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About Eravalam Village

Eravalam is a mid sized village in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,844, made up of 941 males and 903 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605752, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eravalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eravalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tirukkoyilur
Pincode 605752
Area (hectares) 368.72 hectares
Population 1,844
Male Population 941
Female Population 903
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Eravalam compares

By the 2011 count Eravalam is the 93rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 368.72 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Eravalam

Eravalam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Eravalam as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Eravalam from other places

Eravalam lies about 31 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirukkovilur, about 6.5 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 Eravalam
Tehsil headquarters Tirukkoyilur 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Tirukkovilur 6.5 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 31 km

Villages closest to Eravalam

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.

Common questions about Eravalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Eravalam village had a population of 1,844. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Eravalam village has 941 males and 903 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eravalam has about 960 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 Eravalam is 605752. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eravalam covers 368.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Eravalam is Tirukkovilur, about 6.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Eravalam.

Eravalam is about 31 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eravalam is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tirukkoyilur is about 5.3 km away. Tirukkovilur is about 6.5 km away. Viluppuram is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vinmar (2.1 km), Periyanur (2.1 km) and Kattupaiyur (2.5 km).

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

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