# Eramalur Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/eramalur/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Eramalur Eramalur is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604406**. The 2011 Census counted **1,244 people in 326 households**, the 87th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,244people (2011) - 326households - 72.7%literacy - 604406PIN code ## Eramalur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Eramalur is 604406.** Eramalur falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604406 - Gram panchayatEramalur - Community development blockVandavasi - Census village code631602 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Eramalur from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)85 km by road - Vandavasi (nearest town)18 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 Eramalur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Eramalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nallur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thellar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Agarakarakottai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - 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 Eramalur known for? The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and sugarcane**. Products made here include clay pots. About 59% of the 367 hectares of village land is sown, and 141 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 Eramalur Of every 100 households in Eramalur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Eramalur · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **93% Toilet within the home ****4%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **86% Tap water ****99%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **81% Use banking services ****33%** **44% Television ****95%** **88% Mobile phone ****67%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Eramalur? ■ Eramalur · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1188** **974 Working population ****62.2%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.7% for men and 61.5% for women. 66% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 150 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 495 (64%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 106 (14%) · **■** Marginal 17 (2%) 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 Vandavasi - Matam1,283 people - Sogathur1,281 people - Nariyambadi1,277 people - Kilpakkam1,245 people - Perunkadaputhur1,240 people - Kunnagampundi1,238 people - Sathamangalam1,229 people - Mamandur1,202 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Eramalur?604406 - How far is Eramalur from Tiruvannamalai?85 km by road - What is the population of Eramalur?1,244 (Census 2011) - Which district is Eramalur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Eramalur?72.7% (Census 2011)