# Eraiyur Village, Veppanthattai, Perambalur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/veppanthattai/eraiyur/ Village · Veppanthattai, Perambalur # Eraiyur Eraiyur is a village in Veppanthattai sub-district of Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621133**. The 2011 Census counted **6,074 people in 1,427 households**, the 3rd largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 6,074people (2011) - 1,427households - 82.7%literacy - 621133PIN code ## Eraiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Eraiyur is 621133.** Eraiyur falls in Veppanthattai sub-district, Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621133 - Gram panchayatEraiyur - Community development blockVeppanthattai - Census village code636161 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Eraiyur from nearby towns? - Veppanthattai (sub-district HQ)31 km by road - Perambalur (district HQ)18 km by road - Labbaikudikadu (nearest town)5 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 Eraiyur? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Eraiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Perambalur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Perambalur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Eraiyur known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, cotton and maize**. About 25% of the 1,181 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Eraiyur Of every 100 households in Eraiyur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Eraiyur · ■ Veppanthattai rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****43%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **77% Tap water ****73%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%** **71% Use banking services ****65%** **59% Television ****89%** **87% Mobile phone ****65%** **63% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****74%** **91% 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 Eraiyur? ■ Eraiyur · ■ Veppanthattai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1161** **915 Working population ****45.5%** **54.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.3% for men and 76.1% for women. 55% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 116 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,288 (47%) · **■** Household industry 356 (13%) · **■** Other work 715 (26%) · **■** Marginal 288 (10%) 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 Veppanthattai - Veppanthattai10,148 people - V.Kalathur9,230 people - Vallikandapuram5,385 people - Thondamandurai5,126 people - Thevaiyur4,655 people - Venganur4,163 people [All 41 villages in Veppanthattai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/veppanthattai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Eraiyur?621133 - How far is Eraiyur from Perambalur?18 km by road - What is the population of Eraiyur?6,074 (Census 2011) - Which district is Eraiyur in?Perambalur district (Veppanthattai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Eraiyur?82.7% (Census 2011)