur is the 84th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 366.87 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 999.

Getting to Eramalur

Eramalur 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 Eramalur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 2 km distance. 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 Eramalur from other places

Eramalur lies about 64 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Olakur, about 14 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 Eramalur
Tehsil headquarters Vandavasi 12 km
Nearest town Vandavāsi 12 km
Nearest railway station Olakur 14 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 64 km

Villages closest to Eramalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Eramalur village had a population of 1,244. That makes it the 84th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Eramalur village has 624 males and 620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eramalur has about 994 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 999.

The pincode recorded for Eramalur is 604406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eramalur covers 366.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Eramalur falls under Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Eramalur is Olakur, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 35 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 2 km distance for Eramalur.

Eramalur is about 64 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eramalur is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Vandavasi is about 12 km away. Vandavāsi is about 12 km away. Olakur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandiyanallur (1.7 km), Meesanallur (1.8 km) and Nallur (1.8 km).

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

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