# Erukkambattu Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) (2)

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Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram 

# Erukkambattu

Erukkambattu is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606401**. The 2011 Census counted **629 people in 131 households**, the 161st largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 629people (2011)
- 131households
- 24.3%literacy
- 606401PIN code

## Erukkambattu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Erukkambattu is 606401.** Erukkambattu falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606401
- Gram panchayatVengodu
- Community development blockKalrayan Hills
- Census village code633306

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

## How far is Erukkambattu from nearby towns?

- Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)63 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)123 km by road
- Vadakkanandal (nearest town)38 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 Erukkambattu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Erukkambattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Vellarikadu
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vellimalai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vadakanandal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Erukkambattu known for?

The main crops are **tapioca, paddy and ragi**. About 25% of the 591 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Erukkambattu

Of every 100 households in Erukkambattu in 2011, 83 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Erukkambattu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**77%

Use banking services ****9%**

**49%

Television ****92%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**20%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Erukkambattu?

■ Erukkambattu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****24.3%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****678**

**939

Working population ****66.9%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 32.5% for men and 15.8% for women. 64% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 413 (98%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%)

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 Sankarapuram

- Aliapath695 people
- Arasarambattu681 people
- Kidangudaiyambattu635 people
- Nochchimedu632 people
- Kilakkadu619 people
- Ezhuthur611 people
- Melathukkuli530 people
- Perumanatham522 people

[All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Erukkambattu?606401
- How far is Erukkambattu from Viluppuram?123 km by road
- What is the population of Erukkambattu?629 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Erukkambattu in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Erukkambattu?24.3% (Census 2011)