# Erayankudy Village, Kilvelur, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kilvelur/erayankudy/ Village · Kilvelur, Nagapattinam # Erayankudy Erayankudy is a village in Kilvelur sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **611109**. The 2011 Census counted **1,429 people in 384 households**, the 36th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.2%. - 1,429people (2011) - 384households - 78.5%literacy - 611109PIN code ## Erayankudy PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Erayankudy is 611109.** Erayankudy falls in Kilvelur sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code611109 - Gram panchayatEraiyangudi - Community development blockKeelaiyur - Census village code637743 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Erayankudy from nearby towns? - Kilvelur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)22 km by road - Velankanni (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 Erayankudy? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Erayankudy; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Valivalam - ○Degree college10+ km · Nagapattinam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ettugudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Erayankudy known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. About 77% of the 397 hectares of village land is sown, and 303 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 Erayankudy Of every 100 households in Erayankudy in 2011, 86 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Erayankudy · ■ Kilvelur rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **91% Toilet within the home ****6%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **68% Tap water ****67%** **60% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **78% Use banking services ****14%** **48% Television ****84%** **91% Mobile phone ****36%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **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 Erayankudy? ■ Erayankudy · ■ Kilvelur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%** **83.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967** **953 Working population ****61.6%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.2% for men and 71.0% for women. 65% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 42 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 541 (61%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 66 (8%) · **■** Marginal 220 (25%) 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 Kilvelur - Anaimangalam1,568 people - Manalur1,529 people - Vandalur1,493 people - Koorathangudi1,473 people - Thalayamazhai1,424 people - Venmanacheri1,414 people - Vengidangal1,401 people - Vadagarai1,288 people [All 53 villages in Kilvelur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kilvelur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Erayankudy?611109 - How far is Erayankudy from Nagapattinam?22 km by road - What is the population of Erayankudy?1,429 (Census 2011) - Which district is Erayankudy in?Nagapattinam district (Kilvelur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Erayankudy?78.5% (Census 2011)