About Eriyur Village

Eriyur is a large village in Kallakkurichi tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,789, made up of 1,459 males and 1,330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1061.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606204, 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	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Kallakkurichi
Pincode	606204
Area (hectares)	1061.82 hectares
Population	2,789
Male Population	1,459
Female Population	1,330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Eriyur compares

By the 2011 count Eriyur is the 42nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,328 residents. Its 1061.82 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Eriyur

Eriyur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 5 - 10 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 22 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Perani, about 12 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 Eriyur
Nearest railway station	Perani	12 km
Nearest town	Kurumbapet	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kallakkurichi	22 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	22 km

Villages closest to Eriyur

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

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Common questions about Eriyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Eriyur village had a population of 2,789. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,328 residents.

Eriyur village has 1,459 males and 1,330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eriyur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Eriyur is 606204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eriyur covers 1061.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Eriyur falls under Kallakkurichi tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Eriyur is Perani, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 22 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eriyur is in Kallakkurichi tehsil of Viluppuram district. Perani is about 12 km away. Kurumbapet is about 18 km away. Kallakkurichi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.