# Yercaud, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Salem, Tamil Nadu 

# Yercaud

Yercaud is a sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu. At the 2011 Census it had **41,869 people**, 1 town and 86 villages (61 inhabited). The largest village is Puliyur (1,392 people).

- 41,869people (2011)
- 86villages
- 1towns
- 61.5%literacy

## Population of Yercaud compared with Salem

■ Yercaud · ■ Salem district

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**916

Working population ****52.7%**

**48.7%

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

## Homes and amenities in Yercaud

Of every 100 households in Yercaud in 2011, 76 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Yercaud · ■ Salem district

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**54%

Tap water ****20%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**43%

Use banking services ****42%**

**39%

Television ****85%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**8%

Own their home ****85%**

**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).

## Towns in Yercaud

- Yercaud11,582 people

## Largest villages in Yercaud

- Puliyur · 1,392 people
- Kolagur · 1,371 people
- Nagalur · 1,110 people
- Puthur · 1,106 people
- Maramangalam · 1,073 people
- Valavandi · 959 people
- Pattipadi · 900 people
- Talai cholai · 899 people
- Manjakuttai · 864 people
- Anakkadu · 736 people
- Senthittu · 726 people
- Semmanathan · 718 people
- Vellakkadai · 699 people
- Muluvi · 693 people
- Vellur · 676 people
- Pottakkadu · 653 people

[All 86 villages in Yercaud →](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/yercaud/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Yercaud?86 (61 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Yercaud in?Salem district, Tamil Nadu
- What is the population of Yercaud?41,869 (Census 2011)