# Eraiyur Village, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/eraiyur/ Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Eraiyur Eraiyur is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606704**. The 2011 Census counted **4,089 people in 963 households**, the 10th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 4,089people (2011) - 963households - 66.2%literacy - 606704PIN code ## Eraiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Eraiyur is 606704.** Eraiyur falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606704 - Gram panchayatEraiyur - Community development blockPudupalayam - Census village code631918 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? - Chengam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)25 km by road - Chengam (nearest town)15 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? 18 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 - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kariyamangalam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 22% of the 726 hectares of village land is sown, and 159 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, 93 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Eraiyur · ■ Chengam rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **89% Toilet within the home ****15%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **90% Tap water ****95%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **85% Use banking services ****34%** **29% Television ****82%** **80% Mobile phone ****67%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **9% Own their home ****94%** **97% 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 · ■ Chengam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781** **885 Working population ****42.2%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.3% for men and 56.0% for women. 59% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 492 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 539 (31%) · **■** Household industry 32 (2%) · **■** Other work 366 (21%) · **■** Marginal 296 (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 Chengam - Melpulidiyur5,057 people - Melpallipattu5,016 people - Melmudiyanur4,480 people - Melvanakkambadi4,170 people - Valayambattu4,040 people - Andanur4,004 people - Kayambattu3,940 people - Alathur3,933 people [All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Eraiyur?606704 - How far is Eraiyur from Tiruvannamalai?25 km by road - What is the population of Eraiyur?4,089 (Census 2011) - Which district is Eraiyur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Eraiyur?66.2% (Census 2011)