# Eraiyur Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/eraiyur/ Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai # Eraiyur Eraiyur is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604409**. The 2011 Census counted **1,369 people in 355 households**, the 84th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 1,369people (2011) - 355households - 62.8%literacy - 604409PIN code ## Eraiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Eraiyur is 604409.** Eraiyur falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604409 - Gram panchayatEraiyur - Community development blockCheyyar - Census village code631356 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? - Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)110 km by road - Tiruvethipuram (nearest town)12 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? 11 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Korukkai - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvethipuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thiruvethipuram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 **sugarcane, ground nut and paddy**. About 36% of the 449 hectares of village land is sown, and 137 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, 94 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Eraiyur · ■ Cheyyar rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **87% Tap water ****93%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%** **69% Use banking services ****24%** **43% Television ****80%** **88% Mobile phone ****39%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **6% Own their home ****95%** **95% 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 · ■ Cheyyar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872** **965 Working population ****53.6%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.3% for men and 51.0% for women. 61% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 94 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (10%) · **■** Household industry 20 (3%) · **■** Other work 127 (17%) · **■** Marginal 422 (57%) 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 Cheyyar - Vakkadai1,406 people - Kizhmattai1,397 people - Sirunavalpattu1,383 people - Pavoor1,370 people - Vadathandalam1,342 people - Thenelapakkam1,324 people - Chozhavaram1,316 people - Kizhnethapakkam1,314 people [All 217 villages in Cheyyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Eraiyur?604409 - How far is Eraiyur from Tiruvannamalai?110 km by road - What is the population of Eraiyur?1,369 (Census 2011) - Which district is Eraiyur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Eraiyur?62.8% (Census 2011)