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About Eripattu Village

Eripattu is a mid sized village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 933, made up of 453 males and 480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eripattu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eripattu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Vandavasi
Pincode 604408
Area (hectares) 445.24 hectares
Population 933
Male Population 453
Female Population 480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 26 km distance

How Eripattu compares

By the 2011 count Eripattu is the 132nd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 445.24 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Eripattu

Eripattu 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 Eripattu 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 26 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Eripattu from other places

Eripattu lies about 57 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Arni Road, about 25 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 Eripattu
Nearest town Cheyyar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Vandavasi 21 km
Nearest railway station Arni Road 25 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 57 km

Villages closest to Eripattu

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 Eripattu

As per the Census of India 2011, Eripattu village had a population of 933. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Eripattu village has 453 males and 480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eripattu has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Eripattu is 604408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eripattu covers 445.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Eripattu is Arni Road, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 26 km distance.

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

Eripattu is about 57 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eripattu is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Cheyyar is about 14 km away. Vandavasi is about 21 km away. Arni Road is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Solavaram (2.8 km), Kadapanthangal (2.9 km) and Kattamangalam (4.1 km).

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

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