Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai
# Eriyur

Eriyur is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 632102. The 2011 Census counted 4,239 people in 1,039 households, the 12th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.
- 4,239 people (2011)
- 1,039 households
- 35.1% literacy
- 632102 PIN code

## Eriyur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Eriyur is 632102. Eriyur falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 632102
- Gram panchayat Nammiyampattu
- Community development block Jawadhu Hills
- Census village code 631660

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

## How far is Eriyur from nearby towns?
- Polur (sub-district HQ) 54 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ) 80 km by road
- Odugathur (nearest town) 15 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Eriyur?

12 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 · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Ananthapuram
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Virupachipuram
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kannamangalam
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 20 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 samai, horse gram and sesame seeds. About 86% of the 60 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Eriyur

Of every 100 households in Eriyur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Eriyur · ■ Polur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 88% 90%
- Toilet within the home 1% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 87%
- Tap water 78% 82%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 17%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 22%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 76%
- Use banking services 18% 40%
- Television 92% 83%
- Mobile phone 12% 56%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 14% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 6% 8%
- Own their home 98% 95%

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

## What is the population of Eriyur?

■ Eriyur · ■ Polur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 35.1% 70.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1054 993
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 919 917
- Working population 56.9% 54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.0% for men and 26.9% for women. 58% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 842 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,421 (59%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 92 (4%) · ■ Marginal 57 (2%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Polur
- Siruvallur 5,265 people
- Perigaram 5,019 people
- Veeralur 4,812 people
- Gangavaram 4,756 people
- Kuppam 4,194 people
- Vellur 4,192 people
- Athamangalam 4,062 people
- Nammiyampattu 3,983 people

All 196 villages in Polur

## Other places named Eriyur
- Eriyur · Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram · 2,789 people
- Eriyur · Village, Tirupathur, Sivaganga · 2,353 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Eriyur? 632102
- How far is Eriyur from Tiruvannamalai? 80 km by road
- What is the population of Eriyur? 4,239 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Eriyur in? Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Eriyur? 35.1% (Census 2011)

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