# Erukkur Village, Sirkali, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/sirkali/erukkur/ Village · Sirkali, Nagapattinam # Erukkur Erukkur is a village in Sirkali sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609108**. The 2011 Census counted **3,190 people in 823 households**, the 31st largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%. - 3,190people (2011) - 823households - 83.2%literacy - 609108PIN code ## Erukkur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Erukkur is 609108.** Erukkur falls in Sirkali sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609108 - Gram panchayatErukkur - Community development blockKollidam - Census village code637382 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Erukkur from nearby towns? - Sirkali (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)70 km by road - Sirkali (nearest town)6 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 Erukkur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Erukkur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sirkali - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sirkali - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Arasur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Erukkur known for? The main crops are **paddy and guava**. Products made here include rice and mat. About 74% of the 505 hectares of village land is sown, and 316 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 Erukkur Of every 100 households in Erukkur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Erukkur · ■ Sirkali rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **93% Toilet within the home ****31%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **66% Tap water ****7%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **71% Use banking services ****42%** **43% Television ****94%** **90% Mobile phone ****62%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****95%** **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 Erukkur? ■ Erukkur · ■ Sirkali rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%** **79.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841** **948 Working population ****39.0%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.5% for men and 76.2% for women. 54% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 90 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (11%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 349 (28%) · **■** Marginal 655 (53%) 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 Sirkali - Kunnam3,290 people - Arapallam3,260 people - Manigramam3,248 people - Mudhalaimedu3,215 people - Perunthottam - II3,180 people - Thiruvaly3,104 people - Punganur3,048 people - Puthur2,995 people [All 87 villages in Sirkali](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/sirkali/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Erukkur?609108 - How far is Erukkur from Nagapattinam?70 km by road - What is the population of Erukkur?3,190 (Census 2011) - Which district is Erukkur in?Nagapattinam district (Sirkali sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Erukkur?83.2% (Census 2011)