Village · Tirupathur, Sivaganga
# Eriyur

Eriyur is a village in Tirupathur sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 630566. The 2011 Census counted 2,353 people in 539 households, the 38th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.
- 2,353 people (2011)
- 539 households
- 73.2% literacy
- 630566 PIN code

## Eriyur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Eriyur is 630566. Eriyur falls in Tirupathur sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 630566
- Gram panchayat Eriyur
- Community development block Singampuneri
- Census village code 640049

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Eriyur from nearby towns?
- Tirupathur (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Sivaganga (district HQ) 27 km by road
- Tirupathur (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Eriyur?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Eriyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 4 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ATM In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Tirupathur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Tirupathur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Eriyur known for?

The main crops are paddy, sugarcane and banana. About 7% of the 1,131 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Eriyur

Of every 100 households in Eriyur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Eriyur · ■ Tirupathur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 89%
- Toilet within the home 27% 25%
- No toilet (open defecation) 73% 69%
- Tap water 98% 70%
- Drinking water within premises 20% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 38% 18%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 50% 80%
- Use banking services 59% 50%
- Television 96% 89%
- Mobile phone 61% 62%
- Computer with internet 2% 1%
- Two-wheeler 17% 22%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 1% 4%
- Own their home 96% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Eriyur?

■ Eriyur · ■ Tirupathur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.2% 74.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 895 990
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1019 953
- Working population 53.1% 50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 65.7% for women. 60% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 60 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 259 (21%) · ■ Household industry 23 (2%) · ■ Other work 88 (7%) · ■ Marginal 819 (66%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Tirupathur
- Kattambur 2,612 people
- Mahibalanapatti 2,532 people
- Ilankudi 2,520 people
- Mampatti South 2,487 people
- Manalur 2,315 people
- Mallakottai 2,277 people
- Thenkarai 2,273 people
- Melapatti 2,272 people

All 98 villages in Tirupathur

## Other places named Eriyur
- Eriyur · Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai · 4,239 people
- Eriyur · Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram · 2,789 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Eriyur? 630566
- How far is Eriyur from Sivaganga? 27 km by road
- What is the population of Eriyur? 2,353 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Eriyur in? Sivaganga district (Tirupathur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Eriyur? 73.2% (Census 2011)

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