# Erkudi Village, Madurai South, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-south/erkudi/ Village · Madurai South, Madurai # Erkudi Erkudi is a village in Madurai South sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625019**. The 2011 Census counted **1,435 people in 389 households**, the 30th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 1,435people (2011) - 389households - 82.5%literacy - 625019PIN code ## Erkudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Erkudi is 625019.** Erkudi falls in Madurai South sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625019 - Gram panchayatAchampattu Yerkudi - Community development blockThiruparankundram - Census village code641017 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Erkudi from nearby towns? - Madurai South (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)10 km by road - Madurai (nearest town)10 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 Erkudi? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Erkudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nagamalai Pudukottai - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nagamalai Pudukottai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Madurai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Erkudi known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and betelvine**. About 53% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Erkudi Of every 100 households in Erkudi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Erkudi · ■ Madurai South rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **93% Toilet within the home ****72%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****22%** **64% Tap water ****86%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%** **47% Use banking services ****56%** **50% Television ****82%** **86% Mobile phone ****80%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****60%** **77% 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 Erkudi? ■ Erkudi · ■ Madurai South rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061** **962 Working population ****43.0%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.3% for men and 76.2% for women. 61% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 25 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (8%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 394 (64%) · **■** Marginal 142 (23%) 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 Madurai South - Thenpalanji1,543 people - Melamathur1,539 people - Pappanodai1,503 people - Viradhanur1,442 people - Kombadi1,344 people - Othaialangulam1,282 people - Nedungulam1,022 people - Tattanur982 people [All 50 villages in Madurai South](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-south/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Erkudi?625019 - How far is Erkudi from Madurai?10 km by road - What is the population of Erkudi?1,435 (Census 2011) - Which district is Erkudi in?Madurai district (Madurai South sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Erkudi?82.5% (Census 2011)