# Erumad Village, Panthalur, The Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/panthalur/erumad/ Village · Panthalur, The Nilgiris # Erumad Erumad is a village in Panthalur sub-district of The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **643239**. The 2011 Census counted **15,695 people in 3,855 households**, the 3rd largest of 4 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%. - 15,695people (2011) - 3,855households - 87.4%literacy - 643239PIN code ## Erumad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Erumad is 643239.** Erumad falls in Panthalur sub-district, The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code643239 - Gram panchayatCherangode - Community development blockGudalur - Census village code635080 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Erumad from nearby towns? - Panthalur (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Udhagamandalam (district HQ)100 km by road - Sulthan Batheri (nearest town)13 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 Erumad? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Erumad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 6 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 5 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn 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 · Gudalur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gudalur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Erumad known for? The main crops are **tea, coffee and black pepper**. Products made here include tea dust, tea and black pepper. About 69% of the 2,735 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Erumad Of every 100 households in Erumad in 2011, 88 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Erumad · ■ Panthalur rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **86% Toilet within the home ****77%** **68% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **21% Tap water ****36%** **60% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **72% Use banking services ****58%** **59% Television ****76%** **77% Mobile phone ****73%** **70% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **4% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****88%** **72% 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 Erumad? ■ Erumad · ■ Panthalur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%** **86.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047** **1048 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935** **984 Working population ****40.6%** **44.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.7% for men and 83.4% for women. 56% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 238 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 376 (6%) · **■** Household industry 36 (1%) · **■** Other work 4,673 (73%) · **■** Marginal 1,057 (17%) 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 Panthalur - Cherangode33,506 people - Nelliyalam21,836 people - Munnanad10,304 people [All 4 villages in Panthalur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/panthalur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Erumad?643239 - How far is Erumad from Udhagamandalam?100 km by road - What is the population of Erumad?15,695 (Census 2011) - Which district is Erumad in?The Nilgiris district (Panthalur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Erumad?87.4% (Census 2011)