About Eraiyur Village

Eraiyur is a large village in Vanur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,257, made up of 1,656 males and 1,601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 675.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604304, 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	Vanur
Pincode	604304
Area (hectares)	675.08 hectares
Population	3,257
Male Population	1,656
Female Population	1,601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 20 km distance

How Eraiyur compares

By the 2011 count Eraiyur is the 15th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,085 residents. Its 675.08 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 974.

Getting to Eraiyur

Eraiyur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Eraiyur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 20 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 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 Eraiyur
Tehsil headquarters	Vanur	9.0 km
Nearest railway station	Perani	12 km
Nearest town	Kurumbapet	18 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	22 km

Villages closest to Eraiyur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vanur 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 3,257. That makes it the 15th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,085 residents.

Eraiyur village has 1,656 males and 1,601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eraiyur has about 967 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 974.

The pincode recorded for Eraiyur is 604304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eraiyur covers 675.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Eraiyur is Perani, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 20 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 km distance for Eraiyur.

Eraiyur 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.

Eraiyur is in Vanur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Vanur is about 9.0 km away. Perani is about 12 km away. Kurumbapet is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.