# Eriyur Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/eriyur/ Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram # Eriyur Eriyur is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606204**. The 2011 Census counted **2,789 people in 658 households**, the 42nd largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 2,789people (2011) - 658households - 60.6%literacy - 606204PIN code ## Eriyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Eriyur is 606204.** Eriyur falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606204 - Gram panchayatEriyur - Community development blockChinnasalem - Census village code633535 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Eriyur from nearby towns? - Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)100 km by road - Kallakkurichi (nearest town)30 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 Eriyur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Eriyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Perumangalam - ○Degree college10+ km · Indili - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thachur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, 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 Eriyur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and tapioca**. About 59% of the 1,062 hectares of village land is sown, and 513 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 Eriyur Of every 100 households in Eriyur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Eriyur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **87% Tap water ****63%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **73% Use banking services ****46%** **50% Television ****92%** **84% Mobile phone ****79%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****23%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **7% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Eriyur? ■ Eriyur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776** **918 Working population ****65.3%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.8% for men and 49.5% for women. 65% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 579 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 420 (23%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 387 (21%) · **■** Marginal 418 (23%) 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 Kallakkurichi - Porasakurichi2,972 people - Kaniyamur2,942 people - V. Mamandur2,927 people - Ammaiyagaram2,813 people - Thottapadi2,779 people - Vanavaretti2,762 people - Namasivayapuram2,759 people - Pakkampadi2,756 people [All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Eriyur?606204 - How far is Eriyur from Viluppuram?100 km by road - What is the population of Eriyur?2,789 (Census 2011) - Which district is Eriyur in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Eriyur?60.6% (Census 2011)