# Erikuthi Village, Gudiyatham, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Gudiyatham, Vellore 

# Erikuthi

Erikuthi is a village in Gudiyatham sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635810**. The 2011 Census counted **8,057 people in 1,723 households**, the 2nd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 8,057people (2011)
- 1,723households
- 64.2%literacy
- 635810PIN code

## Erikuthi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Erikuthi is 635810.** Erikuthi falls in Gudiyatham sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code635810
- Gram panchayatErikuthi
- Community development blockPernampattu
- Census village code630285

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Erikuthi from nearby towns?

- Gudiyatham (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Vellore (district HQ)56 km by road
- Pernampattu (nearest town)2 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 Erikuthi?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Erikuthi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pernampattu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kondasamudram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gudiyatham
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 Erikuthi known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, coconut and sugarcane**. Products made here include palm leave products. About 48% of the 323 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Erikuthi

Of every 100 households in Erikuthi in 2011, 90 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Erikuthi · ■ Gudiyatham rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**76%

Tap water ****88%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**75%

Use banking services ****24%**

**31%

Television ****78%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**7%

Own their home ****88%**

**93%

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 Erikuthi?

■ Erikuthi · ■ Gudiyatham rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062**

**1013

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**944

Working population ****40.7%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 58.6% for women. 54% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 193 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 279 (8%) · **■** Household industry 753 (23%) · **■** Other work 1,526 (46%) · **■** Marginal 532 (16%)

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 Gudiyatham

- Paradarami8,613 people
- Kallapadi6,919 people
- Ramalai6,657 people
- Erthangal6,635 people
- Balur6,147 people

[All 96 villages in Gudiyatham](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/gudiyatham/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Erikuthi?635810
- How far is Erikuthi from Vellore?56 km by road
- What is the population of Erikuthi?8,057 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Erikuthi in?Vellore district (Gudiyatham sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Erikuthi?64.2% (Census 2011)
