# Eralur Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram 

# Eralur

Eralur is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607107**. The 2011 Census counted **1,308 people in 314 households**, the 127th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%.

- 1,308people (2011)
- 314households
- 74.1%literacy
- 607107PIN code

## Eralur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Eralur is 607107.** Eralur falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code607107
- Gram panchayatEralur
- Community development blockThiruvennainallur
- Census village code633214

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

## How far is Eralur from nearby towns?

- Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)15 km by road
- Thiruvennainallur (nearest town)9 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 Eralur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Eralur; 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
- ●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 · Perangiyur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tiruvannamalai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tiruvennainallur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Eralur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and casuarina**. About 62% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Eralur

Of every 100 households in Eralur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Eralur · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**88%

Tap water ****95%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**14%

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

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**76%

Use banking services ****62%**

**33%

Television ****90%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**7%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Eralur?

■ Eralur · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**67.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****706**

**933

Working population ****47.3%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 65.1% for women. 65% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 101 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 393 (63%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 107 (17%) · **■** Marginal 16 (3%)

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 Tirukkoyilur

- Kadiyar1,351 people
- Ponniyandal1,351 people
- Sadaikatti1,351 people
- Valaiyampattu1,314 people
- Madavilagam1,303 people
- Sellankuppam1,298 people
- Madampoondi1,282 people
- Perichanur1,257 people

[All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Eralur?607107
- How far is Eralur from Viluppuram?15 km by road
- What is the population of Eralur?1,308 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Eralur in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Eralur?74.1% (Census 2011)
