# Eripurakarai Village, Pattukkottai, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/pattukkottai/eripurakarai/ Village · Pattukkottai, Thanjavur # Eripurakarai Eripurakarai is a village in Pattukkottai sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614701**. The 2011 Census counted **4,285 people in 995 households**, the 6th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%. - 4,285people (2011) - 995households - 74.5%literacy - 614701PIN code ## Eripurakarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Eripurakarai is 614701.** Eripurakarai falls in Pattukkottai sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614701 - Gram panchayatEripurakarai - Community development blockPattukkottai - Census village code639112 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Eripurakarai from nearby towns? - Pattukkottai (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)57 km by road - Adiramapattinam (nearest town)2 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 Eripurakarai? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Eripurakarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Adirampattinam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Adirampattinam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pattukkottai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Eripurakarai known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include salt. About 24% of the 829 hectares of village land is sown, and 167 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 Eripurakarai Of every 100 households in Eripurakarai in 2011, 83 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Eripurakarai · ■ Pattukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **82% Toilet within the home ****19%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **69% Tap water ****100%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **87% Use banking services ****31%** **42% Television ****85%** **83% Mobile phone ****64%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****80%** **86% 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 Eripurakarai? ■ Eripurakarai · ■ Pattukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%** **77.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1093** **1083 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037** **964 Working population ****36.1%** **43.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 67.2% for women. 54% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 12 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 300 (19%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,159 (75%) · **■** Marginal 69 (4%) 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 Pattukkottai - Sarabendrarajanpattinam6,481 people - Edayathi North6,215 people - Madukkur5,453 people - Alathur4,733 people - Kalathur East3,920 people - Pallikondan3,813 people - Vikkiramam3,734 people - Tiruchitrambalam West3,645 people [All 166 villages in Pattukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/pattukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Eripurakarai?614701 - How far is Eripurakarai from Thanjavur?57 km by road - What is the population of Eripurakarai?4,285 (Census 2011) - Which district is Eripurakarai in?Thanjavur district (Pattukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Eripurakarai?74.5% (Census 2011)