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About Erukkambattu Village

Erukkambattu is a mid sized village in Katpadi tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,136, made up of 543 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632520, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Erukkambattu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Erukkambattu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Katpadi
Pincode 632520
Area (hectares) 257.2 hectares
Population 1,136
Male Population 543
Female Population 593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 19 km distance

How Erukkambattu compares

By the 2011 count Erukkambattu is the 73rd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,820 residents. Its 257.2 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Erukkambattu

Erukkambattu 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 Erukkambattu 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 19 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Erukkambattu from other places

Erukkambattu lies about 24 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Ramapuram Railway Station, about 9.1 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 Erukkambattu
Nearest town Rāmāpuram 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Ramapuram Railway Station 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Katpadi 19 km
District headquarters Vellore 24 km

Villages closest to Erukkambattu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Erukkambattu village had a population of 1,136. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,820 residents.

Erukkambattu village has 543 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Erukkambattu has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Erukkambattu is 632520. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Erukkambattu covers 257.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Erukkambattu falls under Katpadi tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Erukkambattu is Ramapuram Railway Station, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 19 km distance.

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

Erukkambattu is about 24 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Erukkambattu is in Katpadi tehsil of Vellore district. Rāmāpuram is about 8.7 km away. Ramapuram Railway Station is about 9.1 km away. Katpadi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vallimalai (under 2 km), Perumalkuppam (1.6 km) and Keeraisathu (2.3 km).

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

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