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About Erukkampattu Village

Erukkampattu is a large village in Gudiyatham tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,823, made up of 1,438 males and 1,385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 645.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635810, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Erukkampattu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Erukkampattu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Gudiyatham
Pincode 635810
Area (hectares) 645.94 hectares
Population 2,823
Male Population 1,438
Female Population 1,385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 25 km distance

How Erukkampattu compares

By the 2011 count Erukkampattu is the 36th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,032 residents. Its 645.94 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Erukkampattu

Erukkampattu 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 Erukkampattu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 km distance. 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 Erukkampattu from other places

Erukkampattu lies about 26 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Melattur, about 2.0 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 Erukkampattu
Nearest railway station Melattur 2.0 km
Nearest town Kondasamudram 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gudiyatham 4.4 km
District headquarters Vellore 26 km

Villages closest to Erukkampattu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Erukkampattu village had a population of 2,823. That makes it the 36th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,032 residents.

Erukkampattu village has 1,438 males and 1,385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Erukkampattu has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Erukkampattu is 635810. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Erukkampattu covers 645.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Erukkampattu falls under Gudiyatham tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Erukkampattu is Melattur, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 25 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 km distance for Erukkampattu.

Erukkampattu is about 26 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Erukkampattu is in Gudiyatham tehsil of Vellore district. Melattur is about 2.0 km away. Kondasamudram is about 4.2 km away. Gudiyatham is about 4.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Machampattu (under 2 km), Moongapattu (under 2 km) and Pattu (under 2 km).

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

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