# Erappavur Village, Tittakudi, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tittakudi, Cuddalore 

# Erappavur

Erappavur is a village in Tittakudi sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606105**. The 2011 Census counted **1,058 people in 272 households**, the 94th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 1,058people (2011)
- 272households
- 69.3%literacy
- 606105PIN code

## Erappavur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Erappavur is 606105.** Erappavur falls in Tittakudi sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606105
- Gram panchayatErappavur
- Community development blockNallur
- Census village code637264

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Erappavur from nearby towns?

- Tittakudi (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)79 km by road
- Pennadam (nearest town)9 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Erappavur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Erappavur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Eraiyur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Virudhachalam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pennadam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Erappavur known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and ragi**. About 16% of the 521 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Erappavur

Of every 100 households in Erappavur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Erappavur · ■ Tittakudi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****89%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%**

**78%

Use banking services ****76%**

**62%

Television ****77%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Erappavur?

■ Erappavur · ■ Tittakudi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1189**

**873

Working population ****46.2%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 59.4% for women. 60% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 296 (61%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (11%) · **■** Marginal 60 (12%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Tittakudi

- Kolavai1,104 people
- Kovilur1,092 people
- Navalur1,081 people
- Sirukarambalur1,081 people
- Ivanur1,058 people
- Meladhanur1,015 people
- Chithur Va.1,013 people
- Kachimailur1,012 people

[All 128 villages in Tittakudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/tittakudi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Erappavur?606105
- How far is Erappavur from Cuddalore?79 km by road
- What is the population of Erappavur?1,058 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Erappavur in?Cuddalore district (Tittakudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Erappavur?69.3% (Census 2011)
