About Eraiyur Village

Eraiyur is one of the larger villages in Ulundurpettai tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,826, made up of 4,421 males and 4,405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 752.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eraiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eraiyur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Ulundurpettai
Pincode	607201
Area (hectares)	752.1 hectares
Population	8,826
Male Population	4,421
Female Population	4,405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Eraiyur compares

By the 2011 count Eraiyur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents. Its 752.1 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Eraiyur

Eraiyur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Eraiyur 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 Eraiyur from other places

Eraiyur lies about 36 km from Viluppuram. 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 Eraiyur
Tehsil headquarters	Ulundurpettai	14 km
Nearest town	Ulundurpet	14 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	36 km

Villages closest to Eraiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Eraiyur village had a population of 8,826. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents.

Eraiyur village has 4,421 males and 4,405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eraiyur has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Eraiyur is 607201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eraiyur covers 752.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Eraiyur falls under Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Eraiyur notes the nearest railway station 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 Eraiyur.

Eraiyur is about 36 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eraiyur is in Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district. Ulundurpettai is about 14 km away. Ulundurpet is about 14 km away. Viluppuram is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.