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About Erukkambattu Village

Erukkambattu is a mid sized village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 629, made up of 330 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 591.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606401, 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 Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 606401
Area (hectares) 591.34 hectares
Population 629
Male Population 330
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Erukkambattu compares

By the 2011 count Erukkambattu is the 160th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 591.34 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Erukkambattu

Erukkambattu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Erukkambattu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 82 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Melnariyappanur, about 30 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 Vadakkanandal 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankarapuram 18 km
Nearest railway station Melnariyappanur 30 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 82 km

Villages closest to Erukkambattu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sankarapuram 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 629. That makes it the 160th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Erukkambattu village has 330 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Erukkambattu has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Erukkambattu is 606401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Erukkambattu covers 591.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Erukkambattu falls under Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Erukkambattu is Melnariyappanur, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Erukkambattu.

Erukkambattu is about 82 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Erukkambattu is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Vadakkanandal is about 14 km away. Sankarapuram is about 18 km away. Melnariyappanur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vellarikkadu (under 2 km), Vengodu (1.6 km) and Mottaiyanur (3.0 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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