About Eralur Village

Eralur is a mid sized village in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,308, made up of 661 males and 647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eralur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eralur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Tirukkoyilur
Pincode	607107
Area (hectares)	200.45 hectares
Population	1,308
Male Population	661
Female Population	647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Eralur compares

By the 2011 count Eralur is the 127th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 200.45 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Eralur

Eralur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Eralur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Eralur from other places

Eralur lies about 10 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Kandambakkam, about 4.8 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 Eralur
Nearest railway station	Kandambakkam	4.8 km
Nearest town	Sālamedu	8.9 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tirukkoyilur	24 km

Villages closest to Eralur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Eralur village had a population of 1,308. That makes it the 127th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Eralur village has 661 males and 647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eralur has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Eralur is 607107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eralur covers 200.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Eralur falls under Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Eralur is Kandambakkam, about 4.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Eralur.

Eralur is about 10 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eralur is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Kandambakkam is about 4.8 km away. Sālamedu is about 8.9 km away. Viluppuram is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.